Food embargo

  • European Union

EU Commissioner Andriukaitis: Russia’s embargo issue to be solved at WTO level

Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety delegated by Lithuania, assured the Government that issues relating to…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian milk producers to receive state aid in early December

The National Paying Agency (NMA) under the Ministry of Agriculture is going to distribute transitional national aid to diary producers…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Russian customs officers instructed to put Lithuanian vehicles under extra scrutiny

Russian customs officers have been instructed to thoroughly check vehicles from Lithuania, the Lithuanian national road carriers association Linava said…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Economist expects Russia’s transport blockade to be short-lived

Moscow's border restrictions for Lithuanian-registered cars and trucks are a short-lived measure, since a long-term blockade would backfire on Russia,…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania asks EU for EUR 32m support to its milk producers

Agriculture Minister Virginija Baltraitienė will on Monday remind Brussels of Lithuania’s request for approximately 110 million litas (EUR 32m) for…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Baltic and Finnish farmers send new assistance request to EU

Baltic States and Finnish agricultural organizations submitted a repeated appeal for help to the European Commission, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports. [...]

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian government’s efforts to mitigate impact of Russian trade sanctions

The Ministry of Economy has summarised the accomplishments of Lithuanian institutions in September in an attempt to mitigate the impact…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Russia signals possible ease on food imports embargo?

Reports in the Russian media that Moscow is deliberating to lift imports embargo on certain EU-made foodstuffs got Lithuanian producers…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian fruit and vegetable growers to receive EU support

The European Commission has adopted a new programme for emergency market measures for perishable fruit and vegetables in the wake…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Opposition MPs ask ministry what it does to prevent mass lay-offs in companies hit by Russian embargo

Members of the Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD) Rimantas Dagys and Kazys Starkevičius have asked the Ministry of Social Security…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: What does Russia’s trade embargo remind us of?

This summer, Russia banned imports of agricultural products from the European Union countries for one year, while various sanctions on…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Russian embargo impact on Lithuanian economy overstated, financial analyst says

Advisor to the SEB Bank president, financial analyst Gitanas Nausėda says that the impact of Russia's food product embargo on…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania could lose up to 5 percent of GDP due to Russian sanctions

Analysts at SEB Bankas estimate that Lithuania's maximum economic losses in case of Russia's complete import ban could reach up…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania wants EU advance direct payments to farmers at 70 percent

Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to increase advance direct payments from 50 to 70 percent, in order to reduce the…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian dairy sector more resilient to Russian embargo than previously thought

Chief Analyst at DNB bank Indrė Genytė-Pikčienė says that meat exporters will face greater damage from the Russian food imports…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania to be most affected by Russia’s import ban, says EBRD

Lithuania will likely feel the most severe effects of Russia's ban on food imports from the European Union as the…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

China possible new market for Estonian agricultural products

The Estonian Minister of Agriculture Ivari Padar met with Mr QU Zhe, the Chinese Ambassador to Estonia, to discuss the…

10 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Lithuanian ambassador in Moscow: Russia seeks diversification of food imports

Russia is encouraging consumption of domestically produced goods and is seeking to diversify imports from countries not covered by its…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Prime Minister Butkevičius: Problems of businesses are national problems

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that problems faced by entrepreneurs affected by Russia's sanctions should be regarded as problems of…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Calculations of Russia’s import embargo: EU set to lose EUR 5 billion per year

According to calculations carried out by the Netherlands-based ING Group, restrictions imposed by Russia on food imports from the European…

10 years ago