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Households’ purchasing power growing rapidly in Estonia

TALLINN - In the fourth quarter of 2014, average monthly gross wages were 1,039 euros (+5.3%, year on year). In 2014 as a whole, average gross w...

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Latvia’s GDP grew by 2.4% in 2014: Swedbank foresees 1.9% growth for 2015.

RIGA - Swedbank forecasts growth to slow to 1.9% in 2015, mostly owing to the deep recession in Russia. The revised data by the Central Statisti...

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Lithuanian Defence Council decides to reintroduce military conscription

VILNIUS - Having assessed the current geopolitical situation and threats to the state’s security, Lithuania’s State Defence Council ...

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Lietuva in brief

Lithuania short of cyber sleuths Cyber security used to be a rather a narrow topic, interesting only ...

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Russia sends note of protest to Vilnius over arming Ukraine

VILNIUS - The Russian Embassy in Vilnius announced on Friday that Moscow was sending a note formally protesting Lithuania’s  alleged ...

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President hopes that Nemtsov’s killers will be found and punished

RIGA - President Andris Berzins has spoken out about the recent shooting of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, expressing his hope tha...

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Latgale may get Russian-language TV channel

In an attempt to protect what has widely been termed by analysts as Latvia’s “information space,” politicians are planning to ...

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Latvija in brief

The Dudarevs Affair Just months after the Holostovs Affair — when Russian authorities booted fo...

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Latvian MEP Kalniete denied entry to Russia for Nemtsov funeral

On Monday March 2, Russia’s customs officials prevented Latvian MEP Sandra Kalniete, a member of Unity Party, was refused entry into Russi...

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Rural Latvia Emptying Out, Presenting Riga with Another Security Challenge

STAUNTON - Low birthrates and the flight of young people to work elsewhere in Europe are driving down both the urban and rural population of the...

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