Tartu City Council has approved the city’s 2025 budget, which totals €291 million.Tartu’s budget for 2024 was €305.3 million, with the council also adopting a…
Posts published in Day: December 19, 2024
Justice ministry wants to exempt cryptocurrency from officials’ interests declarations
Thursday, December 19, 2024A few months ago, the Ministry of Justice believed that officials and politicians should publicly declare their cryptocurrency holdings in the same way as securities.However,…
Re:Baltica reports on ownership switch at Daugavpils electronics plant
Thursday, December 19, 2024The Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism, Re:Baltica, and its partner Buro Media reports that a company in Daugavpils that had been identified as being owned…
Latvian license plates to get a bit of extra color from 2026
Thursday, December 19, 2024The Latvian national coat of arms will be able to be included on vehicle registration plates from 2026, according to amendments to the law “On the…
Final hours of ‘High Five!’ charity marathon
Thursday, December 19, 2024The last day of the charity marathon “High five!” is underway, with the total donated so far approaching 500,000 euros. In all 469,274 euros had already been…
Estonia’s monthly minimum wage increasing to €886 in 2025
Thursday, December 19, 2024This Thursday, the Estonian government approved an increase in the monthly minimum wage to €886 and hourly minimum wage to €5.31, effective January 1. Next…
Latvian coalition blasted for pulling central bank governor vote
Thursday, December 19, 2024Latvia’s three-party coalition government came under heavy fire in Saeima December 19 over its last-minute decision to cancel a planned vote on appointing a central…
Helenius’ Trigon Capital buys large agricultural producer Estonia Farmid
Thursday, December 19, 2024Joakim Helenius’ Trigon Capital has acquired one of Estonia’s largest agricultural companies, Estonia Farmid, which the entrepreneur plans to merge with his existing company, Väätsa…
Daily: Ämari munitions plant progress grinds to a halt over court action
Thursday, December 19, 2024Nitrotol OÜ, which planned to begin ammunition production at Ämari this spring, will have to wait, as Estonian Ammunition Plant OÜ, the runner-up in the…
Nord Express: a Rail Baltica project that delivers
Thursday, December 19, 2024A Rail Baltica project has been completed on budget and on schedule and what’s more, the results are even better than expected. No, I have not…