Estonian unemployed number down by 9,200 on year
In the first quarter of 2022, the Estonian labour force participation rate was 73.1%, the employment rate was 69%, and the unemployment rate…
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Latvia prepared to expand cooperation with Kazakhstan in transit sector
On Friday, 13 May, Latvian Ministry of Transport’s deputy state secretary Uldis Reimanis met with deputy Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of…
Latvian PM warns coalition partners the Minister of Economics will have to leave
Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš has warned coalition partners that, in addition to the resignation of Minister of the Interior Marija Golubeva, Minister…
Estonian government triggers confidence vote
In the Estonian Riigikogu, a vote of confidence is due on the government headed by the liberal Reform Party. It has been announced…
Day 81 of war in Ukraine: Defenders reach border in Kharkiv region, Eurovision winners point to Mariupol, invaders move forward in Donbas
In Ukraine on Monday, May 16, Russian occupation forces continued slow movement forward in the epicentre of the Donbas front. Ukrainian troops have…
Latvian minister resigns: I don’t think I should be ashamed of the work that I’ve done
«I resign because it’s not possible to work as minister of the interior without support from the prime minister. But now is not…
Grey economy continues growing in all Baltic States
The volume of grey economy in Latvia increased 1.1% last year, reaching 26.6% of the country’s GDP, according to results of Stockholm School…
Finland set on joining NATO; Sweden’s ruling party leans towards joining the alliance as well
Finland wants to become a NATO member state and will request membership, as confirmed by Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna…
Latvia’s President: the monument left by Soviet occupants in Pārdaugava must be dismantled
The decision to dismantle the so-called Occupation monument in Pārdaugava was correct, but it is important for the decision to be made by…
