Continuing a series of articles in which presidential hopefuls respond to questions posed by BNS, in the second part, we present the candidates' responses...

Latvia

airBaltic prices a EUR 340 million bond issue

Latvian national airline airBaltic has issued bonds worth EUR 340 million, Transport Minister Kaspars Briskens (Progressives) announced in a tweet last night. airBaltic said in...

Latvia

Over 60% of Latvians would choose to invest in real estate...

If they had spare money, 63 percent of people in Latvia would choose to invest it in real estate - a home, land property...

Interviews

Kati Kusmin: we must develop our products and export them worldwide

Ain Alvela, Editor of TööstusEST, interview with Kati Kusmin, Chairman of the Management Board of The Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS). Kati Kusmin, which was...

Estonia

Wolt, Bolt delivery fees to couriers vary by order

Delivery fees vary by order, say both the major companies engaged in food courier app services in Estonia, and depend on various factors including...

Lithuania

Early voting in Lithuania’s presidential election, citizenship referendum kicks off

Early voting for Sunday's presidential election and referendum on dual citizenship got underway in Lithuania on Tuesday. Eight politicians are vying for the presidency, including...

Estonia

Startup Estonia launches free expert counseling for startups in counties

Startup Estonia, in cooperation with county development centers, is launching a free expert counseling program across Estonia for startup entrepreneurs and people who are...

Latvia

German Chancellor confirms strong support for strengthening Baltic security

The security of NATO allies is also our security and "an attack on the Baltics would be an attack on all of us", which...

European Union

The European Parliament strengthens its cooperation with the Belarusian Democratic Forces

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and the Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya sign a Letter of Intent, in Valletta. During...

Lithuania

Total number of Lithuania’s eligible voters down 4 pct to over...

A total of 2,385,234 voters are eligible to vote in Lithuania's May 12 presidential election and citizenship referendum, a four percent decrease from five...

Estonia

Scammers once again defraud people out of thousands of euros in...

The East Prefecture of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board are investigating cases that once again saw people scammed out of thousands of...

Latvia

Lufthansa Cargo to operate regular cargo flights to Riga Airport

German air cargo carrier Lufthansa Cargo has started regular cargo flights to Riga Airport, making it the first Baltic airport with which Lufthansa Cargo...

Latvia

Plane which landed on Tallinn Highway on Saturday was on a...

An instructor who was on a private flight with a passenger piloted the plane that made an emergency landing on the Tallinn Highway near...

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,...

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