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Poland’s new foreign minister puzzles policymakers in Vilnius

October 6, 2014 lzinios.lt 0

Lithuanian politicians are hoping that the change in leadership of neighbouring Poland’s diplomatic corps will have a positive impact on bilateral relations. Meanwhile political analysts predict that Poland’s president will assume more leadership in the country’s foreign policy. […]

Russian-speakers’ party wins elections in Latvia, but ruling coalition retains majority

October 5, 2014 Baltic News Network 0

With nearly 98% of votes in Latvia‘s general elections counted, the social-democratic party Harmony Centre, representing the country’s Russian-speaking minority, has received the largest support in the 12th Saeima elections. However, the ruling coalition – Unity, the Union of Greens and Farmers (UGF) and the National Alliance – has retained majority of votes in the Saeima, data published by the Central Election of Latvia show. […]

Made-up love story and forged passport used to back Lavrov’s allegations against Lithuania

October 3, 2014 DELFI EN 0

After Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov made allegations that Polish and Lithuanian mercenaries were fighting in Ukraine, the Russian media took upon itself to find proof for the minister’s claims. […]

Baltic states awarded for promoting pro-European ideas

October 2, 2014 BNS 0

The Association of German Magazine Publishers have awarded the Golden Victoria Prize to the three Baltic states for promoting and implementing pro-European ideas, the Lithuanian President’s Office said in a press release. […]

EU says no to joint Estonian-Finnish LNG terminal project

October 2, 2014 Baltic Business News 0

EU has rejected the proposal to finance the development of joint LNG terminal projects proposed by the Estonian company Alexela Energia and Finland‘s Gasum Oy, writes Eesti Päevaleht. […]

Competing interests threaten Baltic pressure on Russia

September 30, 2014 STRATFOR 0

With the September 30 review of EU sanctions against Russia approaching, the Baltic states are among several countries interested in maintaining the pressure on Moscow for its role in the Ukraine crisis. However, Baltic nations are also operating under significant constraints, including the region’s economic ties to Russia and the competing interests of larger EU countries that want to improve relations with Moscow. […]

Moscow’s plan to decoy the West

September 30, 2014 DELFI EN 0

Moscow seems to be making effort to patch up its relations with the West after a fall-out over Ukraine by trying to refocus attention away from Eastern Europe and onto the Middle East. Experts say, however, that the trick might not work. […]

Russian foreign minister Lavrov says many Poles and Lithuanians are fighting in Ukraine

September 29, 2014 BNS 0

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated that many Poles and Lithuanians are fighting in Ukrainian “battalions, created and financed by oligarchs”. […]

Two options for Estonian economy: slow fadeout or risky development

September 28, 2014 Baltic Business News 0

Tallinn University of Technology professor Rainer Kattel writes in Postimees that because of the European debt crisis and the Ukraine crisis, the outlook for the Estonian economy remains bleak. […]

Visegrad differences will always exist, but V4 is much stronger than critics make out

September 27, 2014 Wojciech Przybylski 0

An interview with Andras Racz, a Senior Research Fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs. […]

Putin’s former aid: Russia has been preparing for global war since 2003

September 26, 2014 DELFI EN 0

People in the Baltic states cannot feel secure. Russian President Vladimir Putin has a plan he has been working on for over a decade. So says former adviser to President Putin, Andrey Illarionov. […]

Latvian MEP slammed by EP leaders for comments on Crimea

September 26, 2014 ELTA EN 0

European Parliament President Martin Schulz has sent a letter to European Parliament Member from Latvia Tatjana Zdanoka (Latvian Union of Russians), telling her that he has immediately informed the proper authorities in Ukraine regarding her comments about Crimea, which are “in contradiction to the EU’s stance”. […]

Too early to speak about lifting Russia sanctions, Lithuanian foreign minister says

September 25, 2014 BNS 0

It is too early to lift the existing sanctions on Russia, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says. […]

Interest in Baltic investment opportunities steady

September 25, 2014 ELTA EN 0

According to the latest Prudentia M and A Folio study, local and foreign investors’ interest in investment opportunities offered by the Baltic countries is steady at the moment, the investment banking and financial advisory company Prudentia reports. […]

Latvia’s Security Police says residency permits to Russians may threaten national security

September 24, 2014 The Baltic Course 0

Despite economic benefits, residency permits granted to persons from Russia can increase risks to Latvia‘s security, the Security Police believe, cites LETA. […]

Russia expanding soft power, Estonian official says

September 24, 2014 News.err.ee 0

Head of Estonia‘s Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson said that Russia‘s soft power policies were increasingly purposeful. […]

Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Heletey (R), Polish Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak (C) and Lithuanian Defense Minister Juozas Olekas shake hands after signing an agreement on the creation of a joint military brigade on Sept. 19 in Warsaw.

Amid conflict, Poland pushes Ukraine to align with West

September 23, 2014 STRATFOR 0

Throughout the conflict in Ukraine, Poland has tried to use competition between Russia and the West to advance its own interests, which include pulling Ukraine further into the Western camp and pushing for stronger NATO commitment to bolstering Poland against Russia. However, Poland will be limited in its ability to meet its objectives, especially because the next few months will likely see a de-escalation of the stand-off in Ukraine. For its part, Warsaw will continue to pursue regional cooperation initiatives to mitigate the threat from Moscow. […]

How Russia pits Baltic states against one another

September 23, 2014 www.lrt.lt 0

Even before it had finished “defending” the rights of Russian compatriots in Ukraine, Moscow spoke about oppression of Russian-speakers in the Baltic states last week, as its Foreign Ministry official demanded that the international community put a stop to alleged russophobia. […]

Estonian paper says country needs Russian investment

September 22, 2014 Baltic Business News 0

It is hardly surprising that in the atmosphere of instability that the Baltic states have found themselves lately, the Estonian state keeps regarding Russian capital as a source of major risk. […]

New TV channel in Estonia to focus on quality Russian-language content

September 22, 2014 News.err.ee 0

Media experts say the new Russian-language public broadcasting television channel, approved by the Estonian government last week, must win over viewers with quality programming about everyday life in Estonia. […]