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European Parliament approves key budgetary support for Ukraine, EU

The European Parliament on Tuesday approved long-term funding for Ukraine, the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), and associated major changes to the multi-year EU budget. Parliament on Tuesday approved [..]

Protesting Polish farmers to check what’s transported across Lithuania-Poland border

Polish farmers, who are planning to block a road on the Lithuanian border for a week starting Friday, will check what is being transported across the border in trucks, Karol [..]

Frankfurt beats Vilnius, other cities to host EU anti-money laundering agency

The European Union’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) will be based in Frankfurt, which beat off competition from eight other contenders including Vilnius. According to BNS sources in EU bodies, [..]

Lithuanian president OKs Jarukaitis, Norkus as candidates for CJEU positions

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on Wednesday signed a decree approving the government’s nomination of Irmantas Jarukaitis as a judge the Court of Justice of the European Union and of Rimvydas [..]

Fixed interest rates would close Lithuania’s mortgage market to EU banks – industry rep

Obligating banks to offer mortgages with interest rates fixed for at least five years would make it difficult for new lenders from other EU countries to provide such loans in [..]

New Unity and National Alliance lead the party ratings ahead of European Parliament elections

Ahead of the European Parliament (EP) elections in early summer, the leaders in the party ratings are the New Unity and the National Alliance, but overall support for the political [..]

Estonians can now purchase prescription medications in Greece

Starting this week, citizens of Estonia and Greece have the ability to use cross-border e-prescription and patient summary services, marking a significant step in the digitalization of healthcare services and [..]

West has not yet betrayed Ukraine, but has forgotten about this difficult war – Latvian volunteer soldier

The West has not yet surrendered Ukraine, but it has forgotten that a difficult war is going on and is instead solving its own problems, a Latvian volunteer soldier in [..]

EU court to rule whether Unigames encouraged gambling – Lithuanian court

The Court of Justice of the European Union will be asked to clarify whether Lithuania’s Gaming Control Authority has lawfully found that Unigames, a gambling company owned by Unigames, a [..]

Euro currency helps promote foreign and domestic investment – Dombrovskis

The use of the euro currency removes uncertainty about a country’s future monetary policy, strengthens external credit ratings, reduces the cost of public and private financing, and all this helps [..]

84 percent of Estonian residents support Estonia’s membership in the European Union

84 percent of Estonian residents support Estonia’s membership in the European Union, according to the results of a study commissioned by the Government Office and conducted by pollster Turu-Uuringute AS. [..]

Belarusian border guards’ entry into Lithuanian territory was deliberate provocation –SBGS

The entry of three armed Belarusian officers into Lithuanian territory was a deliberate act, Rustamas Liubajevas, commander of Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service, says. The SBGS reported earlier in the [..]

Estonia sees first year without Russian airspace violations since 2014

Estonia’s airspace was not breached by Russia in 2023 – the first time in almost a decade. However, experts do not believe it suggests a reduction in Russia’s capabilities due [..]

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

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 [..]

A new era for corporate taxation in the EU enters into force

Ground-breaking new EU rules come into effect in 2024 introducing a minimum rate of effective taxation of 15% for multinational companies active in EU Member States. The framework will bring [..]

Migration body finds Lithuanian citizens with family ties to EU-sanctioned persons

The Migration Department has said that its ongoing probe has found a number of Lithuanian citizens with family ties to individuals subject to EU sanctions. Evelina Gudzinskaite, the department’s director, [..]

Hungary’s veto on EUR 55 billion for Kyiv has created an emergency situation that threatens the outcome of the war – MEP Kalniete

Hungary’s veto on EUR 55 billion in support for Ukraine has created an emergency situation that threatens the outcome of the war, stressed European Parliament Member Sandra Kalniete (New Unity), [..]

Ekspress Grupp fined EUR 140,000 for lrytas.lt acquisition infringement in Lithuania

Lithuania’s Competition Council on Friday fined Ekspress Grupp, an Estonian media group that operates the Delfi news websites in the Baltic states, slightly more than 140,000 euros for breaking the [..]

EU residents held €9 382 billion in stocks abroad in 2022 – USA absorbed 28%, UK – 18%, Switzerland – 10%

Net foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks held in the rest of the world by investors resident in the EU amounted to €9 382 billion (bn) in 2022, reflecting a 1.4% [..]

Residence permit issuance suspended for 2,000 Belarusians in Lithuania – Tsikhanouskaya

The issuance of temporary residence permits to some 2,000 Belarusians has been suspended in Lithuania which is causing concern for everyone here, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says. She and [..]

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

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 [..]

Driving disqualification in one EU country should be valid across EU

To make Europe’s roads safer Transport MEPs want driving disqualification decisions to apply in all EU member states and for more offences to trigger cross-border investigation. On Wednesday, the Transport [..]

Germany, Baltics to collaborate on innovation to compete with China and other innovation giants

Germany will collaborate with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in the field of innovation through the new Innovation Club, an initiative launched by German Minister for Digitaland Transport Volker Wissing. “We [..]

Lithuanian Post fined EUR 184,500 for poor EU mail delivery

Lithuania’s Communications Regulatory Authority has fined Lietuvos Pastas (Lithuanian Post), the country’s state-owned post company, 184,500 euros for failing to meet quality indicators. The authority states that the quality of [..]

Eurostat: Business bankruptcies down, registrations up in Q3 2023

In the third quarter of 2023, the number of bankruptcy declarations of EU businesses decreased by 5.8% compared with the previous quarter. Overall, the number of bankruptcy declarations in 2023 [..]

EUR 16 million needed to apply 12% VAT on fresh fruit and vegetables

In order to apply the reduced 12 percent value added tax (VAT) rate on fresh fruit and vegetables next year, the government needs to provide EUR 16 million in the [..]

Citizens of third countries use the Russian-Finnish border to enter Europe

Third-country nationals recently have been using the Russian-Finnish border to enter the European Union (EU), said State Border Guard chief Guntis Pujats in an interview with commercial TV3 television today. [..]

European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis visiting Estonia

European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis is on a visit to Estonia on Monday in order to attend Estonia’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) annual meeting focusing on the [..]

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

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 [..]

EU sees increase of tourist bed places in 2022

In 2022, the EU had an estimated total of 28.9 million bed places available across more than 620 000 tourist accommodation establishments. Data showed a complete recovery in terms of [..]

Lithuanian president calls for political will for breakthrough as Moldova seeks to join EU

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda had a phone conversation with Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Tuesday and called on Chisinau to pool political will for a breakthrough in Moldova’s bid to [..]

EU taxonomy: green investments to boost sustainable finance

To boost the shift towards eco-friendly investment, the EU has introduced rules to define what qualifies as green or sustainable activities. Why the EU needs a common definition for sustainable [..]

Tax debts in Latvia up to EUR 856.5 million in early October

At the beginning of October 2023, tax debts in Latvia totaled EUR 856.471 million, which is 0.5 percent more from September, but a 2.3 percent decrease from the beginning of [..]

Eurosystem proceeds to next phase of digital euro project

Governing Council to start digital euro preparation phase following conclusion of two-year investigation phase on design and distribution of a digital euro Preparation phase will lay foundations for a potential [..]

Supervisory board of Stradins Hospital removed amid fears of losing EU funding

Shareholders of Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital (PSKUS) at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday removed the hospital’s supervisory board and appointed an interim board, LETA was told at the Health [..]

Georgian journalist – Pro-Western government key to Tbilisi’s EU candidate bid

Electing a pro-Western government could open the way for Georgia to secure EU candidate status, Nika Gvaramia, a Georgian pro-opposition journalist and television host, said during his recent visit to [..]

Anti-coercion instrument: the EU’s new weapon to protect trade

The anti-coercion instrument will be the EU’s new tool to fight economic threats and unfair trade restrictions by non-EU countries. Why does the EU need a new tool to tackle [..]