- April 18, 2026
Latvian star Kristaps Porziņģis delivered a strong all-around performance as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 126–121 in the NBA Play-In Tournament, keeping their postseason hopes alive. [..]
Aviation expert Sven Kukemelk does not consider it reasonable for Estonia to contribute to ensuring the continued operation of Latvia’s airBaltic, as proposed by the Latvian prime minister. Latvian Prime [..]
The European Commission took preparatory steps for the implementation of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan, aimed at securing necessary budgetary support and accelerating urgent defence procurement for Ukraine in [..]
By Viesturs Deksnis. The warning from the International Energy Agency has been unusually stark. In an interview with El País, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol described the conflict involving Iran [..]
Financial fraud is now one of the world’s most severe and rapidly evolving transnational crimes, with significant economic and human consequences. The 2026 INTERPOL Global Financial Fraud Threat Assessment warns [..]
In recent days, NATO has placed a strong focus on its relations with Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova, underlining both the importance of its eastern flank and cooperation with partner countries. [..]
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on Wednesday announced a joint procurement for ordering regional trains for Rail Baltica. However, uncertainty remains over when the railway will be completed. The tender from [..]
Due to the current security situation in the Middle East, the Latvian airline airBaltic announces that it will cancel all scheduled flights to and from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) until [..]
By Viesturs Deksnis, Editor-in-Chief of Balticnews.com. Independent decision-making is becoming a critical challenge for fast-growing companies, says Alena Padalnitskaya, Head of the League of Analysts at Zubr Capital. Working closely [..]
The departure airport for repatriation flights operated by Latvian national airline airBaltic, scheduled for Friday with departure times from Dubai at 17:50 and 18:50 Dubai time, has been changed from [..]
The eight countries bordering the Baltic Sea, Norway and Iceland are drawing up joint response plans to major crises, military threats, and possible evacuations as lessons continue to be learnt [..]
The Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania (STT), together with the Estonian Internal Security Service (KAPO), the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PBGB), the Corruption Prevention and [..]
Estonia has summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires after a Russian icebreaker entered its territorial waters without notice, urging compliance with maritime rules. The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today summoned the [..]
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, had been killed in a coordinated U.S.–Israeli military operation targeting Iranian leadership and strategic sites. In [..]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended any Estonian citizens currently in Israel leave the country, following the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran which began Saturday morning. “We recommend that [..]
Latvia’s household waste management system is already facing serious challenges. Although sorting infrastructure has improved in recent years and part of the society is actively sorting waste, 118 thousand tonnes [..]
The European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Ekaterina Zaharieva, will attend the Baltic Startup Policy Forum in Riga, hosted by the Latvian Startup Association Startin.LV and held during TechChill [..]
By Modesta Gaučaitė-Znutienė, LRT.lt. Although freezing temperatures continue across Lithuania, authorities are urging residents in some areas to prepare for possible flooding if a thaw causes the Neris River to [..]
Latvian technology company LMT Group has announced a strategic 12-month development initiative in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) to pioneer a new generation of universal IoT (Internet of [..]
Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investing, and Evecon announce a series of major milestones supporting the acceleration of Estonia’s energy transition, through their jointly owned [..]
By Edmunds Antufjevs, Kristiāna Janvare, Signet Bank Investment Banking Management. Bond issuance activity in the Baltic market surged in 2025, reaching record levels in both issuance volume and number of [..]
The Baltic Storage Platform (BSP) – a joint venture between Baltics leading renewable energy developer Evecon, French independent solar power producer Corsica Sole, and sustainable investment manager Mirova – today [..]
Baltic startup funding rose in 2025, with total venture capital deployed in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia startups reaching €607 million, up from €505 million in 2024. The details of this [..]
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