Foreign leaders’ requests to use Estonian airspace to attend Russia’s May 9 celebrations were “out of the question”, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said on May 7, following media reports the Baltic States had denied requests from visiting dignitaries. On May 9, dozens of foreign leaders will attend a ceremony to mark…
On April 17, the Lithuanian parliament tightened and extended sanctions against Russian and Belarusian citizens for another year. Under the new measures, Russian nationals who travel to Belarus or Russia more than once every three months will lose their right to stay in Lithuania. However, the parliament stopped short of imposing the same measure on…
Ukraine continues to increase the pace of processing goods under the joint transit procedure with 36 countries (NCTS): in the first quarter, the State Customs Service processed 25,800 transit declarations, over 2,000 more than in the previous quarter. This is the highest number of declarations per quarter since Ukraine joined the Convention on a Common…
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…
Ryanair has analyzed booking trends for the period of April 17-24, to determine the most favored Easter travel destinations for Bulgarian passengers. According to their findings, Italy tops the list with 25% of bookings, followed by the United Kingdom (19%) and Spain (12%). Italy continues to be a popular Easter destination, with Bulgarians taking advantage…
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.…
In the event of a military conflict, the Rail Baltica railway line could be used to evacuate up to 100,000 people per day, according to a presentation by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) delivered on April 9 at a meeting of the Saeima’s Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee. The presentation noted that the…