Estonia

Estonia eyeing amendment to allow foreign citizens to participate in national defense

July 2, 2024

The Defense Ministry has drafted a document of legislative intent to amend the Military Service Act in order to enable foreign citizens to participate in the national defense of Estonia [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian ministry proposes funding defense via corporate, insurance, excise tax hikes

May 21, 2024

The Lithuanian Finance Ministry on Tuesday proposed to raise additional funds for defense by increasing the corporate tax rate by one percentage point, hiking excise duty on fuel, and introducing [..]

Estonia

Baltic formins: Tartu airport under Russia’s hybrid attack

April 29, 2024

The foreign ministers of the Baltic states warn that the GPS signal interference, as a result of which two Finnair flights from the Finnish capital Helsinki to the southern Estonian [..]

Lithuania

Four in 10 Lithuanians would back defense tax from 2025 – Baltijos Tyrimai/LRT poll

February 19, 2024

Four out of ten people in Lithuania would support a new defense tax from 2025, according to a Baltijos Tyrimai survey published by the public broadcaster LRT on Monday. Just [..]

Lithuania

70 pct of Lithuanian against universal conscription of women, men – survey (media)

January 24, 2024

70 percent of the Lithuanian population would not support the introduction of universal conscription of men and women, according to a new survey commissioned by the country’s public broadcaster LRT. [..]

Estonia

Estonian govt approves defense readiness exercise Okas for 220 reservists

November 9, 2023

The Estonian government on Wednesday decided to declare the defense readiness exercise Okas 23-3 (Quill), with up to 220 members of the 911th Air Base Defense Unit ordered to participate [..]

Lithuania

Principle of defense tax welcome, but details are key – Lithuanian president’s aide

October 20, 2023

The principle of a defense tax is welcome, but when discussing it, it is important to know from whom and how it would be collected, Kestutis Budrys, President Gitanas Nauseda’s [..]