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Lithuania
Ergo set to buy Lithuania’s Gjensidige, its Baltic branches
Ergo International, the manager of the international business portfolio of the German-owned insurance group Ergo, is acquiring Lithuania's Gjensidige, along with its branches in...
Lithuania
Singaporean fintech Telcoin establishes 2nd company in Vilnius
Telcoin, a Singaporean fintech company, has established its already second company in Lithuania.
Telcoin was established in Vilnius on July 18 and is led by...
Latvia
Patria armored vehicles to be tested at Adazi military training ground
In order to ensure the testing of Patria 6x6 armored vehicles in Latvia before their delivery to the National Armed Forces (NAF) and their...
Estonia
Estonian drivers most prone to use innovative solutions in refueling
People in Estonia are adopting modern digital convenience solutions at a much faster rate compared to residents of Nordic and other Baltic countries, according to...
European Union
Train travel is making a comeback
Travelling by train in Europe is becoming more convenient and sustainable thanks to recent EU initiatives. New regulations for the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) to improve...
Lithuania
Revolut receives UK banking license
Revolut, a London-based global financial services company, said on Thursday it has secured a UK banking license.
The company said it is now entering a...
Lithuania
Teva Baltics set to expand its pharmaceutical plant in Vilnius
Teva Baltics, part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, one of the world's largest generic drug manufacturers, is set to expand its pharmaceutical plant in Vilnius...
Latvia
Russian court designates Amber Latvijas balzams owner Shefler ‘extremist’, seizes his...
A Russian court on Wednesday declared billionaire Yuri Shefler, owner of alcoholic beverages company Amber Latvijas balzams, and his companies an "extremist association" and...
Latvia
Latvenergo invests nearly EUR 6 million in solar power plant in...
Latvian energy group Latvenergo has invested nearly EUR 6 million to develop a new solar power plant in Birzi, Jekabpils municipality, LETA was told...
Estonia
People of Estonia predominantly opposed to VAT, income tax, fuel excise...
According to the results of a survey commissioned by the the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, the vast majority of Estonian citizens...
Estonia
EBS, kood/Johvi join forces to offer new opportunities in IT, business...
Estonian Business School (EBS) and the programming school kood/Johvi have started a collaboration to offer their students new opportunities in the fields of IT...
Latvia
Strategic investor shows interest in airBaltic shares
A strategic investor has shown interest in the shares of Latvia's national carrier airBaltic before the company's potential initial public offering (IPO), Transport Minister...
Lithuania
Swedbank, SEB lend EUR 20 mln for Teltonika’s electronics assembly plant
Swedbank and SEB Banks have jointly lent 20 million euros, 10 million euro for the construction of an electronics assembly plant in the Teltonika...
Lithuania
Lithuanian president appoints Simonyte as PM, asks her to form Cabinet
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda signed on Monday a decree appointing Ingrida Simonyte as prime minister and asking her to form her Cabinet within 15...
Lithuania
Lidl Lithuania to cut share capital by EUR 30 mln, return...
Lidl Lietuva, a leading supermarket chain in Lithuania, is reducing its authorized share capital by 30 million euros, with the funds to be paid...
Estonia
Ferry Regula to operate extra departures also in August
TS Laevad, subsidiary of listed Estonian port company AS Tallinna Sadam, has signed an additional agreement with the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture...
Estonia
Martin Herem, Estonia’s former chief of defense, joins Milrem Robotics
Martin Herem, commander of the Estonian defense forces until the end of June 2024, is joining the team of Milrem Robotics, a global leader...
Latvia
Security Service has executed search warrants at several residences associated with...
The State Security Service yesterday executed search warrants at several residences associated with former European Parliament member Tatjana Zdanoka (Latvian Russian Union).
The Security Service...
Latvia
State needs a clear vision for the provision of rehabilitation services...
The state needs to create a clear vision for the provision of rehabilitation services for drug addicts, but the decriminalization of drug use by...
Latvia
1,202 children of compulsory education age were not enrolled in Latvian...
In the last school year, 1,202 children of compulsory education age were not enrolled in Latvian education institutions, according to the public report of...
Interviews
“Silava” participates in the international boreal forest soil health experiment in...
Forest soil improvement is relevant in many countries of the world. One of the projects created to achieve this measure is InBestSoil. This is...
World
Barack Obama’s statement on President Biden’s Announcement
Written by Barack Obama.
Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today,...
Latvia
The Kremlin’s “butcher” continues his persecution of journalists – foreign minister
The Kremlin's "butcher" continues to persecute journalists, it has a well-documented and bloody trail, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (New Unity) tweeted.
She stresses that the...
Lithuania
Bank of Taiwan seeks to establish representative office in Lithuania
The Bank of Taiwan, the largest Taiwanese bank, wants to set up a representative office in Lithuania as it sees an opportunity to expand...
Lithuania
Global IT outage caused no major damage in Lithuania – center
Friday's widespread global technology outage did not affect critical organizations in Lithuania, but the recovery of the affected systems overall will take time due...
Estonia
Estonian Central Criminal Police to be headed by Leho Laur
Leho Laur, who previously headed the economic crime bureau of the Estonian Central Criminal Police, will start work as chief of the Central Criminal...
Latvia
Re-election of von der Leyen shows pro-European majority in the EP...
The re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as the President of the European Commission (EC) shows that the European Parliament (EP) still has a...
Lithuania
AC Hotel by Marriott to open in central Vilnius on site...
The territory of the former St. Jacob’s Hospital in central Vilnius will host an AC Hotel by Marriott, which will be operated by Orkela,...
Lithuania
Germany’s Datagroup to provide IT services in Lithuania, hire 30 employees
Datagroup Operations Lithuania, a newly established business of German IT company Datagroup in Lithuania, will provide IT services to the German company.
According to Melanie...
Lithuania
National Blood Center acquires irradiation equipment to speed up blood delivery...
The purchase of blood irradiation equipment for 250,000 euros will shorten the delivery of blood in Vilnius, Daumantas Gutauskas, director of the National Blood...
Lithuania
Lithuania posts one of lowest inflation rates across EU in Jun...
Lithuania's EU-harmonized annual inflation rate was one of the lowest across the EU in June, the latest figures from Eurostat, the bloc's statistics office,...
Latvia
Migration authority to inform 4,650 Russian citizens on steps they need...
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs will send out letters to 4,650 Russian citizens at the beginning of August to inform them on...
Estonia
Pärnu-Uulu section of Via Baltica opens to traffic
The Pärnu-Uulu four-lane road section, which cost 35 million euros, was opened to traffic on the Tallinn-Pärnu-Ikla road on Wednesday, where, according to a...
Estonia
Vehicles with Belarusian license plates banned from entering Estonia
On July 1, the European Union ramped up sanctions imposed on Belarus to limit the ability of the Belarusian regime to participate in Russia's...
Estonia
Estonia testing emergency alerts on smartphones
Estonia will be testing a unique technology over the next two years as part of the Pocket Siren project enabling to instantly send emergency...
Opinions
The EU and its allies must do more to curtail Russian...
By journalist Inga Karlinska.
EU-Russia tensions have been elevated since the latter's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and have gone downhill since Russia's outright invasion...
Estonia
Cholera suspected in Estonia after more than 31 years
A sample taken from a child who returned to Estonia from abroad with family is being analyzed at the Health Board's infectious diseases laboratory,...
Latvia
Government approves new mark-up system for medicines
After two hours of debating, the government on Tuesday approved a new mark-up system for medicines intended to reduce the prices of prescription medicines.
At...
Latvia
More than 660,000 people have fled Russia since start of war
The number of Russian citizens who have left their country since the start of the full-scale war and who have not returned home is...
Latvia
Mezviets reappointed for third term as head of State Security Service
The government on Tuesday approved the reappointment of Normunds Mezviets for a third term as head of the State Security Service.
Commenting on the decision,...
Estonia
Tallinn plans additional tram line to airport
An additional tram line branch will be established at Tallinn Airport by early 2026, allowing trams to pass each other, tighten schedules if necessary,...
Lithuania
Orlen Lithuania fails to recover over EUR 8 mln in losses...
Orlen Lietuva, the Lithuanian oil import and refining subsidiary of Poland's oil group Orlen, has failed to recover more than 8 million euros in...
Estonia
President tasks Kristen Michal with forming next government
President Alar Karis on Tuesday morning met with Kristen Michal, the Reform Party's prime ministerial candidate, and gave him the role of forming Estonia's...
Lithuania
Almost 70 pct of people aged 55-64 worked in Lithuania in...
As much as 69.1 per cent of the population aged 55-64 were employed in Lithuania in 2023, which was one of the highest rates...
Lithuania
Adax Lithuania awaits investment following acquisition of Norway’s Adax Group by...
Adax Lithuania, the Panevezys-based household electrical appliances manufacturing company, awaits significant investments and adaptation to new standards following the acquisition of Norway's Adax Group...
Estonia
SDE leader says govt coalition to look for ways to alleviate...
Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) Lauri Läänemets said that the ruling coalition is seeking solutions during negotiations to reduce the co-financing required...
Estonia
Estonian police warn of phishing scam posing as LHV bank communication
The Estonian police are warning about phishing emails that are designed to appear to be associated with LHV bank and its security services.
"A phishing...
Latvia
Internal Security Bureau this year has initiated prosecution for crimes committed...
In the first half of this year, the Internal Security Bureau (IDB) has urged the prosecutor's office to initiate prosecution in 24 criminal proceedings...
Latvia
Swedes propose that Latvian government gives up control of LMT mobile...
The telecommunications and technology company Tet should be split up and its telecommunications business should be sold to the mobile communications company Latvijas Mobilais...
Latvia
Political violence is unacceptable – Rinkevics
Political violence is unacceptable and deplorable, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said in a tweet.
He said he was shocked by the attack on former US...