Lithuanian border scanner fails after uncovering smuggled cigarettes worth millions
50 kilometres from the Raigardas border crossing, there operates the Grodno cigarette factory. The border crossing has been popular among smugglers seeking to…
How to organize funerals, weddings and baptisms in Latvia during the lockdown? Ministry of Justice explains
Funerals, weddings and baptisms – how is it possible to organize such events during the period of tight restrictions? Latvia’s Ministry of Justice…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania‘s ruling Conservatives – trailblazers or trouble makers?
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN No other EU member state has been as much harsh and tough on authoritarian Belarus as Lithuania. No…
Curfew, stores closed shut and other epidemiological restrictions imposed in Latvia
From Thursday, 21 October until 15 November residents in Latvia will be able to leave their household at night only for emergencies, as…
Rimi, Maxima and Lidl unveil their open hours and strategy for the next month
Following the new and tight quarantine restrictions, the biggest food stores in Latvia – Lidl, Maxima and Rimi – are forced to change…
Åland Islands mark 100 years since avoiding Finland’s conflict with Sweden
The Åland Islands – a scenic and autonomous archipelago part of Finland – have marked a centenary since a conflict with Sweden was…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 935 in Latvia, 3 058 in Lithuania, 1 506 in Estonia
A total of 2 935 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 2 265 of the patients…
Acquisition and use of fake Covid-19 certificates may become a criminal offence in Latvia
Latvia’s parliament has received amendments to the Criminal Law. Amendments suggest making it a criminal offence to acquire and use a fake Covid-19…
WHO: Insufficient vaccine deliveries to low-income countries mean longer pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic will continue into the year 2022, because low-income countries do not receive vaccines against the virus disease despite promises to…
