- September 28, 2026
By Evaldas Labanauskas, LRT.lt. The European Commission is “carefully assessing” a request from the Baltic states for 500 million euros to strengthen defences against drones, saying it understands the security [..]
Estonia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, major energy companies and government representatives have launched a study of the country’s future electricity needs, ERR reports. The study will compare combinations of [..]
Biomedicine and genomics are among Latvia’s research success stories. The Latvian delegation’s programme in California covers two complementary areas: developing genomics technologies and commercialising research results. Latvia’s strengths in genomics [..]
SIA Agro-Kaķenieki, one of the largest crop farming and dairy farming companies in the Dobele Municipality, has received EUR 4 million in financing from Signet Bank to support the company’s [..]
Latvian defence and dual-use technology companies are meeting with US industry firms Neros, Anduril, Shield AI, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Qualcomm and Starling Systems in Los Angeles and San [..]
Europe’s ability to control and protect its data, digital services and critical infrastructure has become an economic and security issue. More than a thousand technology leaders, entrepreneurs, experts and policymakers [..]
IRIS Casting Ecosystem, a startup in the Tehnopol Film and Multimedia Accelerator, has received nearly €150,000 in funding from Enterprise Estonia to further develop its automated casting workflow platform. The [..]
Recent incidents involving autonomous AI systems have intensified calls for stronger oversight, ERR reports. In several cases, AI agents have reportedly attempted to access other systems or exploit security vulnerabilities [..]
Signet Bank AS Group (hereinafter – the Group) maintained strong growth momentum in the first half of 2026, organically expanding across its key business areas – corporate lending, investment banking [..]
While new homes are being developed in Riga and elsewhere, the new-build housing market in Ventspils has stagnated for years. Despite strong demand for high-quality family homes, virtually no energy-efficient [..]
Gabrielė Jankienė, LRT.lt. For Marija, a recent drone incident over Lithuania was a reminder that emergency preparedness could no longer be something to think about later. The Vilnius resident had [..]
During a trade mission organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), German companies advanced investment projects and explored new cooperation opportunities in Latvia in the fields of [..]
During a trade mission organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), Latvian life sciences companies, universities and healthcare institutions met with German medical technology, biotechnology and life [..]
Today marks five years since the first second pillar payments were made following the pension reform. Whilst the money withdrawn from the second pillar before retirement age has been used [..]
Minister of Economy and Innovation Edvinas Grikšas has signed a large-scale investment project agreement with Lithuanian defence technology company RSI Europe. The company plans to invest up to €50 million [..]
During a trade mission organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), Latvian defence and dual-use technology companies met leading German defence companies, industry organisations and a representative [..]
On 16 September, the Supervision Committee of Latvijas Banka issued a licence to Velvian SIA to operate as a payment institution. The licence authorises the company to provide payment acceptance [..]
Latvian financial technology companies met with representatives of German institutional investors, family offices, banks, and the FinTech industry during a trade mission to Berlin organised by the Investment and Development [..]
The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) and the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK) signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, [..]
The Lithuanian economy will continue to grow this year, but households will feel the impact of rising prices more acutely as energy costs increase. Average annual inflation is projected to [..]
ERR reports that Estonia is holding talks with France about joining its enhanced nuclear deterrence initiative. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said participation would require specific capabilities and readiness. He noted [..]
Danish director May el-Toukhy’s film “The Unknown Woman”, which won the Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice International Film Festival, is a co-production between the Danish and Swedish [..]
Lithuanian energy technology company Inion Software has launched a virtual power plant (VPP) platform for solar and wind plants, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and other distributed energy assets. The [..]
Estonian bus operators have questioned the state’s plan to purchase new gas-powered and electric buses, saying they already have sufficient vehicles, ERR.ee reports. The Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture [..]
Marking the Independence Day of Ukraine, UNITED24, Ukraine’s official fundraising platform, and TransferGo, the global fintech company empowering the world on the move, have launched the Transfers That Unite campaign [..]
This week, a Tallinn delegation visited South Korea on a business mission aimed at expanding cooperation in innovation and entrepreneurship. The visit focused on creating new opportunities for Tallinn-based companies [..]
Google’s €13 billion investment in Finnish data centres could raise electricity prices in Estonia by around half a cent per kilowatt-hour if neither country adds sufficient generation capacity, ERR reports. [..]
By Ieva Radzevičiūtė, LRT RADIJAS, LRT.lt. UK’s University of Cambridge is considering establishing a professorship in Lithuanian studies. The permanent academic post would focus on research into Lithuania’s history, culture [..]
European defence artificial intelligence laboratory NestAI is opening a research and development centre in Latvia to develop AI-based defence solutions together with armed forces and the defence industry operating on [..]
During the four-week “Give Tyres a Second Life” environmental campaign organised by AJ Power Recycling and 3R, more than 210 companies handed over 255.30 tonnes, or more than 25,500 used [..]
From 9 to 24 September, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) invites young companies to apply for its Business Incubation Programme. Participants can receive financial support covering up [..]
The first Four Points Flex by Sheraton hotel in Latvia, Four Points Flex by Sheraton Riga Old Town, will open in Riga in October. It is the first project that [..]
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