So much for Baltic cooperation: Latvia threatens to tax Estonian, Lithuanian imports
Oct 01, 1998
Anastasia Styopina
RIGA - After exports to Russia froze in mid-August, Baltic food producers were forced to empty their loaded warehouses on the closest markers.In Latvia, milk products, pork and eggs from Lithuania and Estonia flooded the market, thus making life more difficult for local producers.Recently the Latvian government announced it is toying with the idea of customs tariffs on imports from its Baltic neighbors as a way to protect the local market. The announcement was met with strong opposition from Est ...
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