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Several hundred people rally in Vilnius against removal of commemorations

VILNIUS - Several hundred people rallied in Vilnius on Wednesday to protest against the city administration's decisions to remove comme...

Mayor: Alcohol sale in Latvia's Valka has fallen less than expected since Estonian tax cut

RIGA – After Estonia's decision to reduce its excise tax on alcohol, alcohol sales in the border town of Valka have fallen, but not as...

Rinkevics, Finnish foreign minister assume UK will leave EU without deal

RIGA – Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (New Unity) and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, discussing issues on the agenda ...

Chinese investment into Klaipeda port can undermine security, Lithuanian president says

VILNIUS – Chinese investment into the construction of an outer deep-water port in Lithuania's port of Klaipeda can undermine national ...

PM affirms support to Estonian troops abroad

TALLINN - Following the Mali terrorist attack in which five members of the Estonian defense forces were founded, Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ra…

Latvian Radio requests EUR 100,000 extra allocation for this year

RIGA - The board of Latvia Radio today submitted to its shareholder, the National Electronic Mass Media Council, a detailed report on a request…

Lithuanian president congratulates Ukrainian leader on his party's election win

VILNIUS - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda made a personal phone call to his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Monday to co...

Brexit withdrawal agreement is balanced and will ensure UK-EU cooperation - Barnier

RIGA - The Brexit withdrawal agreement is balanced and will ensure cooperation between the United Kingdom and the European Union also in the fut…

Stakes are high in Latvia's fight against money laundering - New York Times

RIGA - For Latvia, stakes are high in its fight against money laundering, The New York Times (NYT) says in an article on the Latvian financial s…

Lithuanian president to meet with Mission Siberia team

VILNIUS - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is meeting with the Mission Siberia team on Monday. 
 
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Insolvency lawyer points at Latvia’s ambiguous attitude toward international recommendations

The Latvian government has shown ambiguous attitudes toward recommendations issued by Moneyval and the International Monetary Fund, says sworn a…

France to send 300 troops to Lithuania next year

VILNIUS - France will next year send around 300 troops to NATO's multinational battalion stationed in Lithuania, the French ambassador ...

Estonia: Mootor Grupp to go to court against state

TALLINN - As Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Taavi Aas in a reply to a June 5 claim submitted by Mootor Grupp, own...

MEP-elect: Estonia should press for stricter controls to prevent migration from Africa

TALLINN – The election of Estonia as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council means that Estonia can start demanding for more eff...

Ossinovski: SDE must learn from mistakes made

TALLINN – Outgoing leader of the Estonian Social Democratic Party (SDE) Jevgeni Ossinovski, who spoke at the party's convention in Tar...

Estonia: Lux Express to go to court against state

TALLINN – Hugo Osula, owner of the Estonian intercity bus operator Lux Express, is planning to go to court to seek compensation of th...

Drones pose increasing challenge to critical infrastructure protection in Latvia - Security Service

RIGA - Unmanned aerial vehicles pose an increasing challenge to the security of critical infrastructure in Latvia, therefore the regulatory fram…

Lithuania's blocking Minsk-EU agreement, Belarus complaints in Brussels

VILNIUS – Belarusian representatives complained in Brussels last week that Lithuania is blocking the European Union and Minsk's agreem...