Interviews

Rostovskis: It’s time for politicians to hear the entrepreneurs at last

September 3, 2024

By journalist Inga Karlinska. Although entrepreneurs and organisations protecting their interests have been actively trying to draw attention of the government and politicians to the necessity to improve competitiveness of [..]

Estonia

Estonia 200 general assembly elects Kristina Kallas as party leader

September 1, 2024

At an extraordinary meeting on Saturday, the general assembly of the Estonia 200 party, a junior partner in the government coalition, elected Kristina Kallas as the party’s leader, with 172 [..]

Latvia

Karins puts down his lawmaker’s mandate

August 29, 2024

Parliament lawmakers, former prime minister and foreign minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) has put down his lawmaker’s mandate, Edmunds Jurevics, the head of the New Unity faction of the Saeima, [..]

Estonia

Survey: Michal starts term as Estonian PM with lower support than Kallas

August 18, 2024

Prime Minister Kristen Michal, who took office in July, had lower support in the August prime minister survey than previous premier Kaja Kallas in the June Turu-uuringute AS survey, the [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian president appoints Simonyte as PM, asks her to form Cabinet

July 24, 2024

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda signed on Monday a decree appointing Ingrida Simonyte as prime minister and asking her to form her Cabinet within 15 days. The parliament expressed its confidence [..]

Estonia

Minister: Uncertainty over Kaja Kallas’ future hampering government work

June 14, 2024

Uncertainty over Prime Minister Kaja Kallas’ (Reform) next step – to remain head of government at home or to leave for a top-level European Union job per the speculation – [..]

Lithuania

Nauseda vows to refresh his team, wants to keep ‘a few key people’

May 27, 2024

Lithuanian President-elect Gitanas Nauseda vows to refresh his team of aides for a new term, but says he wants to keep a few key people “at all costs”. “I see [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian President Nauseda will seek re-election

December 8, 2023

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced on Thursday his decision to seek re-election next year. “I am determined and committed to continue the started work. I will run for president in [..]

Estonia

Margus Tsahkna elected as new leader of Estonia 200

November 20, 2023

At the convention of the Estonia 200 party in Tallinn on Sunday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of the party’s government delegation Margus Tsahkna was elected as new leader [..]

Estonia

Lauri Hussar announces decision to resign from Estonia 200 chairman position

November 7, 2023

Estonia 200 chairman Lauri Hussar announced at a party board meeting on Monday his wish to step down from the position of chairman of Estonia 200 and devote himself to [..]