Current Pulse
Lithuania
Lithuanian, Swedish companies to upgrade NordBalt control system
Litgrid and Svenska Kaftnat, which are electricity transmission system operators in Lithuania and Sweden respectively, are working together to upgrade the control system of...
Lithuania
Lithuanian company provides EUR 4 million for Ukrainian electricity grid
The Ignitis Group in Lithuania has provided EUR 4 million in aid to Ukraine so that it can purchase equipment for another 120 megawatts...
Lithuania
“Let’s wait and see”: Early voting starts in Lithuanian election
Early voting in Lithuania’s parliamentary election began on Tuesday morning and will continue for three days.
The Lithuanian Central Elections Commission (CEC) says that early...
Lithuania
Far more foreigners working in manufacturing in Lithuania
342 manufacturing companies in Lithuania have hired 5,334 workers from 76 countries this year, bringing the number of foreigners working in the industry to...
Estonia
Estonian survey analyses fears of financial struggles in East-Viru County
The Norstat polling company has conducted a survey at the request of GS Core, which engages in the acquisition of debt portfolios and debt...
Estonia
Businessman Mark Lastik facing new criminal case
Mark Lastik, the founder of the startup Eurora Solutions in Estonia, is currently only trial for defrauding Enterprise Estonia and squandering tens of millions...
Latvia
One year after Hamas attack, Latvian president calls for lasting peace
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has referred to the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist group’s deadly attack on Israel by calling for lasting peace...
Latvia
Latvia discloses benefits for Ukrainian refugees
1,707 people from Ukraine have received a one-off employment benefit in Latvia, the Latvian Ministry of Welfare has announced.
EUR 1,194,900, or 85.3% of the...
Latvia
Artificial Intelligence to Play Key role in “Emerging Trends in Social...
The NATO Strategic Communications Excellence Centre (NATO StratCom COE) is organising its annual conference, “Emerging Trends in Social Media,” in Rīga on October 8,...
Latvia
RFS shocks Istanbul Galatasaray
It was the second match of this season’s UEFA Europa League in Rīga last night, and the Daugava Stadium was fully sold out. Latvia’s...
Estonia
University of Tartu advises students not to buy Red Bull
Leadership at the University of Tartu has strongly advised the school’s units and student organisations to avoid any partnership with the Red Bull manufacturer...
Estonia
Estonia in 2nd place on UN E-government index
The United Nations E-government survey in 2024 has found that Estonia has the second best level of state-provided E-services among all UN member states....
Lithuania
Experts don’t expect fuel, gas prices in Lithuania to rise
Ongoing unrest in the Middle East should not have a significant effect on the price of natural gas and oil products in Lithuania, according...
Lithuania
TF Bank opens branch in Lithuania
TF Bank, which is a Swedish provider of consumer loans, has established a branch in Lithuania. Operations were launched on Tuesday.
TF Bank is the...
Latvia
Dombrovskis: More competition urgently needed in banking sector
Greater competition in the banking sector is essential if companies are to have access to finance. This was declared by European Commission Executive Vice...
Estonia
Estonia planning new waste fee, company objects
Argo Luude is CEO of the Estonian waste management company AS Eesti Keskkonnateenused, and he says that it is increasingly clear that the country’s...
Estonia
Rail Baltic Estonia announces new procurements
Rail Baltic Estonia announced two major procurements on Wednesday with a total potential value of more than EUR 1 billion.
An alliance procurement is meant...
Guardian
Court orders debt repayment for Orlen Lithuania
SH Invest Group LP is an oil logistics solutions company from the UK, and it is owned by SH Invest Group, which is an...
Lithuania
Lithuanian energy company to receive new investment
Green Energy, which is a renewable energy company in Lithuania that is owned by the Modus Group, has announced that the European Bank for...
Lithuania
Kesko Senukai Lithuania sets sights on PayRay Bank
ERA Family Finance is owned by the president of Keso Senukai Lithuania, Arturas Rakauskas. The DIY store chain is seeking to take over the...
Lithuania
Lithuanian furniture company seeks expansion to United States
SBA Home, a furniture manufacturer that is part of the SBA Group in Lithuania, is planning to launch production of storage furniture in the...
Estonia
Estonian party ratings: Centre, EKRE ahead of SDE
There were significant changes in the ratings of political parties last week. The Social Democratic Party (SDE), which had regularly been in third place...
Estonia
86% of Estonian homes have smoke detectors
The Estonian Rescue Board last week inspected more than 4,000 homes to check for the presence of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, finding that...
Latvia
Riga to post signage for civil defence shelters
The city of Riga will start marking the first safe shelter locations on Wednesday – places where people can feel secure during times of...
Lithuania
Lithuanian president: Contraband balloons pose threat to civil aviation
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda declared on Monday that weather balloons which are carrying smuggled goods pose a threat to civil aviation. There has recently...
Lithuania
Lithuanians expecting lower energy prices from EU
The latest Eurobarometer poll, which was published in Monday, shows that many Lithuanians expect the European Union to do better at co-ordinating energy issues...
Estonia
80% of Bolt drivers learning Estonian
More than 80% of Bolt drivers in Estonia are taking part in a compulsory language learning programme run by the Lingvist company. The programme...
World
Ukraine launches new residency programme
Ukraine has established a new “uResidency” E-residency programme with the help of the Estonian e-Governance Academy (eGA) and the EU-financed EU4DigitalUA and DT4UA projects.
The...
Latvia
Latvian welfare minister: Some 15,000 young people not studying or...
Latvian Welfare Minister Uldis Augulis (Latvian Alliance of the Green Party and Farmers Union, ZZS) declared in an interview on Latvian Public Television this...
Estonia
Largest solar park in Baltics to open in Estonia
The largest solar park in the Baltic States will be opened on October 3 in the village of Kirikuküla in the Lääneranna rural municipality...
Latvia
Latvian tourists rescued in Kazakhstan
Two tourists from Latvia who were lost in the Aktau Mountains and lost contacts with their group have been found in Kazakhstan after an...
European Union
EU Aviation Safety Agency bans travel to Israeli, Lebanese airspace
In response to the situation in the Middle East, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has temporarily banned EU carriers from using the...
Lithuania
Smash Capital invests EUR 20 million in Lithuanian startup
The Lithuanian E-commerce car parts startup Ovoko announced on Friday that it had attracted a EUR 20 million investment from Smash Capital, which is...
Lithuania
Lithuania to help with restoration of Bucha, Borodyanka in Ukraine
Lithuania has developed an interactive 3D platform that will help to rebuild the Ukrainian cities of Bucha and Borodyanka, both of which were heavily...
Latvia
FinCEN withdraws draft decision against ABLV Bank
The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement network (FinCEN) announced on Thursday that it was withdrawing a draft decision against Latvia’s ABLV Bank which...
Estonia
Estonian government considering leasing of a part of Tartu Prison
At a meeting on Thursday, Estonia’s Cabinet of Ministers approved consultations with other countries to examine the possibility of partially renting out a prison...
Lithuania
First Baltic gene therapy centre opens in Vilnius
Lithuania’s biotech and pharmaceutical group Northway opened Celltechna in Vilnius on Thursday. It is the first gene therapy centre in the Baltic State with...
Lithuania
Businesses expect greater competition in Lithuania, Estonia raises taxes
Recession-hit Estonia is seeking to boost defence funding by raising the value-added, income and corporate taxes by 2%. Meanwhile, Lithuanian businesspeople and economists say...
Latvia
5G Techritory Forum to Return for Last Time Before Identity Change
The 5G Techritory forum will be held on October 30-31 this year for the final time in its current format. One of Europe’s leading...
Estonia
Estonian government approves 2025 budget bill
At an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, the Estonian Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft 2025 national budget act.
Total budget revenues in 2025 are estimated...
Estonia
Estonia preparing new law about space
Estonia’s Ministry of Economics Affairs and Communications had drafted a new Space Act aimed at boosting Estonia’s business environment and providing the private sector...
Estonia
Smartpost Itella to change brand name
Smartpost Itella, which is part of the Posti Group of Finland, is planning to adopt SmartPosti as its new brand name during the first...
Lithuania
Lithuanian labour market worsening, still better than in Europe
Lithuania’s Employment Service announced on Wednesday that the outlook for the country’s labour market deteriorated in September, but remained better than elsewhere in Europe. ...
Lithuania
Lithuanian company declared unreliable, loses passport production contract
One of Lithuania’s largest printing companies, Garsu Pasauli, has been declared unreliable by the Lithuanian State Security Department (SDD).
This decision means that the Identity...
Estonia
Air Baltic introduces new ticket types
Latvian airline Air Baltic has introduced new ticket types for both the economy and business class from Wednesday, Sept. 25.
The new ticket types --...
Estonia
Estonian minister: We need to keep up pace in construction of...
Estonia's Minister of Infrastructure Vladimir Svet has sent a letter to his Latvian and Lithuanian counterparts stressing the need to maintain the pace of...
Opinions
Bigbank economist: Today’s decisions will undermine Estonian people’s economic well-being
Raul Eamets, chief economist at Bigbank, says the economic forecast published by the Bank of Estonia on Tuesday numerically shows that the economic policy...
Lithuania
Event at the British Embassy – Inauguration of the New Season...
British Ambassador Brian Olley, alongside the newly elected board of the British Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania (BCCL), hosted a distinguished gathering of business...
Lithuania
Key facts about Northrop Grumman as it plans to produce ammunition...
As US defense giant Northrop Grumman plans to install a production line for 30 mm caliber ammunition within the territory of Lithuania's Giraites Ginkluotes...
Interviews
The future of Estonia’s forests – more protected areas, less logging,...
Journalist’s Ain Alvela interview with Mikk Marran, the Chairman of the Management Board of the Estonian State Forest Management Centre (RMK), who thinks that...