Section: The Baltic Course (Latvia)
Success of HBO’s Chernobyl Puts Vilnius in Spotlight as Prime Location for Filming in Region
The last episode of HBO’s miniseries Chernobyl aired this week, ending the bone-chilling historical drama. As of today, the show stands as the highest-rated TV series on IMDB. Contrary to the public belief, Chernobyl was not filmed only in Ukraine – the bigger part of the show was shot in Lithuania. Extensive parts of the show were...
It’s getting harder to find workers from Ukraine in Lithuania
The head of Vilnius-based construction company Naresta says that besides tough competition cutting into profits, another tendency has been observed lately and that is the difficulty to find not only local workers but also an adequate workforce from Belarus or Ukraine, according to the Verslo Zinios business daily information writes LETA/BNS....
Valdis Dombrovskis met with the President of Ukraine
I met Ukraine’s President Zelensky today during his first visit to Brussels, informed Valdis Dombrovskis European Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue in social networks. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Illegal workers from Ukraine, Belarus hired for works on Vilnius’ Gediminas Hill
Investigators suspect that illegal workers from Ukraine and Belarus were hired for reconstruction works on Vilnius’ landmark Gediminas Hill, the Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) said LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
New Klaipeda-Kiev container train service to be launched
LG Cargo, the freight transportation subsidiary of the state railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways), is set to launch a new container train service between Klaipeda and Kiev in June. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Belarus suspends exports of light oil products to Ukraine, Poland, Baltic states
Belarus has been forced to suspend exports of light oil products to Ukraine, Poland, and the Baltic states due to its receipt of low-quality Russian oil, the deputy head of BelOil, Sergei Grib, told journalists in Minsk on Tuesday, citing LETA/BNS according to Interfax. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Binders getting ready to attract employees from Ukraine and Belarus
Latvian road construction company Binders is facing shortage of workers, therefore the company is ready to attract employees from Ukraine and Belarus, the company’s board chairman Aigars Seja said in an interview with LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Ukrainian court finds nationalization of PrivatBank illegal
A Ukrainian court ruled on Thursday that the 2016 nationalization of PrivatBank, which was owned by a powerful tycoon Ihor Kolomoysky, was illegal, informed LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Operator of Tallinn-St Petersburg bus line keen to launch route to Kiev
The company Baltic Shuttle which at present operates a regular bus service between Tallinn and St. Petersburg wishes to launch a daily Tallinn-Kiev-Tallinn bus service with partners, informed LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuania’s ForMin recommends getting measles vaccine before going to Ukraine
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends getting immunized against measles for those planning to travel to Ukraine where an outbreak of the disease has been recorded, informed LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
