Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad is not under blockade, and transit sanctions only affect a limited list of goods, Lithuania’s Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte emphasized, rejecting Moscow’s accusations that Vilnius was violating international treaties. “There’s no blockade of Kaliningrad. It’s just that since last weekend, sanctions have come into force on some of the goods included…
Two of the major Georgian airports in capital Tbilisi and Black Sea city of Batumi have been named among the top 10 airports in the Eastern Europe, the company operating them has announced. TAV Georgia said Tbilisi International Airport had been ranked fifth in the Skytrax World Airport Awards index, with Batumi airport ranking sixth.…
Management of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development and the State Road Administration (ASD) assessed the level of execution of the rehabilitation works of the national road R6 Chisinau-Orhei-Balti and found that they were 76% ready, according to a statement of ASD. The route is 29.7 km long and provides for the reconstruction of…
Estonia could have 2,000 vacancies for truck drivers until the end of 2022, which is why carriers want an exception for hiring Belarusians. Even now, Estonian logistics companies are looking for drivers from Uzbekistan and even India. Europe is short of some 400,000 truck drivers for almost 10% of vacant jobs. The problem will only…
Lithuania’s state railways have banned the transit of sanctioned Russian goods to and from the exclave of Kaliningrad, Anton Alikhanov, the region’s governor, has said. In a post on Telegram, he said the ban would affect up to half of products imported and exported through Lithuania. “We consider this to be a most serious violation…
With more people frequently crossing the Lithuanian-Belarusian border, Lithuania’s customs officers say they will step up controls to prevent smuggling. Over 124,000 people crossed the border in January-March, almost four times more than during the same period in 2021, the customs service said. Such frequency suggests that some travelers may be transporting goods for illegal…
Lithuania’s police have opened a pre-trial investigation into a mysterious flight from Lithuania over several Eastern European countries that landed in Bulgaria. “A pre-trial investigation into a violation of international rules of the air has been opened at the Criminal Police Bureau,” Saulius Briginas, deputy chief of the Criminal Police Bureau, said. According to Briginas,…