Vilnius would seek EU funding for a power link with Germany, Lithuanian Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas said on April 17. The high-capacity power cable will connect Germany with either Latvia or Lithuania until 2035-2037. “This interconnection should appear on the European infrastructure map,” Vaiciunas told the Ziniu Radijas radio station. “Of course, this involves a…
Latvian state-owned airline airBaltic is definitely worthy of praise and support in keeping air links to all three Baltic States running, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) has said, though he stopped short of saying this support from Estonia should be financial too. airBaltic posted losses over EUR 100 million for 2024. The Latvian government is…
Public transport providers at the Estonia-Latvia border want to open two cross-border bus routes on a test basis, “Aktuaalne kaamera” reports. Estonia is footing the bill for the routes, at least initially. The routes would run from Parnu-Ikla (Estonia) to Ainazi (Latvia), and the short distance between Valga (Estonia) and Valka (Latvia), essentially one town.…
Lithuania and Estonia have been denied EU funding for their proposed “drone wall” project to protect their borders, the Lithuanian Interior Ministry has said. “Estonian and Lithuanian border authorities had submitted a joint application for EU funding to develop a so-called “drone wall” along the border, but the project was not granted funding,” the ministry…
To mark the recent synchronization of the Baltic energy system with Europe and disconnection from the grid controlled by Russia, the mail carriers and transmission network operators of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have issued special postage stamps. “The electrical scheme creatively adapted in the postage stamp design symbolizes the unity of the Baltic countries within…
Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Poland announced on March 18 their intention to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention that banned anti-personnel mines. The four countries’ defence ministers said in a joint statement that they “unanimously” recommended withdrawing from the convention. “With this decision, we are sending a clear message: our countries are prepared and can use…
The US Department of State has resumed its military aid programmes for the Baltic States after a review. The new US administration had frozen all foreign aid while conducting an “assessment”. “The US Department of State has reinstated the military fund program, through which Lithuania buys military equipment and gear, as well as the international…