Estonian state-owned postal service Omniva has unveiled its one-thousandth parcel machine in the Baltic States, which opened in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, on November 9. The latest addition is part of the expansion and renewal of the company’s network, which will see around 270 parcel machines being replaced or newly installed in the coming months.…
Nearly two-fifths of residents in Baltic States invest in various financial instruments, according to results of SEB Bank’s Baltic residents survey. In Latvia 38% of residents are engaged in investments and 39% in Lithuania and Estonia. Latvian residents and Estonian residents are generally braver when it comes to investments, according to the survey. 14% of…
The Estonian government has approved the location for the joint Estonia-Latvian Elwind offshore wind farm project. Following a series of studies to determine the most suitable site for the project, a location west of the Sorve peninsula in Estonian waters was selected. In a preliminary study commissioned by the two neighboring countries to identify the…
The new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has little experience in international relations. However, his country is an important ally of Ukraine and the Baltic States. Could the region expect continuous British support? In the race for the premiership, Lizz Truss, who stayed in the top post for 45 days, emphasised the importance of the…
The Riga-Kaunas section of the European standard gauge railway Rail Baltica will be built first, Lithuanian Transport and Communications Minister Marius Skuodis has announced. The Rail Baltica railway, which will connect Warsaw, Kaunas, Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn and Helsinki, will complete the sector’s integration into the European rail network, the Lithuanian minister said during the Transport…
Entry restrictions for Russian citizens with tourist visas for the Schengen area came into force in the Baltic States and Poland on September 19. At the Narva border crossing point, the situation appears to be calm, and the number of crossings is much lower compared to summer. According to the European Border and Coast Guard…
Tests to be conducted ahead of desynchronizing the Estonian electricity grid from that of the Russian Federation should not be conducted until all three Baltic States are ready, grid distributor Elering says. Elering made the announcement after its Lithuanian equivalent, Litgrid, said that it was postponing a planned de-synchronization test, which had been due to…