On September 29, Baltic fishermen gathered for a protest in Palanga, where the European Commission was gathered for a meeting to discuss the reduction of fishing quotas for sprat and herring in 2024. Lithuanian, Estonian, Latvian and Polish fishermen gathered for a protest outside a hotel in Palanga, where Virginijus Sinkevicius, Commissioner for the Environment,…
Baltic colleagues will need to look for solutions and additional funding to continue Rail Baltica railway projects together, because the costs are up for everyone, not just Latvia, Minister of Transport Kaspars Briskens has said. He said he could not voice the exact estimates as to the cost of implementation of the project in Latvia.…
Estonian President Alar Karis and his Baltic counterparts met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York, where their discussion focused on issues related to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Speaking at a strategic investment summit, the three heads of state also called on American entrepreneurs to invest in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. At their…
The network of public electric vehicle charging stations is growing in the Baltic States, and for now at least, this expansion is most rapid in Latvia. Latvia’s charging network has almost two and a half stations for every ten electric cars. Estonia has one station for every 20 cars, and Lithuania has one for every…
In the next two years NATO’s Baltic air space patrol mission will cost around six million euros. The government project prepared by the Ministry of Defence provides for covering costs of the NATO Baltic air space in 2024 and 2025 as long as they do not exceed 6 million euros from the ministry’s budget. This…
A study conducted by the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania has found that travel restrictions associated with both the Covid pandemic and the start of the full-scale invasion by Russia of Ukraine have significantly reduced the inflow of cash, including of the ill-gotten variety, from Russia and into all three Baltic…
The decision by the Baltic States to de-synchronise from Russian-controlled “BRELL” group is a very correct step, but too little attention is provided to how this will influence the prices of electricity in Latvia and Baltic region, says AJ Power manager Roberts Samtins. Currently Baltic States are committed to disconnecting from BRELL until the year…