Chiefs of defence of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have sent a letter to Commander of the US European Command General Philip Breedlove, asking to deploy a brigade-sized unit in the region. […]
The Baltic states should have verified positions of Allies before submitting the request to NATO to deploy a military brigade in their territories, says Ramūnas Vilpišauskas, the director of Vilnius University’s Institute of International Relations and Political Science. […]
The three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, will ask NATO leadership to deploy a permanent brigade in an effort to deter Russia, the Lithuanian army‘s spokesman said on Thursday. […]
Kalle Laanet, the chairman of the Estonian parliament’s Constitutional Committee, says the question for Estonia must not be whether the country should receive refugees, but how it should be done, The Baltic Times reports. […]
A study of the expenses of households carried out by Swedbank’s Institute of Private Finances has revealed that Lithuanians spend less money on food than Latvians and Estonians. A family of four people that lives in Vilnius spends EUR 291 per month on recommended food products. The same food products cost in Riga by 7.2 percent more – EUR 312, whereas in Tallinn by 2.7 percent more – EUR 299. […]
Lithuania may soon join its Baltic neighbours in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) membership. Lithuania was invited to start the organization’s multi-year ascension process last month, a process Latvia started in 2012. Estonia joined the OECD in 2010. […]
The European Commission (EC) has asked four member-states, including Lithuania, to ensure the mandatory exchange of information under the European Union (EU) document security legislation and the integration of biometric features in residence permits, the EC reports. […]
I purposefully chose a title for my piece to evoke the notorious phrase from 1949 by the then US Secretary of Defense, James Forrestal: “The Russians are coming. The Russians are coming. They’re right around. I’ve seen Russian soldiers.” […]
The “Fifth Column” is a term often used by Kremlin propaganda against political rivals and civil society, generating myths, and spreading mistrust and fear among citizens. European media, and especially officials in the EU, should be very clear about what they mean when using the term, if use it at all. […]
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has compared compared the situation in Russia to “The Godfather” film and called Russian regime authoritarian capitalism, Postimees Online reports. […]
There have been no clear charges pressed against Estonian security police officer Eston Kohver, currently kept detained in Russia, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Keit Pentus-Rosimannus said in Vilnius on Wednesday. […]
With the Russian 9th of May celebrations of Soviet victory in World War Two approaching, many in the Baltic States are concerned about the potential risk of provocations or confrontation stemming from the more radical and disgruntled elements of the local Russian minority. Moreover, since Russia launched a shadow war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, NATO, American, and European governments have been increasingly concerned about the risks of hybrid warfare in Poland and the Baltic region. […]
Despite the Ukraine conflict, German companies continue to believe in the good prospects of the three Baltic markets. Nine out of ten German investors participating in the recent survey of the AHK Baltic States would re-invest in the region. […]
Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas has a pretty clear idea about whether Russia could use force in the Baltic states to “defend” Russian compatriots – absolutely not. He is also clear about the reason for his optimism. The human rights situation in Russia leaves much to be desired, whereas people in the Baltics have no reason to want to be defended. […]
Prosecutors say that plans by Bionovus, an Icor-controlled biofuel supplier, to merge with its Estonian-registered owner and cease operations will have no impact on their investigation into the company’s deals, but some lawyers say that this would make it more difficult to gather documents needed for the probe. […]
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