World

Germany deports 81 Afghan offenders on repatriation flight

July 19, 2025

Germany deported 81 Afghans back to Afghanistan by plane on Friday, with Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt describing them as “serious and the most serious offenders.” The flight transporting the Afghans [..]

Latvia

52% of people in believe Europe is not dealing effectively with impact of violent conflicts on the EU

June 24, 2024

About half or 52 percent of Latvian residents believe that the European Union (EU) is ineffective in dealing with the impact of violent conflicts on the EU, according to a [..]

Latvia

Baltic insurance market is much more dynamic compared to other European countries – Ergo

April 9, 2024

Compared to other European countries, the Baltic insurance market is much more dynamic, Ursula Clara Deschka, CEO of Ergo Baltics, told LETA. “The market here is much more dynamic than [..]

Lithuania

Russia preparing for long-term confrontation with NATO, including Baltics – intelligence

March 7, 2024

Russia is not only allocating massive resources for the war in Ukraine but is also preparing for a long-term confrontation with NATO, according to Lithuanian intelligence. “Russia is allocating enormous [..]

Lithuania

Air Baltic to offer flights from Vilnius to Hamburg, Lisbon from May

March 7, 2024

Latvia’s Air Baltic is set to offer flights from Vilnius to Hamburg and Lisbon from May, Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis said on Wednesday. “Starting from May, Air Baltic will [..]

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, [..]

Europe

MEPs back plans to boost use of renewable energy

September 13, 2023

Parliament voted to boost the deployment of renewable energy, in line with the Green Deal and REPowerEU plans. The update of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), already agreed upon between [..]

Europe

2024 European elections: 15 additional seats divided between 12 countries

September 13, 2023

MEPs have approved the European Council’s decision increasing the number of seats in the European Parliament for the next legislative term from 705 to 720. The European Council’s proposal was [..]