More than half of interviewed Latvian residents are quite tolerant of smuggling of alcohol, tobacco products and fuel. There are more than 60% of “sympathizers” in Lithuania and one-third of respondents in Estonia. Such are the results of the survey … Read More
A Lithuanian woman from Penevezys, northern Lithuania who fell victim to her partner’s domestic violence has won her case against the State of Lithuania at the European Court of Human Rights which ruled on Tuesday that Lithuania failed to provide … Read More
The Finance Ministers of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, Andris Vilks, Rimantas Šadžius and Jürgen Ligi, met in Vilnius on March 28th to discuss the euro, the upcoming Lithuanian presidenture of the European Council and other current issues. During the press … Read More
Some municipalities in Latvia have problems with proper use of EU funding year after year. In total, municipalities have lost 8.19 million LVL.EU funding is more often misused in projects realized by Jelgava District Council (18 cases), followed by Kuldiga … Read More
The number of people seeking asylum in Europe is on the rise, as conflicts and poverty force families to leave their home countries. The EU statistics office, Eurostat, said on Friday (22 March) the EU registered 330,000 asylum seekers in … Read More
Estonian Prime Minister, Andrus Ansip today stated that the current term will be his last. He will step down at the latest in 2015 - the year for elections in Estonia. As Chairman of the Reform Party and Prime Minister Andrus … Read More
Slovak and Czech authorities are running a “black PR campaign” against Polish food, says a government source quoted by the daily. They publicly stress that the quality of “an overwhelmingly large part” of Polish food is very low. A Czech … Read More
For many years the European Commission has been publishing the annual Innovation Union Scoreboard which, using 25 different indicators, provides a comparative assessment of the performance of the 27 Member States in such areas as financial accessibility, higher education, human … Read More
I’m not much of a traveler. My experience limits with few small trips to Poland, Lithuania, Estonia. I’ve spent ten the most adventurous days traveling through Georgia. Each summer I visit my two older sisters in Germany. That’s all. However, … Read More
Just 10,350 teachers for more than half a million pupils: that will be the situation after the Easter holidays unless the conflict between the Danish Union of Teachers and Local Government Denmark (LGDK) can be resolved, reports Avisen.dk. “The vast … Read More
Lithuanian farmers are asking the government to extend the existing ban on the sale of agricultural land to foreigners until direct payments to Lithuania reach the EU’s average level and to use national budget funds to cover the difference in … Read More
Thousands of tonnes of chemical weapons sunk in the Baltic Sea after WWII pose a lethal hazard to humans and the environment. After 70 years at the bottom of the sea, the corroded containers risk leaking deadly poisons, warns a … Read More
Although the Estonian government says it intends to attract more foreign exchange students to the country, the European Commission says it is difficult for non-EU students to stay after completing their studies. Estonia is hardly the only EU country where … Read More
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis cannot confirm that the European Central Bank has warned Latvia against taking in Russian money flowing away from Cyprus. Dombrovskis emphasizes that he does not have such information and he has also discussed the matter with Finance … Read More
Sixty-two percent of Poles are against adopting the European single currency and ditching the zloty, finds a new opinion poll. The poll by the Homo Homini institute reveals that just 32 percent are for entering the eurozone, in the wake of … Read More
A top prosecutor believes more Migration Board (Migrationsverket) employees will likely be implicated in an ongoing bribery probe launched after two employees were arrested on suspicions of selling residence permits. The Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) is investigating a number of … Read More
By Jan Fidler, co-ordinator of the South Baltic project Generation Balt. The maritime sector is an important driver of the present and future economy of the South Baltic Sea Region and is of great significance for employment in coastal regions. … Read More
Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat adds that prices are going up quicker than in other countries. Finland is amongst the most expensive countries compared to other Euro countries also when you look at the purchasing power of the residents The newspaper … Read More
The Danish national food authorities, Fødevarestyrelsen, have uncovered another meaty scandal after finding pork meat in food products that were labelled as beef. As part of a screening initiative that the food and agriculture minister, Mette Gjerskov launched in the wake … Read More
Economic growth in Eastern and Central Europe, in particular in the Baltic countries, is continuing steadily, according to SEB’s latest issue of its twice-yearly Eastern European Outlook. The three Baltic countries in particular, but also Poland, will continue to show … Read More
