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Government extends participation of border guard and police officer in EU mission in Georgia

The government on Tuesday approved the extension of the mandates of a border guard and a police officer participating in the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia until August 2024. Latvia [..]

Lithuanian troops to leave for NATO mission in Iraq

Members of the Lithuanian Armed Forces’ Redeployable Communications and Information Systems Module are leaving for a NATO mission in Iraq on July 14. During the four-month mission, the troops will [..]

61 pct of Estonian population in favor of deployment of nuclear energy

More than half, or 61 percent, of residents of Estonia are positive about the possible introduction of nuclear energy, a poll taken in May shows. The findings of the survey [..]

Estonian cybersecurity exec: Apotheka attack should have been made public earlier

Jurgen Erm, head of the Estonian cybersecurity firm CYBERS, says the cyber attack on the loyal customer database of the Apotheka pharmacy chain in January should have been made public [..]

Smart-ID expands to Belgium

The Smart-ID service can now be used in Belgium, which is the sixth country where the identification service created by SK ID Solutions is available. According to SK ID Solutions, [..]

Secretary General in Armenia: stability in the South Caucasus matters to NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg concluded his tour of the South Caucasus on Tuesday (19 March 2024) in Yerevan, Armenia where he met with President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Prime Minister [..]

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

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 [..]

NATO completes modernisation of major airbase in Albania

Albania officially re-opened Kuçova airbase on Monday (4 March 2024), after transforming the decades-old base into a modern hub for NATO future air operations. Located around 80 kilometres south of [..]

Police detain person who threw explosive mixture into Occupation Museum

The State Police have detained the person who likely threw the explosive mixture into the Occupation Museum in Riga earlier this week, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis (New Unity) confirmed to [..]

Specialists to identify Lithuanian state-owned buildings with potential for shelters

Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite and Ernestas Cesokas, acting head of Turto Bankas (Property Bank), agreed on Thursday that specialists will inspect buildings administered by the centralized public property management [..]

Estonian intelligence: Likelihood of direct military attack against Estonia low this year

The likelihood of a direct military attack against Estonia remains low in the coming year, Director General of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service Kaupo Rosin said in the intelligence service’s [..]

A total of 653 counterfeit euro banknotes found in Finland last year – growth by 39%

During 2023, a total of 653 counterfeit euro banknotes were detected among banknotes in circulation in Finland. The number has increased slightly from the previous year, but is still very [..]

Lithuania in intensive, ‘very detailed talks’ with Rheinmetall – minister

Lithuania is holding intensive and “very detailed talks” with Germany’s arms manufacturer Rheinmetall on the construction of a new factory in the country, Economy and Innovation Minister Ausrine Armonaite said [..]

Lithuania has joined the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) HQ

Since 2020, Lithuania has been sending officers to the HQ as observers. The accession ceremony was attended by Lithuania’s Navy Commander captain (Navy) Giedrius Premeneckas, and he also met with [..]

Estonian Natl Audit Office: Server rooms of state institutions need better protection

Although basic security measures are generally implemented in the server rooms and supporting technical rooms of state institutions, risks arising from unsuitable microclimate, fire, water leakage or insufficient security should [..]

By destroying Hamas or weakening it considerably, there is a much better chance of a peace process and stabilization in the region – Spruds

By destroying the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, or weakening it as an organization, there would be a much better chance for a peace process and [..]

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 [..]

Norway: Small explosion likely occurred near Estonia-Finland gas pipeline

A small explosion likely occurred near the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland in the early hours on Sunday, the Norwegian seismology institute Norsar reported on Tuesday evening. The [..]

G4S Estonia boss Priit Sarapuu: economic crisis always reaches security companies with a delay

Priit Sarapuu (50), who has worked for the largest security company in Estonia for 24 years and has been managing it for the last ten years, says that the economic [..]

Estonian private security execs little concerned about social, economic unrest

The first ever broad-based global security report, commissioned by international private security services group G4S, reveals that according to security company executives, Estonia has the lowest risk of social and [..]