Latvia

Latvenergo plans to start exports to Poland at the end of this year

March 7, 2024

Joint-stock power supply company Latvenergo plans to expand its export market by starting to export to Poland at the end of this year, Martins cakste, Chairman of the Board of [..]

Lithuania

No legal limit to Suwalki Corridor’s defense – Lithuanian advisor

March 5, 2024

A defense plan for the Suwaiki Corridor was drawn up back in 2022, and Polish troops would also defend the territory in Lithuania, so there is no legal restriction on [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania ready to step up its strategic partnership with Poland – president

March 5, 2024

Lithuania ready to step up its strategic partnership with Poland, President Gitanas Nauseda said on Monday after meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Vilnius. “We are close allies [..]

Lithuania

Average wage in Lithuania up 12 pct – SoDra

February 29, 2024

The average wage growth of almost 12 percent at the end of 2023 was driven by a higher minimum wage, rising wages of civil servants, and companies’ desire to retain [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian formin urges international community to wake up on Ukraine

February 26, 2024

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis called on the international community to make the right historical decisions and to wake up, as he addressed the UN Security Council last Friday, on [..]

Lithuania

Iceland’s Play to fly between Vilnius, Reykjavik

February 14, 2024

Iceland’s low-cost airline Play will launch regular flights between Vilnius and Reykjavik from May, Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis announced, adding that the flights will be operated once a week, [..]

Estonia

Estonian intelligence: Likelihood of direct military attack against Estonia low this year

February 13, 2024

The likelihood of a direct military attack against Estonia remains low in the coming year, Director General of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service Kaupo Rosin said in the intelligence service’s [..]

Estonia

Mihkelson says Baltic-Nordic cooperation could be a model for US Congress

February 12, 2024

Marko Mihkelson, the chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the Estonian parliament, says that cooperation between the Nordic and Baltic countries is something very special and unique, which could [..]

World

Estonia’s leaders congratulate Alexander Stubb as Finland’s next president

February 12, 2024

Estonia’s leaders have congratulated Alexander Stubb on becoming Finland’s president-elect, after Sunday’s round two election. Finnish public broadcaster Yle reports on its English-language page that Finland’s next president will be [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania in intensive, ‘very detailed talks’ with Rheinmetall – minister

January 26, 2024

Lithuania is holding intensive and “very detailed talks” with Germany’s arms manufacturer Rheinmetall on the construction of a new factory in the country, Economy and Innovation Minister Ausrine Armonaite said [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania, Poland to hold joint military exercises

January 22, 2024

Lithuania and Poland are planning to hold joint military exercises. “We will step up military cooperation (with Poland). We will hold joint exercises, look for additional forms for our armed [..]

Latvia

2024 will be another year of resilience for the Baltics and euro area as a whole – Eurogroup president

January 12, 2024

2024 will be another year of resilience for the Baltic countries and the euro area as a whole, but with stronger economic growth and a further decline in inflation, Eurogroup [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania has joined the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) HQ

January 12, 2024

Since 2020, Lithuania has been sending officers to the HQ as observers. The accession ceremony was attended by Lithuania’s Navy Commander captain (Navy) Giedrius Premeneckas, and he also met with [..]

Lithuania

Ukrainian President Zelensky visits Baltic states

January 10, 2024

Ukrainian President Zelensky arrives in Lithuania Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Lithuania on Wednesday. His plane landed at Vilnius Airport at around 10.30 a.m. and he was met by [..]

Estonia

Survey: Estonia’s VAT increase to again trigger shopping trips to Latvia

January 4, 2024

A survey commissioned by Citadele bank reveals that a large number of people in Estonia are planning to go shopping in Latvia as a result of the recent increase in [..]

Estonia

Speaking to German media, Estonian PM warns against Orban’s blockade at EU meeting

December 11, 2023

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas expressed her concern about the total blockade that her Hungarian colleague Viktor Orban may organize at the European Union summit, the German public TV channel [..]

Estonia

Estonia: Number of people living in absolute poverty rises 2.5 times on year in 2022

November 10, 2023

According to Statistics Estonia, 22.5 percent of Estonia’s population lived at risk of poverty and 3.5 percent in absolute poverty in 2022 and compared with 2021, the share of people [..]

Estonia

Estonian govt approves defense readiness exercise Okas for 220 reservists

November 9, 2023

The Estonian government on Wednesday decided to declare the defense readiness exercise Okas 23-3 (Quill), with up to 220 members of the 911th Air Base Defense Unit ordered to participate [..]

Estonia

Tartu makes it to National Geographic’s list of exciting destinations

November 8, 2023

The southern Estonian university town of Tartu is the only city in the entire Baltic region to be listed among the 30 most exciting destinations to visit in 2024 by [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania’s State Defense Council approves State Defense Plan

November 7, 2023

Lithuania’s State Defense Council (SDC) on Monday approved the State Defense Plan, Kestutis Budrys, President Gitanas Nauseda’s chief national security advisor, said. “The main and the big issue of today’s [..]

Latvia

There is enough money to continue work started on Rail Baltica – EDzL

November 6, 2023

There is enough money to continue the works started in the Rail Baltica railway project, and the works in the vicinity of Iecava will start this year, Kaspars Vingris, Chairman [..]

Latvia

Poland understands very well that its security begins at the borders of the Baltic States – German Marshall Fund expert

November 2, 2023

Cooperation between Poland and the Baltic States is going very well, and Poland is contributing to Baltic security and wants to become a security provider in the region, as it [..]

Estonia

Estonia: Tartu-Riga train line expected to start operating next year

November 1, 2023

According to the current plan, a passenger train will start running between the southern Estonian town of Tartu and the Latvian capital Riga next year, the Estonian Ministry of Climate [..]

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Storm leaves thousands of Baltic states households without power

October 9, 2023

The Baltic States were devastated by a severe storm over the weekend. ESTONIA The storm, forecasted to last until Sunday evening, has brought over 1,400 calls to rescuers and left [..]

Estonia

Estonia: Kersti Kaljulaid leaves Alexela supervisory board due to gas imports from Russia

September 28, 2023

Estonian ex-president Kersti Kaljulaid announced on Wednesday that she has left the supervisory board of energy group Alexela because the company is still importing gas produced in Russia. “I joined [..]