A week after Russian authorities banned the import of certain types of products from the United States, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway, St. Petersburg supermarkets that stock a large share of imported goods are showing the impact the ban is … Read More
Wind generation of electricity rose by 66 percent in the first six months of the year before producer incentives were scaled back, energy officials said yesterday. The growth spurt was mainly centred on the north of Germany and the state … Read More
Finland is set to be the EU country second-hardest hit by anti-Russian sanctions, says Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Petteri Orpo. He says that entitles Finland to tens of millions of euros in compensation form the European Union. European Union … Read More
The eurozone economy is facing another slowdown after figures revealed that industrial output fell for a second successive month. Data published yesterday by Eurostat showed a 0.3 percent drop in output, which covers manufacturing and energy goods, in June across the … Read More
The Estonian government approved today a bill that sets an upper limit to the credit cost of consumer loans and is a part of the package of legislative acts the government is compiling to solve problems accompanying the controversial speed … Read More
The first shipment of dairy products intended for the Russian market has reached stores in Lithuania. They are sold at a discount. “As of today, Maxima XX and Maxima XXX stores will provide their consumers with cottage cheese that was intended … Read More
The Agriculture Ministry in Schleswig-Holstein has found that meat tainted with Listeria was imported to the north German state. Twelve people in Denmark have died from consuming meat tainted with the the bacteria Listeria. It is not yet known if … Read More
About 35,000 people have been hit by delays when flying with Norwegian - and now Swedish passengers have demanded millions of kronor in damages from the airline. Low-budget airline Norwegian has been hit by problem after problem since beginning long-haul … Read More
The Voice of Russia, the Russian government’s international radio broadcasting service, is looking into securing a broadcast license in Helsinki. However there are no free radio long-term FM broadcasting frequencies available and Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja says he’s not open … Read More
E-commerce giant Amazon is carrying out a huge recruitment as it prepares to launch its three Polish logistics centres. Amazon may soon become a major employer in western Poland, with jobs available for some 8,500 people within the next three … Read More
The number of young people that leave Latvia to immigrate to other countries is nearly two times higher than the average in Europe, said Education and Science Ministry’s Initiative and Development Department’s Deputy Director Sanda Brūna during yesterdays international conference Youth in … Read More
St. Petersburg authorities said that passport or driver’s license information will be required to access Wi-Fi on the city metro and on other public Internet networks under a new government decree that public network operators require user identification, the government’s … Read More
The number of foreigners from crisis-hit EU countries receiving unemployment benefit in Germany has risen sharply, a newspaper reported today, as lawmakers mull tightening rules for foreign job-seekers. More migrants from Eastern Europe and countries hit by the Euro crisis … Read More
American magazine Newsweek published an article that points out that the Estonian Security Police (KaPo) is one of the best counter-intelligence agencies in Europe; Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Domestic Security Policy Erkki Koort agrees, LETA/Postimees Online reports. Newsweek writes in … Read More
Latvian Food and Veterinary Service has received laboratory test results that confirm the presence of African swine fever in two wild boars that were shot in Ludza Parish and Cirma Parish, as well as one dead wild boar that was … Read More
After Russia banned food product import from the EU, trucks with cargo which left for Moscow before the ban were told to return to Lithuania. This was reported on Saturday by Lithuanian road carriers, writes LETA/ELTA. Their biggest concern remains … Read More
The Swedish Coast Guard said they spotted what is believed to be a humpback whale swimming in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the island of Gotland. The whale, said to be more than 10 meters in length and … Read More
When choosing their summer holidays, many European opt for a cruise, or use a ferry to get where they are going. A very important aspect of passenger shipping is safety. Thanks to EU-funded research, evacuating large passenger ships could be … Read More
Statistics Lithuania informs that at the beginning of 2014, the estimated population of Lithuania amounted to 2943.5 thousand, i.e. by 28.4 thousand (1%) less than at the beginning of 2013. In 2005-2013, the population declined by 411.7 thousand, or 12.3%, … Read More
Emergency services announced late Friday morning that many of the residents who evacuated their homes near the forest fire can finally return. People who have evacuated homes on farming lands south of Västerfärnebo may now return home, as well as … Read More