A funding request of EUR 494.3 million will be submitted to the Connecting Europe Facility for Rail Baltica project, as decided by Latvian Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday, 11 January. Ministry of Transport reports the government presented a report on the progress with Rail Baltica in Latvia. The decision wasContinue Reading
The general public and politicians have to decide whether universal military conscription in Lithuania should include women, Darius Kuliesius, President Gitanas Nauseda’s chief national security advisor, said on Tuesday. “It is society as a whole and all politicians who have to make a decision on this matter,” the advisor toldContinue Reading
Universal military conscription for young people just out of high school could be introduced in Lithuania in 2027 or 2029 and would cost the state hundreds of millions of euros, according to a feasibility study carried out by the Defense Ministry. The document said that preparations for universal conscription wouldContinue Reading
The price of electricity will rise by more than €100 in the Nord Pool Estonia price area on Monday. On Sunday the price was €145.82 per megawatt-hour and it will be €248.71 on Monday. It will be highest between 9 a.m and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. whenContinue Reading
Amendments to the Lithuanian state railway company’s contract with Belarus’ potash giant Belaruskali should have been submitted to the governmental National Security Commission for evaluation, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has said. Simonyte has told the public broadcaster LRT that Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG) amended its contract with Belaruskali inContinue Reading
Director General of the Competition Authority Märt Ots said that European Union directives allow regulated energy prices for home and small consumers. This would make it possible to sell electricity at cost price in Estonia. “It is definitely possible in Estonia, provided there is political will,” Ots said at aContinue Reading
NATO must discuss European security issues with all allies, Estonian President Alar Karis said following a phone call with United States President Joe Biden and other heads of state of NATO’s Eastern European members on Thursday. “Estonia’s position is clear — NATO discusses the security issues of Europe, including thoseContinue Reading
The delegation of the foreign affairs committee of the Estonian parliament visited Washington, D.C. to meet with members of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States, according to committee chairman Marko Mihkelson, security assistance to the Baltic states should remain at least on the current level.Continue Reading
JCL is also “astonished and disturbed” by announcements by the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, as if Jews and other ethnic minorities of Lithuania are suffering here in Lithuania from “serious discrimination” etc. “Lithuania is a democratic country that respects its Jewish citizens and treats all its citizens equally.Continue Reading
People who decide to fight illegal wars for other countries need to be held responsible, legal expert Lavly Perling says in an interview. News of around 20 Finns having fought on the side of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine broke last week. This suggests Estonians joining Donetsk or Luhansk fightersContinue Reading