Baltic States

The absence of tourists from Russia and Belarus has seriously hit the tourism industry of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, whose economy has lost from 3 to 5% of gross domestic product due to the decline in income in this area, according to Logos Press.

In Latvia, after joining the EU, the average salary increased 5-fold, exports increased 6-fold, agro-industrial exports increased 16-fold, and foreign direct investment increased 10-fold. The Baltic countries show Moldova by the example of their successes that integration into the EU brings real results for the economy and citizens, Logos Press reports.