At a meeting of the Saeima’s Budget and Finance (Tax) Committee on April 16, deputies supported the draft decision on approving a state short-term loan to the national airline airBaltic, after reconsidering the issue. During the meeting, Transport Minister Atis Svinka once again emphasized the importance of the company and the need to support it.…
The strong mustard-in-a-tube long produced in the central Estonian town of Poltsamaa will end this month after the factory gas been sold. Mustard production is to be moved to a production plant in Latvia and will be marketed under the Felix brand, after parent company Orkla Eesti decided in autumn to sell the Poltsamaa business…
Lithuania recorded one of the highest annual inflation rates in the European Union in March, according to data released by Eurostat. Harmonised annual inflation in Lithuania stood at 4.4%, placing it among the bloc’s highest. Only Croatia, at 4.6%, and Romania, at 9%, recorded faster price growth. In the Baltic States, annual inflation reached 3.4%…
Washington has delayed deliveries of purchased US weapons to European countries, including to the Baltic states, Reuters reports, citing five unnamed sources. The delays are due to the war against Iran, which has begun to stretch US supplies of some critical weapons. Reuters did not disclose the exact countries affected, but its sources said some…
Ukraine has demonstrated that even in the most difficult circumstances, it is capable of preserving economic resilience, advancing reforms, while contributing to global security. This was emphasised by Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko during the World Bank and IMF ministerial roundtable for support to Ukraine. This is already the ninth meeting in this format…
Climate policy issues, the introduction of modern energy-efficient technologies and the reconstruction of communities became key during the meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery of Ukraine – Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba with the Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany Carsten Schneider.…
Slovakia’s 150-seat parliament has approved a new law aimed at narrowing the gender pay gap, with 123 of 137 MPs present voting in favour. The bill was approved by the government in December 2025. “This is a law we could have had years ago – I’ve been bringing it to parliament since 2017. In the…