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State needs a clear vision for the provision of rehabilitation services for drug addicts – Silina

The state needs to create a clear vision for the provision of rehabilitation services for drug addicts, but the decriminalization of drug use by young people is only one of [..]

1,202 children of compulsory education age were not enrolled in Latvian education institutions last school year

In the last school year, 1,202 children of compulsory education age were not enrolled in Latvian education institutions, according to the public report of the State Education Quality Service (IKVD) [..]

“Silava” participates in the international boreal forest soil health experiment in Latvia

Forest soil improvement is relevant in many countries of the world. One of the projects created to achieve this measure is InBestSoil. This is an innovative project funded by the [..]

Barack Obama’s statement on President Biden’s Announcement

Written by Barack Obama. Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded — [..]

The Kremlin’s “butcher” continues his persecution of journalists – foreign minister

The Kremlin’s “butcher” continues to persecute journalists, it has a well-documented and bloody trail, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (New Unity) tweeted. She stresses that the 16-year sentence handed down to [..]

Bank of Taiwan seeks to establish representative office in Lithuania

The Bank of Taiwan, the largest Taiwanese bank, wants to set up a representative office in Lithuania as it sees an opportunity to expand its business in Central and Eastern [..]

Global IT outage caused no major damage in Lithuania – center

Friday’s widespread global technology outage did not affect critical organizations in Lithuania, but the recovery of the affected systems overall will take time due to the nature of the disruptions, [..]

Estonian Central Criminal Police to be headed by Leho Laur

Leho Laur, who previously headed the economic crime bureau of the Estonian Central Criminal Police, will start work as chief of the Central Criminal Police. According to Egert Belitšev, director [..]

Re-election of von der Leyen shows pro-European majority in the EP – Dombrovskis

The re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as the President of the European Commission (EC) shows that the European Parliament (EP) still has a majority of pro-European, centrist forces, and [..]

AC Hotel by Marriott to open in central Vilnius on site of former St. Jacob’s Hospital

The territory of the former St. Jacob’s Hospital in central Vilnius will host an AC Hotel by Marriott, which will be operated by Orkela, the developer of the new complex [..]

Germany’s Datagroup to provide IT services in Lithuania, hire 30 employees

Datagroup Operations Lithuania, a newly established business of German IT company Datagroup in Lithuania, will provide IT services to the German company. According to Melanie Held, marketing consultant at Datagroup [..]

National Blood Center acquires irradiation equipment to speed up blood delivery in Vilnius

The purchase of blood irradiation equipment for 250,000 euros will shorten the delivery of blood in Vilnius, Daumantas Gutauskas, director of the National Blood Centre (NBC), has said. “The process [..]

Lithuania posts one of lowest inflation rates across EU in Jun – Eurostat

Lithuania’s EU-harmonized annual inflation rate was one of the lowest across the EU in June, the latest figures from Eurostat, the bloc’s statistics office, showed on Wednesday. Lithuania’s annual inflation [..]

Migration authority to inform 4,650 Russian citizens on steps they need to take to remain in Latvia

The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs will send out letters to 4,650 Russian citizens at the beginning of August to inform them on steps they should take to be [..]

Pärnu-Uulu section of Via Baltica opens to traffic

The Pärnu-Uulu four-lane road section, which cost 35 million euros, was opened to traffic on the Tallinn-Pärnu-Ikla road on Wednesday, where, according to a traffic study, more than 15,000 vehicles [..]

Vehicles with Belarusian license plates banned from entering Estonia

On July 1, the European Union ramped up sanctions imposed on Belarus to limit the ability of the Belarusian regime to participate in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and prevent the [..]

Estonia testing emergency alerts on smartphones

Estonia will be testing a unique technology over the next two years as part of the Pocket Siren project enabling to instantly send emergency alerts directly to recipients’ smartphones. In [..]

The EU and its allies must do more to curtail Russian influence in Europe

By journalist Inga Karlinska. EU-Russia tensions have been elevated since the latter’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and have gone downhill since Russia’s outright invasion of and war [..]

Cholera suspected in Estonia after more than 31 years

A sample taken from a child who returned to Estonia from abroad with family is being analyzed at the Health Board’s infectious diseases laboratory, with initial testing confirming cholera. The [..]

Government approves new mark-up system for medicines

After two hours of debating, the government on Tuesday approved a new mark-up system for medicines intended to reduce the prices of prescription medicines. At the same time, the government [..]

More than 660,000 people have fled Russia since start of war

The number of Russian citizens who have left their country since the start of the full-scale war and who have not returned home is estimated at 666,000, a study by [..]

Mezviets reappointed for third term as head of State Security Service

The government on Tuesday approved the reappointment of Normunds Mezviets for a third term as head of the State Security Service. Commenting on the decision, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis (New [..]

Tallinn plans additional tram line to airport

An additional tram line branch will be established at Tallinn Airport by early 2026, allowing trams to pass each other, tighten schedules if necessary, and potentially open an additional tram [..]

Orlen Lithuania fails to recover over EUR 8 mln in losses from Inter RAO Lithuania

Orlen Lietuva, the Lithuanian oil import and refining subsidiary of Poland’s oil group Orlen, has failed to recover more than 8 million euros in damages and interest from Inter RAO [..]

President tasks Kristen Michal with forming next government

President Alar Karis on Tuesday morning met with Kristen Michal, the Reform Party’s prime ministerial candidate, and gave him the role of forming Estonia’s new coalition After meeting with party [..]

Almost 70 pct of people aged 55-64 worked in Lithuania in 2023

As much as 69.1 per cent of the population aged 55-64 were employed in Lithuania in 2023, which was one of the highest rates across the European Union (EU), the [..]

Adax Lithuania awaits investment following acquisition of Norway’s Adax Group by GD

Adax Lithuania, the Panevezys-based household electrical appliances manufacturing company, awaits significant investments and adaptation to new standards following the acquisition of Norway’s Adax Group by the international manufacturing and solutions [..]

SDE leader says govt coalition to look for ways to alleviate housing shortage

Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) Lauri Läänemets said that the ruling coalition is seeking solutions during negotiations to reduce the co-financing required for the renovation of apartment buildings [..]

Estonian police warn of phishing scam posing as LHV bank communication

The Estonian police are warning about phishing emails that are designed to appear to be associated with LHV bank and its security services. “A phishing email is currently circulating, using [..]

Internal Security Bureau this year has initiated prosecution for crimes committed by 41 persons

In the first half of this year, the Internal Security Bureau (IDB) has urged the prosecutor’s office to initiate prosecution in 24 criminal proceedings for crimes committed by 41 persons, [..]

Swedes propose that Latvian government gives up control of LMT mobile operator

The telecommunications and technology company Tet should be split up and its telecommunications business should be sold to the mobile communications company Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT), which would be owned [..]

Political violence is unacceptable – Rinkevics

Political violence is unacceptable and deplorable, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said in a tweet. He said he was shocked by the attack on former US President Donald Trump. Rinkevics wishes [..]

Employers value computer science, business and economics-related study programs – survey

Study programs related to computer science, entrepreneurship and economics are rated as the most useful by employers, according to the ranking of study programs and educational institutions by the career [..]

Lithuanian c. bank restricts Foxpay’s activities, appoints temporary representative

The Bank of Lithuania said on Friday it has restricted the activities of Foxpay, a financial technology company under the scrutiny of law enforcement authorities, and appointed Grant Thornton Baltic [..]

Orlen Lithuania has new CEO, just six months after appointing previous one

Orlen Lietuva (Orlen Lithuania), a Lithuanian oil import and refining company owned by Poland’s Orlen oil group, has been headed by its former CFO, Marek Pawel Golebiewski, since the end [..]

Flixbus to open new bus routes to various Finnish cities

International bus operator Flixbus will open three new bus routes with direct connections to different Finnish cities this summer. In addition to the existing Vaasa route, it will soon be [..]

Transactions with inherited pension assets to become easier

The Estonian government has approved amendments seeking to simplify the transfer of inherited second-pillar pension assets to the successor’s second-pillar pension account, and additionally, closing a pension investment account and [..]

Cybernetica completes Estonian digital identity wallet MVP solution

The technology company Cybernetica has completed a significant milestone in the development of the Estonian digital identity wallet — in mid-June, Cybernetica handed over the minimum viable product (MVP) of [..]

Nature spa hotel to be built in NE Estonia for EUR 36 mln

An investment of nearly 36 million euros is to be made to build the first nature spa hotel of its kind on the northern shore of Lake Peipsi in northeastern [..]

Expert: Employees in Estonia exceptionally active in job hunting this year

Employees are exceptionally active in job hunting this year, with over one million job applications submitted to employers so far, according to statistics from the job portal CVKeskus.ee. However, employers [..]

EUR 450,000 to be invested in Riga startup hub

Over the next three years, EUR 450,000 will be invested to develop a startup hub in Riga, the Riga Investment and Tourism Agency’s (RITA) representative Martins Pakalnins informed LETA. RITA [..]

Stanley Cup to travel to Latvia for second year in a row

The NHL’s Stanley Cup trophy will be travelling to Latvia for the second year in a row, ice hockey player Uvis Balinskis confirmed to Latvian Television. Balinskis’ Florida Panthers triumphed [..]

Gardening retailer Hortes to undergo restructuring

Gardening retailer Hortes, which has been struggling with tax debts and has not submitted annual reports for the past two years, is set to undergo court-ordered restructuring, Postimees reports. With [..]

Largest-ever apartment building renovation grant to open at summer’s end

Estonian Climate Minister has sent on a round of approvals a proposal to allocate 160 million euros in renovation grants to apartment associations across Estonia, which would be the largest [..]

Vilnius to host concert featuring performers from Baltics to mark Baltic Way’s anniversary

The 35th anniversary of the Baltic Way will be marked in Vilnius with a concert “650 Kilometers of Freedom” featuring more than 200 performers from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia who [..]

LTV1 was most watched TV channel in Latvia in June

LTV1 public television channel emerged as Latvia’s most-watched TV channel in June, receiving 10.9 percent of total viewing time, according to the latest data released by Kantar research company. The [..]

Government extends participation of border guard and police officer in EU mission in Georgia

The government on Tuesday approved the extension of the mandates of a border guard and a police officer participating in the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia until August 2024. Latvia [..]

World’s first fully automatic charging station for teledriven cars inaugurated in Estonia

Listed Estonian car-sharing company Elmo and the charging solution provider Elonroad have inaugurated the world’s first fully automatic charging station for teledriven cars in Tallinn, Estonia. Elmo’s road-legal teledrivable Nissan [..]

Czech co to start offering bicycle sharing service in Tallinn

At the end of August, a new bicycle-sharing service provider, Rekola Bikesharing, will begin operations in Tallinn as the company, which has previously operated in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, [..]

Lithuanian fintech co Foxpay’s owner contests national security non-compliance decision

Ieva Trinkunaite, the owner of Foxpay, a Lithuanian fintech company under the scrutiny of law enforcement and supervisory authorities, has contested in court the government’s conclusion that she does not [..]