European leaders have agreed to tighten the existing sanctions against Russia after war in Ukraine, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda says, adding, however, that some EU member states are not yet ready to stop imports of Russian resources. “Yes, we have to admit that some countries are not yet ready toContinue Reading
Det er helt grunnleggende for norske interesser å ta vare på fiskerisamarbeidet med Russland, mener fiskeriminister Bjørnar Skjæran. – Det er ikke aktuelt å stenge russiske fiskefartøy ute av norsk økonomisk sone. Det skriver fiskeri- og havminister Bjørnar Skjæran i en e-post til NRK. Storbritannia har stengt havnene for russiskeContinue Reading
Temperatures had dropped significantly ahead of Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre’s visit to the border town of Kirkenes. As he met with journalists in front of the local ship repair yard, the minister shivered with cold. Vestre has reason to feel the chill. Only few kilometres eastContinue Reading
Russia’s operation in Ukraine has resulted in the rise of energy resource prices, as gas price soared by nearly 40% and the price of oil reached USD 105 (EUR 94.18) On the day of Russian operation, Thursday, February 24, Brent crude oil price hit USD 105 per barrel for theContinue Reading
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
More than half of Finland’s residents are worried about the impact higher energy prices will have on their housing costs, says Nordea Bank. According to the results of a survey commissioned by Nordea, 58 percent of respondents voiced concerns about energy prices. One in four said rising energy prices areContinue 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
The EU commission on Thursday recommended that the bloc’s vaccination certificate, which has allowed free travel of Covid-vaccinated Europeans, be valid only up to nine months after a second dose. “We propose a validity of nine months for the European anti-covid certificate and beyond this period, its validity would noContinue Reading
Kaunas and Vilnius are on Thursday hosting events to commemorate 5,000 Jews from Berlin, Munich, Vienna and Wroclaw killed in the Ninth Fort of Kaunas 80 years ago. The government has said in a press release that delegations from the German, Austrian and Polish cities are expected to attend theContinue Reading
Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö has confirmed that the country will seek the chairpersonship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2025, the 50th anniversary of the organisation’s founding conference in Helsinki. Speaking on Monday at a seminar held by the Körber Foundation during his visit toContinue Reading