Latvian foreign trade value reached records in 2021
Under the influence of rebounding EU economy and high inflation the value of Latvian exports and imports reached records in 2021, official statistics…
Wind turbine falls down in Estonia
On Estonia’s largest island, a wind turbine has broken in pieces and fallen down. The accident, which could have had tragic consequences, has…
EU’s top court upsets Polish, Hungarian governments in historic ruling
The EU’s Court of Justice rejected on Wednesday, February 16, the actions brought by Hungary and Poland against the conditionality mechanism, which makes…
Wednesday’s new Covid-19 cases in Baltics
A total of 11 425 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours to Wednesday, February 16. 20…
Ukraine celebrates Unity Day being in European defence spotlight
Ukraine marks on Wednesday, February 16, its new national holiday, the Unity Day, Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reports. Russia announced recently plans to…
Latvia eases pandemic restrictions on children and shops
As the spread of Covid-19 in Latvia has decreased among children, the Latvian government decided to lift the requirement for minors to present…
Latvian ex-Health Minister cleared of charge of inaction to procure Covid-19 vaccines
Prosecutors in Latvia have dropped a charge against Latvia’s previous Minister of Health Ilze Viņķele for alleged inaction in procuring Covid-19 vaccines for…
University of Tartu awarded EUR 2 m by teacher from exiled family
The University of Tartu has received an unexpected gift aimed at supporting the Estonian language. A Canadian-Estonian has left the university’s Institute of…
European large telecoms push for involving online platforms in infrastructure development
Deutsche Telecom and other large telecommunications’ companies have urged the EU’s European Commission to make large online platforms share the burden of expensive…
