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Prime Minister of Lithuania Gintautas Paluckas, who is visiting Estonia on Monday, does not see any threat for cooperation between the Baltic countries and the United States. He stresses that the transatlantic partnership is a crucial measure of deterrence against Russia.
On 12 March, a new inter-agency initiative ’Academy on the integration of migrants and refugees in the Baltic countries 2025-2026’ will be launched for city administrations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Developed by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Council of Europe Intercultural Cities (CoE I...
The inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States opens new possibilities to halt Russia, says Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, in this year-end interview with Delfi. As 2024 draws to a close, it marks the third consecutive year of a major war oc...
Retired US General Ben Hodges, despite his official retirement, remains deeply involved in NATO logistics and advising on security matters in Eastern Europe. In an exclusive interview with DELFI, he emphasizes the crucial role of Finland and Sweden's NATO membership in bolstering the alliance's defe...
On Friday April 19 Lithuanian Delfi and the Nordic Council of Ministers in Lithuania hosted panel conference titled “Baltic Bridge to Alienating Societies: Discovering Shared Values to Ensure Regional Stability”. The conferences organisers invited a number of experts and professional from various sp...
Lithuania-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, manufacturer and distributor of products for life science research and diagnostics on the global market, has been named the most valuable company in the Baltics for the second consecutive year.
On 23-24 November, Vilnius will host the fifth international Baltic Transport Forum, the largest transport and logistics sector event in the Baltic countries. The milestone event will be opened by President Gitanas Nausėda and Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis.
All four battery storage parks with a combined capacity of 200 MW in Lithuania become officially operational on Wednesday, a key step towards increasing energy independence from Russia, the energy minister says.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis on Monday is participating in an informal meeting of the European Union’s foreign ministers in Ukraine.
A UN Refugee Agency’s representative has stated that Lithuania should allow irregular migrants enter the country before determining their status, a position highly disputed by Lithuanian politicians. Minister of the Interior Agnė Bilotaitė suggests that the situation of migrants in Belarus should be...
On 4-10 September, compared with the previous week, wholesale electricity prices in Lithuania and Latvia increased by 14% to EUR 127.48/MWh. In Estonia, electricity price rose by 13% to EUR 122.82/MWh.
President Gitanas Nausėda is paying a visit to Romania, where he is attending the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Summit. Speaking to the media in Bucharest, the Lithuanian president said it is possible to export millions of tonnes of Ukrainian through ports of the Baltic States and Poland.
According to independent electricity supplier Elektrum Lietuva, wholesale electricity prices in Lithuania and Latvia rose by 23% to EUR 142.58/MWh on 21-27 August, compared with the previous week. In Estonia, wholesale electricity price soared by 93% to EUR 153.39/MWh.
The biggest solar farm that will be built to date in Lithuania and the Baltics has been presented to the public. When the construction is fully finalised, the solar farm operated by European Energy will have a capacity of 65 MW(ac), the company said in a press release.
On 31 July-6 August, compared with the previous week, the wholesale price of electricity in Lithuania dropped by 29% to EUR 69.8/MWh. In Latvia and Estonia electricity prices fell by 35% to EUR 63.21/MWh.
On 17-23 July, compared with the previous week, the wholesale price of electricity in Lithuania and Latvia increased by 4% to EUR 91.69/MWh, whereas it decreased by 2% to EUR 80.79/MWh in Estonia.
On Wednesday, 19 July, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs paid an official visit to Lithuania and met with President Gitanas Nausėda in Vilnius. The heads of state discussed synchronisation of the Baltic States’ electricity system with continental Europe.
On Wednesday evening, US President Joe Biden delivered a public speech in Vilnius University’s Grand Courtyard. Earlier, the US president attended the NATO summit in Vilnius.
The Baltic and Finnish natural gas price index BGSI fell below the EUR 30/MWh threshold at the end of May, with the monthly BGSI reaching EUR 37.20/MWh. This is the first time that gas prices have been this low since the start of the energy crisis, reports natural gas exchange operator GET Baltic.
On Friday, 2 June, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė participated in the High Level Meeting of Speakers of Parliaments of NATO Member Countries in Vilnius.
