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The Baltic states, also known as the Baltic countries, Baltic republics, Baltic nations or simply the Baltics (Estonian: Balti riigid, Baltimaad, Latvian: Baltijas valstis, Lithuanian: Baltijos valstybės), is a geopolitical term used for grouping the three sovereign states in Northern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
On Friday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with Estonian President Alar Karis and Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs in Klaipėda for a regular annual meeting of the Presidents of the three Baltic States. The three leaders discussed the security situation in the region, support for Ukraine, energy inde...
At a meeting in Palanga on Wednesday ministers of defence of the Baltic States agreed that in the face of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, it was critical to continue the trilateral cooperation thus strengthening collective deterrence and defence, while the Baltic solidarity had to be stronger tha...
Baltic and Icelandic foreign ministers have highlighted the aspirations of Georgian people to continue taking the path of democracy as they arrived in Tbilisi on Wednesday. The controversial “foreign influence” law passed by the Georgian parliament on Tuesday blocks the way for the country’s Europea...
On 1 May, presidents of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – Gitanas Nausėda, Edgars Rinkēvičs and Alar Karis – issued the joint statement on the 20th anniversary of membership of the Baltic States in the European Union.
Dictatorships in Russia and Belarus, then a full-scale war that Russia launched against Ukraine pushed millions of people to migrate abroad. The total number of foreigners in Lithuania crossed the record mark of 200,000 last year, according to official data from the Migration Department. How locals ...
A floating measuring station with specialised equipment has been brought to the maritime area of the future offshore wind farm, reports Ignitis Renewables, an international green energy company.
The Russian war in Ukraine is a threat to the Euro-Atlantic security, therefore additional allied capabilities reinforcing the eastern flank of NATO remain. NATO allies stand ready to defend every inch of NATO territory and their military presence on the ground in Lithuania deters potential adverse ...
Russia has declared numerous politicians and officials from the Baltic States and Eastern Europe as “wanted”.
The Baltic States should join their bidding zones to boost competition in the electricity supply market, says Lithuania’s energy regulator.
Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says Moscow’s latest accusation levelled at the Baltic States is yet another sign that Lithuania must boost its security.
On 22-28 January, NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, said the National Defence Ministry of Lithuania.
The Baltic States have decided to build a common defence line to prepare for a possible war, and this move should not be interpreted as calling Western commitments in doubt, says Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.
Ignitis, a smart energy solutions company that operates Ignitis ON, the largest fast charging network for electric vehicles in Lithuania, signed a contract with OG Elektra AS for the installation of zero-emission fast chargers for electric vehicles in the parking lots of 25 Grossi stores across Esto...
Paysera, Lithuania-based fintech company, estimates that shoppers in the Baltic States spent EUR 102 million on goods and services from online shops between Black Friday and Christmas Eve, the busiest period of Christmas gift shopping. The sum spent on online goods during this period rose by 16% or ...
Lithuania’s Chief of Defence General Valdemaras Rupšys is taking part in a two-day meeting of the Baltic Chiefs of Defence in Riga, Latvia, the army said in a press release.
The State Security Department (VSD) has stated that emails with bomb threats sent to Lithuania’s schools and kindergartens represent a coordinated and deliberate attack by hostile countries. The police stated that the number of emails with bomb threats in the Russian Language has reached 633.
On Thursday, 5 October, the largest in the Baltic States military equipment repair workshop Vilkas (Wolf) was opened in Rukla, central Lithuania.
On Thursday, the US rotational battalions will change over during a ceremony at General Silvestras Žukauskas Training Area at Pabradė, the National Defence Ministry reports.
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...
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.
