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Swedbank cuts Latvia’s economic growth forecast to 2.5 percent

August 26, 2014 The Baltic Course 0

Swedbank has cut Latvia‘s economic growth forecast to 2.5% in 2014, reports LETA/Nozare.lv. […]

Norway’s food giant Orkla buys Latvia’s NP Foods

August 26, 2014 Baltic News Network 0

Norwegian company Orkla has become the owner of Latvia‘s NP Foods and its subsidiary companies Laima, Gutta, Staburadze and Margiris. […]

Senior official sets out Estonian hopes for NATO summit

August 26, 2014 Silver Tambur 0

Ahead of the NATO Summit in Wales senior government official says that Estonia is seeking reassurances on the continued stay of already increased allied presence in the country. The government never asked for huge static forces like the ones stationed in Germany. […]

Estonian General: It takes more than three hours to invade Estonia

August 26, 2014 Silver Tambur 0

Estonian retired Brigadier General Urmas Roosimägi rejects the assertion that Estonia could be overrun by the Russian forces in three hours – a claim made by the British columnist Edward Lucas in his article for the Politico magazine. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister: Germany’s wish not to harm Russia is understandable

August 26, 2014 BNS 0

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius says he understands why German Chancellor Angela Merkel wishes to find a solution to the Ukrainian crisis that would not harm Russia. He adds, however, that it is just as important not to harm Ukraine either. […]

Aggression in Ukraine: what consequences await its architects?

August 26, 2014 Marius Laurinavicius 0

In the first article about Dmitry Rogozin’s clan, I discussed how this clan developed and gained strength. However, in the context of aggression against Ukraine, it is crucial to focus attention not just on Rogozin and his clan’s ideology or rhetoric. […]

Iceland raises volcano warning level after eruption

August 25, 2014 Reuters 0

Scientists are flying over Iceland‘s Bardarbunga volcano, checking the surface. They’re collecting data after a small eruption occurred under the icecap of a huge glacier, the Dynjujokull. […]

Ukraine defiant on national day while rebels parade captured soldiers

August 25, 2014 Reuters 0

Ukraine marked its independence day with a military parade in the capital Kiev. […]

Lithuania condemns Russia’s unilateral actions in Ukraine at UN Security Council

August 25, 2014 the Lithuania Tribune 0

At the UN Security Council consultations on 22 August, Lithuanian Permanent Representative Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė condemned Russia‘s unilateral decision to bring the convoy of humanitarian aid into the territory of Ukraine without the latter’s assent, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs. […]

Rail Baltica company to apply for EU funding in October

August 24, 2014 BNS 0

RB Rail, a joint venture of the three Baltic countries that will coordinate the European-standard gauge railway project Rail Baltica, should apply to the European Commission for EU funding in October, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Saturday. […]

Lithuanian prime minister: H. Consul’s murder shows Ukraine is at war

August 24, 2014 BNS 0

The murder of Lithuania’s honorary consul in Luhansk has shown that what is happening in Ukraine is a war and that pro-Russian separatists are not choosing their victims, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said on Saturday. […]

US sanctions policy coordinator Daniel Fried: Russia seems to be digging itself deeper in the hole

August 23, 2014 Tomas Dapkus 0

Daniel Fried, coordinator for sanctions policy at the US State Department, says that it will take time before the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and the European Union begin showing tangible results, but they undoubtedly will. […]

Rail Baltica deal will not be signed before September

August 22, 2014 BNS 0

The Baltic countries will not sign a shareholders’ agreement for RB Rail, their joint venture for the European-standard gauge railway project Rail Baltica, in the summer, as expected, because some procedures have not yet been completed, Lithuanian Transport Minister Rimantas Sinkevičius said. […]

Lithuanian foreign minister in Ukraine: Russian convoy is “a provocation”

August 22, 2014 BNS 0

The entry of a Russian convoy into the territory of Ukraine is a provocation and a gross violation of international law, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius said after meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on Friday. […]

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Latvia celebrates 23rd anniversary of de facto restoration of independence

August 22, 2014 Baltic News Network 0

August 21 marks 23 years since the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia adopted the constitutional law on the governmental status of the Republic of Latvia. That ended the Declaration “On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia” and its established transition period for the restoration of independence. […]