The Baltic states considerably lag behind other members of the European Union in terms of participation in the activities of trade unions and nongovernmental organizations, a fresh survey revealed on Thursday. The Eurobarometer survey showed that just 3 percent of those surveyed in Lithuania and …
Lithuania’s railway monopoly, state-owned Lietuvos gelezinkeliai (LG), is offering Swedish logistics companies the services of LG’s Russia- and China-bound shuttle train lines, Merkurijus and Saule, respectively, reported news2biz LITHUANIA and cited by bbn.ee. Initial consultations have been held with the railway logistics company Green Cargo, …
6,500 euros a month that is paid to the new head of Enterprise Estonia is too much, according to Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, writes bnn-news. “This is almost twice more than 2,890 euros that the head of PRIA, another agency that is distributing EU …
Newspaper readers across the Baltics may see similar newspaper layouts, the same garish eye-catchy headlines and even some of the same article topics, writes Linas Jegelevicius for the European Journalism Centre. But that’s where the similarity ends. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania may be tiny countries …
Finnish business newspaper Kauppalehti wrote this week that British airline Flybe is considering not only expansion on the Estonian market, but also Latvia and Lithuania. In Estonia, the airline is interested in taking over the market share of Estonian Air which has been struggling to …
The United States will provide Lithuania’s Armed Forces more than 21 million litas (EUR 6.5 mln) worth of support in 2013, the Defense Ministry said. According to the press release, the plans were communicated to Defense Minister Juozas Olekas by the US new Ambassador to …
National Armament Directors of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have today launched the joint procurement of Carl-Gustav Ammunition in the framework of the European Defence Agency’s Effective Procurement Methods (EPM) initiative, informs the European Defence Agency. EPM is a key Pooling & Sharing enabler which allows …
The Board of the Parliament has not allowed organizing an international conference on the parliamentary premises, which was dedicated towards the protection of sexual minorities’ rights, reports atviri.lt. The main argument behind this decision is that there is a lack of human resources for other events, which …
The people said to be leaving Estonia in droves are mainly from the generation born around the time that the nation regained independence, but the trend should be placed in the proper perspective, said two Tartu professors interviewed by err.ee. “The majority of [current] emigres …
During the period of 2000-2011, the largest effect of EU investments was noted in Lithuania’s economy. EU investments there formed 1.8% of GDP per period. On top of that, Lithuania’s GDP per capita increased from 40% of the average EU index in 2000 to 66% …
In a meeting with the Ambassadors of the three Baltic States on March 11 in the Hague Defence Minister of the Netherlands Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert made a formal notification of the decision of the Netherlands to ensure security of Lithuania’s, Latvia’s and Estonia’s airspace by contributing …
One of Lithuania’s largest tour operators Novatours has lost its claim against Estonian Air also in the second instance court, reported ERR. Novatours had appealed the first-instance court ruling which obligated the tour operator to pay Estonian Air over 20,000 euros for delays in charter …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the Speaker of the Parliament of Finland, Eero Heinäluoma, to discuss bilateral relations, Lithuania’s preparations for EU Presidency, Nordic-Baltic cooperation, and joint energy projects, lrp.lt reported. The President underlined that Lithuania and Finland were close and important partners with strong …
Lithuania marks the 23 rd anniversary of the restoration of independence on Monday, with events dedicated for the occasion planned across the country. Celebrations of the Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence will start with a solemn commemoration at the Seimas. On midday in Vilnius, …
The real estate market of the Baltic States will grow during the next 2–3 years mainly thanks to the investments of Scandinavian investors, and CIS real estate funds, reported Newsec in its new Baltic Property Market Report.. The company said that it estimates real estate …
In response to the strong demand for IT specialists and with the aim of training professionals of the highest quality, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), one of the largest technical universities in the Baltic States, is modifying the programs offered by the Informatics Faculty, …
Baltic countries along with the European Union must give their efforts to develop energy infrastructure which is vital for the establishing of alternative sources of gas supply and creation of competition in the gas market, writes enmin.lt. The plan of actions necessary to achieve this …
On 6 March in Brussels, on the initiative of the Minister of Economy of Latvia Daniels Pavļuts, a meeting took place between the European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger and ministers from the Baltic states, Poland and Finland. Latvia was represented at the meeting by …
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, informed lrp.lt. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, cooperation in NATO, and the upcoming Lithuania’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The President highlighted the close cooperation between Lithuania and Italy …
Latvia’s real estate market and that of other Baltic States is now recovering after the stagnation of recent years. The next 2-3 years are expected to have a gradual market increase, because the trust of Scandinavian investors is recovering as well, bnn-news.com reports. Citizens of …
