On August 1-7, the Customs Service collected over 695.1 million lei (about 34.7 million euros) from the state budget, 17% more than the budgetary burden established for this period. According to the Customs Service, natural persons brought goods with the value in customs exceeding the non-taxable limit, and payments amounting to over 19 million lei…
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Lithuania was among the first countries to restrict visas for Russian citizens, including a full ban on tourist visas. However, it has not produced the intended effect – more nationals from the neighbouring country have visited Lithuania than before the war. “If Italy has issued a tourist visa, then, of…
Poland’s unemployment rate remained unchanged month on month in July 2022 at 4.9%, the family and labour minister said. “July’s unemployment rate went down by 1% YoY,” Marlena Malag told a Polsat News private television programme. Malag added that the number of registered unemployed fell to 811,000 in July, down from 820,000 in June. The…
A proposal to ban Lithuanians from doing any business with Russia may bring unintended secondary effects, warn industry representatives. Few firms trade with Russia, they say, but many need to transit the country to bring their goods to Asia. In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, thousands of foreign companies have suspended operations in…
From September 1, massive privatization should start in Ukraine. This was emphasized by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a conference call with heads of regions on August 3. “The President of Ukraine has set the task of starting privatization from September. For this purpose, the Verkhovna Rada has adopted relevant legislation and the Government has…
In 2022-2023 academic year, the Government will finance, from the state budget, 23 places in the postdoctoral study programs. A decision in this sense was approved on August 3 during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, the government’s communication and protocol department reported. Thus, seven places will be allocated for research in the field…
Polish retail sales went up by 9.3% YoY in June after an 11.2% increase in May, Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, reported on August 3. Month on month, retail sales went down by 1%, the agency also said. Eurostat annual growth figures are work-day adjusted, while the monthly growth figures are also seasonally adjusted. Eurostat…