Estonia

Restrictions mean coastal property owners face growing hurdles when building

November 24, 2025

Landowners at several locations on Estonia’s long coastline have found their property become practically worthless, so far as potential building goes, due to new restrictions. These restrictions can relate to [..]

Opinions

Business freedom needs limiting in climate crisis

October 9, 2024

Marilin Eessalu, executive manager of NGO Estonian Green Movement; Halliki Kreinin, senior researcher at the Research Institute for Sustainability Helmholtz Potsdam (RIFS) Attempts to steer business activities towards more sustainable [..]

Estonia

TTJA initiates superficies license proceedings, EIA for ELWIND offshore wind farm

March 29, 2024

The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) has initiated superficies license proceedings and environmental impact assessment on the basis of the application for the Estonian-Latvian joint offshore wind farm [..]

Latvia

Installation of new gas heating systems in Riga will no longer be approved from 2026

February 14, 2024

The installation of new gas heating equipment in Riga will no longer be approved from 2026, according to the regulations approved today by the Housing and Environment Committee of the [..]