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Latvia
Big Cleanup in Riga will take place in more than 750 locations
This year's Big Cleanup in Riga will take place in more than 750 locations, the annual campaign's spokeswoman Anna Blaua told LETA.
One of the...
Estonia
E-residents have established over 30,000 companies in Estonia
Estonia's e-residency program, launched on Dec. 1, 2014 and being unique in the world, has seen 113,341 foreign citizens become e-residents of Estonia, and...
Estonia
Estonia, Latvia to explore possibilities for production of sustainable aviation fuels
Estonia and Latvia are to study the potential for producing sustainable, meaning more environmentally friendly, aviation fuels in the Baltic Sea region, with the...
Lithuania
Russia’s Gruppa Okean has acquired Lithuanian Viciunai Group’s business in Russia
Viciunai Group, a fish and other food production and trading group owned by Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijosaitis and his business partner Liudas Skierus, has...
Lithuania
Two people suspected of attacking Navalny ally Volkov detained in Poland
Two people suspected of attacking Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov in Vilnius have been detained in Poland, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Friday.
Volkov,...
World
Meet Master Sergeant Matthias Havel, a member of the German Mountain Infantry Brigade employing pack animals in its missions
In an era dominated by new technologies and cutting-edge methods of transportation, it may be hard to imagine that there are military units that...
European Union
EP President Metsola at EUCO: The Single Market is Europe’s greatest economic driver
Doubling down on the Single Market ensures Europe’s long-term competitiveness, prosperity and leadership on the global stage, said President Metsola at the Special European...
Latvia
Riga City Council hands over 10 hectares of land in Lucavsala Island to Football Federation for construction of national football stadium
Riga City Council on Wednesday decided to transfer more than 10 hectares of land in Lucavsala Island in Riga to the Latvian Football Federation...
Estonia
Mobile crash cushion truck using Elmo technology to be showcased in Amsterdam
Canada's first tele-driven Truck Mounted Attenuator (TMA) truck, utilizing technology from Estonian company Elmo, will debut in a live presentation at Intertraffic in Amsterdam,...
Estonia
Estonia continues efforts to free its citizen from ship seized in Hormuz Strait
Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that Estonia is continuing its diplomatic efforts to secure the release of an Estonian citizen who was on board...
Lithuania
Four in 10 Lithuanians would buy products of companies still operating in Russia – survey
Forty-one percent of people in Lithuania say they would buy products of businesses still operating in Russia and 45 percent say they would not,...
Estonia
Duo Media, Postimees to bring Paris Olympics to Estonians’ homes
TV channels Kanal 2, Duo 5 and Kanal 7, Raadio Kuku radio station and Postimees are official broadcast partners for the Summer Olympic Games...
Latvia
President supports Braze as foreign minister
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics supports the nomination of diplomat Baiba Braze for the post of foreign minister.
Rinkevics told journalists on Wednesday after a meeting...
Latvia
Foreign investors rate investment climate in Latvia at historic low
Foreign investors’ assessment of the overall investment climate in Latvia reached its lowest rating of 1.9 points out of 5. In comparison to 2022,...
Latvia
Turnover of medicines sold by pharmacies up 8.7% in 2023
Last year, the turnover of medicines sold at general pharmacies rose by 8.7 percent against 2022 to EUR 467.073 million (excluding VAT), according to...
Estonia
Milrem Robotics awarded contract to deliver Themis UGVs to Japan
Milrem Robotics, a developer of robotics and autonomous systems, has recently won a contract to supply unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to the Japanese defense...
Latvia
Lux Express applies to provide shuttle service between Riga Airport and city center
International passenger carrier Lux Express on Tuesday submitted to the Road Transport Administration a request to add the Riga Center-Riga Airport route to the...
Lithuania
A new direction for gourmet pleasures nearly open – The MICHELIN Guide adds a new Baltic country to its destination portfolio
Michelin announces the expansion of the MICHELIN Guide to Lithuania, completing the representation of the Baltic countries within its selections. The inaugural Guide for...
Latvia
Latvian national involved in fraudulent cannabis investment scheme could be extradited to Spain
A Latvian national involved in a fraudulent cannabis investment scheme could be extradited to Spain, LETA learned.
A joint investigation conducted by several European law...
Lithuania
Greece’s Aegean Airlines to launch direct Vilnius-Athens flights Friday
Greece's Aegean Airlines is set to launch direct flights between Vilnius and Athens on Friday.
The Greek carrier will officially present its upcoming operations in...
Estonia
CVKeskus: Salary offers in Estonia up 13 pct on year in Q1
The average gross salary range offered in job listings in Estonia during the first quarter of 2024 was between 1,660 and 2,244 euros, a...
Estonia
President: Art exhibition in Kadriorg strengthens friendship between Estonia, Spain
In his remarks on the occasion of the opening of an exhibition of Spanish modernist art at Kadriorg Art Museum in Tallinn, Estonian President...
Latvia
NetZero Pilot Cities CO2 reduction project to be implemented in Riga from May 1
From May 1, Riga City Municipality will participate in the NetZero Pilot Cities project together with several other European cities with the aim to...
Latvia
Latvian officials condemn Iran’s attack on Israel
President Edgars Rinkevics and Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity), who is also acting as Foreign Minister, condemn the attack on Israel by Iran...
Lithuania
Seven out of 10 people in Lithuania see Russia as threat to national security
Seven out of ten people in Lithuania believe that Russia poses a threat to national security, and almost a quarter disagree with this view,...
Estonia
KIK to support industrial cos’ resource efficiency investments
Starting April 23, industrial enterprises in Estonia can begin submitting applications to request support for investments aimed at increasing their resource and energy efficiency...
Estonia
ISS says actions of Russian intelligence services have become more intense
Intelligence activities by the intelligence and security services of the Russian Federation, which have become increasingly aggressive of late, continue to be the main...
Latvia
First-time registration of passenger cars in Latvia down 10.8% in Q1
In January-March 2024 first-time registration of passenger cars in Latvia dropped 10.8 percent year-on-year, with 12,797 automobiles registered for the first time during that...
Latvia
Latvia ranked 20th in world-first Cybercrime Index
Following three years of intensive research, an international team of researchers have compiled the first ever World Cybercrime Index, which identifies the globe's key...
Estonia
Elisa to start process of closing 3G network in May
After extensive network upgrades carried out last year and also during the first quarter of this year, telecommunications company Elisa will start shutting down...
Lithuania
8 out of 10 people in Lithuania would back ban on gambling advertising
Eight out of ten people in Lithuania would support a total ban on gambling advertising in Lithuania, according to a Baltijos Tyrimai poll for...
Estonia
Ministry tasked with drafting plan for Nordica’s privatization in 3 months
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said at the government's press conference on Thursday that the Ministry of Climate has been given a task to...
Estonia
Estonian Academy of Arts sees major leap in list of world’s top universities
The Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) is among the world’s 150 most respected higher education institutions in the field of art and design based...
Estonia
Major Baltic car dealers set up Baltic Sustainable Mobility Alliance
In order to promote the development of electric mobility and reach a level of at least 30 percent in electric mobility by 2028, the...
Latvia
Lidl Latvia voted best employer in Latvia last year
Retail chain Lidl Latvija was recognized as the best employer in Latvia in 2023 at the awards ceremony of the online recruitment company Alma...
Latvia
Karins’ special flights have incurred around EUR 545,000 in unjustified expenditure – State Audit Office
Unlawful and uneconomical actions in organizing special flights of former Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) have caused unjustified expenses of about EUR 545,000...
Lithuania
Baltic energmins agree on offshore wind farm development
The energy ministers from the eight Baltic Sea region countries have agreed to phase out fossil fuels, further develop offshore wind energy and make...
Lithuania
Lithuanian economy minister to meet Apple, Amazon reps
Economy and Innovation Minister Ausrine Armonaite is meeting with representatives from global technology giants Apple and Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday to present...
Lithuania
Lithuanian education minister, vice-minister step down over problems with exams
Lithuanian Education, Science and Sport Minister Gintautas Jakstas and Deputy Minister Ramunas Skaudzius are stepping down from their positions following problems during 11th graders'...
Estonia
314,000 signatures collected for petitions via Rahvaalgatus.ee platform last year
Last year, a total of 314,000 signatures were gathered for various petitions via the Rahvaalgatus.ee civic initiative website, which is 172,000 more than in...
Latvia
Baltic insurance market is much more dynamic compared to other European countries – Ergo
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...
Opinions
From economic point of view, Latvia has taken advantage of EU opportunities – Dombrovskis
From the economic point of view, Latvia has benefited from the opportunities offered by the European Union (EU) over the years, and despite the...
Latvia
Nature Conservation Agency dismisses theory of Latvian bog causing stench in Helsinki
The Nature Conservation Agency of Latvia has dismissed an assumption carried by Finnish and Latvian media that sulphur ponds in Kemeri National Park might...
Estonia
Estonia: Analysis shows women comprise 1/3 of senior management in large cos
An analysis of pension funds reveals that women make up about one third of the management in larger companies.
In addition to environmental factors, one...
Estonia
Estonian ministry: Annual inflation is on a downward trend
Kristjan Pungas, analyst at the fiscal policy department of the Estonian Ministry of Finance, said in his commentary on latest inflation data on Friday...
Estonia
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...
Lithuania
Nauseda, Vegele, Simonyte would get most votes in presidential election in Lithuania
Incumbent Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda would receive the biggest number of votes in the presidential election that will take place in May, according to...
Latvia
NATO to invest EUR 160 million in development of military port in Liepaja
NATO has taken a decision to allocate more than EUR 160 million for the development of a military port in the area of Karosta...
Lithuania
New Vilnius campaign will invite Brits, Germans to break stereotypes
Vilnius is set to launch a new advertising campaign in the UK and Germany next week, worth around 0.5 million euros, and will invite...
Latvia
Adventurer Bardelis completes round-the-world journey
Latvian adventurer Karlis Bardelis has completed his human-powered journey around the world by returning to Luderitz, Namibia, where his round-the-world voyage began almost eight...