The Baltic States will present a capability development plan at this week’s NATO summit in Washington, D.C., the Lithuanian and Estonian presidents have said. They have also called for the necessary military capabilities to be assigned to the regional defence plans approved at the NATO summit in Vilnius last year. “Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have…
Poland has suggested to Lithuania to jointly acquire Polish Piorun air defence systems, according to a statement released by Lithuanian and Polish Defence Ministers Laurynas Kasciunas and Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz in Vilnius on July 3. “We are very pleased with Poland’s offer to join the purchase of the Piorun short-range mobile air defence systems. As you…
The Baltic States’ planned grid synchronisation with Western Europe in February 2025 will slightly raise electricity prices for consumers, says Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys, but higher production would help control prices. According to him, the Lithuanian grid operator Litgrid has done calculations, according to which “the synchronisation’s impact on prices is minimal, a few…
Tolerance towards buying contraband goods in Estonia is significantly lower than in Latvia and Lithuania, a new survey shows. The most popular smuggled goods are tobacco products, alcohol and fuel, Latvia’s national broadcaster LSM reports. “In terms of attitude, Estonia differs from Latvia and Lithuania. In Estonia, every fifth person (20%) says that buying smuggled…
In a letter to the European Union (EU) president, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia called on the EU to build a defence line along the border with Russia and Belarus to protect the EU from military threats and other harmful actions, stressing that the project, which would protect the 27 countries’ 450 million citizens, would…
Compared to April, the average price of electricity in Baltic States went up by 26% in May and was 75.85 EUR/MWh, as noted by Latvenergo financial products specialist Inga Salcevica in the company’s latest Power Market Overview. The month prior the hourly electricity price in Baltic States varied from -7.41 EUR/MWh to 500.05 EUR/MWh. At…
Estonian coach operator Lux Express has successfully influenced Latvia to change its public transportation principles, allowing intercity bus services to be operated on a commercial basis, similar to the system in Estonia. State-subsidized public transport in Latvia has led to absurd situations. For instance, long-distance buses may have toilets, but the operators do not open…