Lithuania’s national postal carrier Lietuvos pastas has brought competition in the automated parcel machine sector in Estonia. As of the end of last month, there were 1,370 automated parcel machines nationwide in Estonia, though, since the network across all three Baltic States was considered as one entity, Lietuvos pastas, was set to reach 1,460 machines…
After nearly 20 years on the Latvian market, Estonian producer Noo Meat Factory will open a flagship store in Riga this autumn, close to the city’s IKEA. The company had planned to launch the location this month, but the opening was delayed by paperwork, supervisory board chair Simmo Kruustuk said. He said salamis and hams…
To boost Estonia’s competitiveness, an expert panel recommends adjusting electricity taxes for businesses, limiting non-dispatchable renewables and investing in controllable power. The competitiveness expert panel, convened by the Riigikogu Economic Affairs Committee, has produced a report on Estonia’s economic prospects, opportunities and challenges, along with forward-looking policy recommendations. The group analyzed key areas including the…
On September 15 in Vilnius, a 1.77-billion euro contract was signed for the design and construction of the Rail Baltica railway project’s electrification subsystem across the entire Rail Baltica route, the joint venture RB Rail AS announced. The contract, signed jointly with all three Baltic States, is worth 1.77 billion euros(excluding VAT). Electrification will be…
Russian GPS signal disruptions affected 123,000 flights from Sweden and nearby countries in the first four months of this year, SVT reported. From January to April, GPS disruptions originating in Russia affected nearly 123,000 flights in the Baltic Sea region. A total of 365 airlines were affected. SVT’s report is based on a document in…
The United States plans to reduce security assistance to European countries bordering Russia, two informed sources have said. The cuts are part of President Donald Trump’s “America First” foreign policy. His administration has scaled back foreign aid and is urging European nations to shoulder a greater share of their defense costs. The Financial Times was…
Some families declare their place of residence in Lithuania in order to access certain medicines reimbursed by the Lithuanian state but not covered in Latvia, former head of the National Health Service (NVD) and former chairman of the board of Riga East University Hospital Edgars Labsvirs has said. At the same time, Latvian nationals officially…