Current Pulse
Estonia
Ecolines’ St. Petersburg-Tallinn bus to run via Luhamaa
The bus operator Ecolines will direct the St. Petersburg-Tallinn bus, which the company has so far been operating through the northeastern Estonian border town...
Lithuania
Thirty-five journalists imprisoned in Belarus “freed” symbolically in Vilnius
Journalists from different countries symbolically “freed” from prison 35 colleagues, currently imprisoned in Belarus, during a solidarity event in Vilnius on Friday.
The #freedomforjournalists event...
Lithuania
Dual citizenship campaigners in Lithuania face obstacles
Public figures campaigning for dual citizenship in Lithuania say they have faced obstacles.
"Today, we were supposed to launch the campaign, and media outlets were...
Estonia
Estonia climbs to 6th place in 2024 World Press Freedom Index
Estonia rose by two places to sixth place after Finland in the 2024 edition of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index.
Norway...
Lithuania
Lithuanian govt in favor of obliging banks to also provide fixed-rate...
The Lithuanian government on Friday agreed to oblige financial institutions to provide consumers with a real opportunity to choose the type of credit interest...
Estonia
New plan would see registration tax also hit second-hand cars bought...
The government needs to change its car tax plan to make sure it meets European Union rules. The latest plan would see the registration...
Latvia
Riga Set to Host the Premier Deep Tech Industry Conference –...
On May 16th and 17th, 2024, Riga will host the most prominent Deep Tech industry gathering in the Baltics, "Deep Tech Atelier 2024." Now...
Estonia
Benelux, Baltic countries to recognize each other’s higher education degrees
On Wednesday, an agreement on the automatic recognition of higher education degrees between the Benelux and the Baltic states came into effect.
The Dutch parliament...
Estonia
Switzerland provides EUR 7 mln for conservation innovation in Estonia
An initiative titled "Biodiversity Program," sponsored by Switzerland and launched on Wednesday, will provide funding for four years of work to improve wildlife monitoring...
Lithuania
Minimum wage in Lithuania may cross pretax threshold of EUR 1,000...
Social Security and Labor Minister Monika Navickiene forecasts that the minimum monthly wage in Lithuania may cross the 1,000-euro pre-tax threshold next year.
“The considerations...
World
Tele2 Once Again Among the Top as the Financial Times Names...
Tele2 AB ("Tele2") (Nasdaq Stockholm: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) is ranked number two among 500 European companies on the list Europe’s Climate Leaders...
Latvia
Latvia has no plans to stimulate the return of draft-age men...
Latvia has not received any requests from Ukraine and our country currently has no concrete plans to stimulate the return of men of conscription...
Estonia
Estonian formin: Foreign agents law jeopardizing Georgia’s path to EU
At an informal meeting of the General Affairs Council in Brussels, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that Georgia's foreign agents law endangers the...
Estonia
Lux Express to launch night-time bus service between Tartu, Riga
Estonian bus operator Lux Express is launching a night-time bus service between Tartu and Riga from May 1.
Every day, a bus departs from Tartu...
Estonia
Piletilevi Group acquiring majority stake in 2 Polish ticket sales companies
Baltic ticket sales company Piletilevi Group is buying a majority stake in two Polish ticket sales companies and becoming the second largest ticket sales...
Lithuania
Panevezys district residents to protest in Vilnius over Rail Baltica node
Residents of Lithuania's northern district of Panevezys are staging a protest in front of the Presidential Palace in Vilnius on Tuesday against the developers'...
Latvia
State might buy up to EUR 100 million worth of airBaltic...
The Latvian state might purchase up to EUR 100 million worth of shares in airBaltic national carrier, Finance Minister Arvils Aseradens (New Unity) told...
Estonia
Bank of Estonia governor Madis Muller – the central bank should...
Bank of Estonia governor Madis Muller and Prime Minister Kaja Kallas responded to MPs' interpellations concerning the connection between European banking and climate policy...
Estonia
Exhibition of design, natural cosmetics opens at Estonian Business Hub in...
In South Korea, an exhibition of Estonian design and natural cosmetics was opened at the Estonian Business Hub in Seoul on Monday.
Estonian Ambassador to...
Estonia
Estonian Natl Electoral Committee registers 71 candidates for European Parlt elections
The Estonian National Electoral Committee on Monday registered all candidates whose documents met the requirements -- altogether nine political parties and five independent candidates,...
Estonia
Baltic formins: Tartu airport under Russia’s hybrid attack
The foreign ministers of the Baltic states warn that the GPS signal interference, as a result of which two Finnair flights from the Finnish...
Latvia
It is important to reduce overall alcohol consumption in Latvia –...
It is important to reduce the overall alcohol consumption in Latvia, Health Minister Hosams Abu Meri (New Unity) said in an interview with commercial...
Lithuania
Lithuanian formin officially opens embassy in South Korea
Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Gabrielius Landsbergis on Friday officially opened the country's embassy in South Korea, set up two yeas ago, saying that this important...
Lithuania
Lithuania looks for communication campaign developers for 20th EU membership anniversary
Lithuania is looking for the developers of an communication campaign to mark its 20th EU membership anniversary.
"This is an image campaign, and its main...
Lithuania
GetJet Airlines in court dispute with Lithuanian govt commission
GetJet Airlines, a Lithuanian wet-lease and charter services provider indirectly majority owned by Aleksandr Celiadin, has been in a court dispute with the government's...
Latvia
Swedish government formally tasks armed forces with preparing for presence in...
The Swedish government has given the armed forces a formal task of planning and preparing for the Swedish contribution of a reduced mechanized battalion...
Estonia
List of narcotic, psychotropic substances supplemented
Estonian Minister of Health Riina Sikkut signed regulation amendments, with which eight new psychoactive substances are added to the list of narcotic and psychotropic...
Lithuania
Stepukonis transferred EUR 31.6 mln to Olympic Casino shareholder in Estonia...
Sarunas Stepukonis, a former partner at the BaltCap Infrastructure Fund, transferred 31.6 million euros to the account of OB Holding 1, the Estonian shareholder...
Lithuania
Ryanair cancels flight from Vilnius due to strike in France
Irish airline Ryanair has cancelled more than 300 flights, including from Vilnius to Paris, due to Thursday's strike by French air traffic controllers.
According to...
Lithuania
MP Zemaitaitis broke his oath, violated Constitution – court
MP Remigijus Zemaitaitis broke his oath of office and grossly violated the Constitution with his statements about Jewish people, the Constitutional Court ruled on...
Latvia
Siliņa will ask to probe allegation on falsification of results of...
Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity) will ask law enforcement authorities to investigate the public allegation that almost ten years ago the then secretary...
Latvia
OECD recommends Latvia to improve fiscal policy, tax system and public...
Latvia needs to improve fiscal policy, reform the tax system, improve public sector capacity and attract investment to boost growth, the Organization for Economic...
Lithuania
Four Georgians detained on suspicion of stealing valuable books in Lithuania,...
Law-enforcement officials from Lithuania and several other countries have detained four Georgian citizens suspected of stealing valuable books from Vilnius University and libraries in...
Interviews
Eastern business sale price ‘doesn’t make us happy’ – Viciunai Group...
As Viciunai Group, a Lithuanian fish and other food production and sale group partly owned by Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijosaitis, has recently sold its...
Estonia
Särav: We have not intentionally hidden correspondence with Bolt
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication's (MKM) communication with Bolt has been honest, and it is necessary to talk with companies to stand...
Latvia
Temperatures could rise above +20 degrees C next week
The air temperature in Latvia will gradually rise in the coming days and will exceed +20 degrees C at the beginning of next week,...
Estonia
Modern industrial incubator to be established in Narva
The state will direct almost 8.5 million euros from the European Union's Just Transition Fund (JTF) to the construction of an industrial incubator of...
Estonia
Estonian Land Board: Number of transactions in Q1 slightly down on...
Data from the Estonian Land Board shows that there were 8,412 purchase and sale transactions in the first quarter of this year, totaling 950...
Estonia
13 cm snow cover recorded on Saaremaa island
According to the observation data of the Environment Agency, as of Tuesday morning, the most snow in Estonia is on the western island of...
Lithuania
Smuggled cigarettes worth more than EUR 1 mln found inside Belarusian...
Customs officers at Lithuania's Salcininkai border checkpoint have found smuggled cigarettes worth more than one million euros stashed inside a truck from Belarus, the...
Estonia
Bolt to temporarily suspend electric scooter service due to snowfall
Due to unexpected snowfall on Tuesday, Bolt has decided to temporarily suspend its electric scooter service to ensure customer safety.
Bolt Drive cars are equipped...
Lithuania
Lithuanian lawmakers allow up to 10,000 foreign troops to come for...
Lithuanian lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a special resolution allowing up to 10,000 troops from other countries to take part in the international Exercise Baltic...
Latvia
Spain plans to join Riga-based NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
The Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding on the Spanish Defense Ministry's plan to join the Riga-based NATO Strategic Communication...
Latvia
Cyber threats to remain at current levels or even increase slightly...
In the coming years, cyber threats will remain at the current level or even slightly increase, Valdis Vancovics, Chairman of the Board of the...
Latvia
Border guards prevent 76 persons from illegally crossing Latvia-Belarus border over...
Over the weekend, border guards prevented attempts by 76 people to illegally enter Latvia from Belarus, LETA learned from the State Border Guard.
So far...
Latvia
airBaltic plans to launch public offering in second half of year
Latvian national airline airBaltic plans to announce a public offering of its shares in the second half of the year, the airline's CEO Martin...
Estonia
Season’s 1st 2 cruise ships to visit Estonia this week
Two cruise ships, the Bahamas-flagged cruise ship Borealis and the Le Bellot, which is sailing under the flag of the Pacific microstate of Wallis...
Estonia
2 Estonian lottery players win over EUR 100,000 in Eurojackpot
The Friday night Eurojackpot draw brought two Estonian lottery players 109,916 euros each.
Both tickets had been bought online, the state-owned lottery company Eesti Loto...
Lithuania
Lithuania opts not to contest latest ECHR ruling on CIA prison,...
Lithuania did not appeal the European Court of Human Rights' (ECHR) ruling on the unlawful detention of a Saudi national in a suspected secret...
Latvia
Big Cleanup in Riga will take place in more than 750...
This year's Big Cleanup in Riga will take place in more than 750 locations, the annual campaign's spokeswoman Anna Blaua told LETA.
One of the...