Latvia: some teachers to receive single-time benefit

Teachers, assistant teachers and nannies of pre-school education institutions and special education institutions will be paid single-time benefit for work performed during Covid-19 pandemic, as reported by the Education and Science Ministry. The government has allocated EUR 6.3 million from the state budget program for emergencies. The total size of the single-time benefit per hourly…

Ukraine: FTA with Moldova being amended

Ukraine and Moldova held the first round of negotiations on amendments to the intergovernmental Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on January 28. Ukraine and Moldova started drafting a Protocol between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on amendments to the Free Trade Agreement and agreed on a number…

Ukraine: average salary up in December 2020

The average nominal salary of Ukrainians in December 2020 was 15.6% higher than the one they received in December 2019 and amounted to UAH 14,179, the State Statistics Service reported. The average nominal salary of a full-time employee of enterprises, institutions and organizations in December 2020 amounted to UAH 14,179, which was 2.8 times higher…