Lithuania

Lithuanian ministry seeking additional funding for border with Russia

June 10, 2025

Lithuanian Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovic has announced that his country needs an estimated EUR 120 million to ramp up security along its border with Russia. “The total amount exceeds EUR [..]

Opinions

Estonia’s maritime sector gaining momentum – country aiming to attract large-scale shipbuilding projects

June 8, 2025

Article by journalist Ain Alvela. Estonia is making a bold push at the national level to strengthen its image as a maritime nation. The goal is to bring a share [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian working group preparing Rail Baltica completion plan

May 21, 2025

Lithuania’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications has established a working group to co-ordinate the further construction of the Rail Baltica railway. The new group will draw up plans to ensure [..]

Estonia

airBaltic postpones IPO, can make it to year end without additional funding

May 19, 2025

Latvian carrier airBaltic has announced it will be postponing a planned initial public offering (IPO), citing unsuitable market conditions. Speaking to “Aktuaalne kaamera,” airBaltic CFO Vitolds Jakovlevs said: “We can [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian government approves tax reforms

May 15, 2025

Lithuania’s Cabinet of Ministers on Wednesday approved a package of tax changes proposed by the Finance Ministry which will now be forwarded to Parliament for its consideration. Prime Minister Gintautas [..]

Europe

Ford workers in Germany’s Cologne strike over planned job cuts

May 14, 2025

Workers at US carmaker Ford’s plants in the western German city of Cologne started their first ever strike on Wednesday, as union IG Metall pushes back against planned job cuts. [..]

Latvia

Latvian police consider decriminalisation of medical marijuana

May 13, 2025

The Latvian State Police would accept the decriminalisation of medical marijuana if experts were to declare that this would be a benefit, LETA learned from the agency. The police are [..]

Guardian

Two dead, 11 injured after car rams into crowd in Germany’s Mannheim

March 5, 2025

By Nico Pointner and David Nau, dpa. A 40-year-old man drove a car into a crowd in the south-western German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing two people and injuring [..]