Due to the repair of the Estlink 2 undersea cable electricity prices may increase.Bigbank’s Chief Economist Raul Eamets said the impact on Estonia’s GDP will…
Posts published in Day: December 27, 2024
NATO to boost Baltic Sea security following latest cable sabotage
Friday, December 27, 2024NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said December 27 that the alliance will increase its policing of the Baltic Sea following the latest example of suspected…
Diplomat: Why Latvia wants a seat on the UN Security Council
Friday, December 27, 2024As previously reported by LSM, Latvia has for several years been pondering how to gain a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),…
Fifth of Latvia’s population at poverty risk in 2023
Friday, December 27, 2024Provisional results from a survey on income and living conditions conducted by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB), published on December 27, show that 399 thousand people (21.6 %…
Armed Forces official accused of fraud
Friday, December 27, 2024The prosecutor’s office has charged an official of the National Armed Forces (NBS) with abuse of position, falsification of documents, and fraud in connection with…
99 drunk drivers caught in Latvia over Christmas week
Friday, December 27, 202499 drunk drivers and four people under the influence of drugs were caught by the State Police over Christmas. Latvian Television joined a raid in…
Moldova buys Tallinn’s old trolleybuses
Friday, December 27, 2024Moldova purchased Tallinn’s old trolleybuses at auction and will put the vehicles to use in the country’s public transport system, Tallinna Linnatransport (TLT) said on…
Government cuts support funding for Iru power plant from 2025
Friday, December 27, 2024Eesti Energia, owner of the Iru Power Plant, believes a change to the Electricity Market Act stripping the facility of cogeneration support is unconstitutional.The company…
Internal migration in Latvia goes toward Vidzeme and coastal areas
Friday, December 27, 2024While the overall trend is unchanged – people continue to move from the countryside to the cities – recent years have also seen people moving from…
Ministry planning several new alcohol policy restrictions
Friday, December 27, 2024The Ministry of Social Affairs is drafting a new national alcohol policy, which includes several new restrictions.For instance, there are plans to ban alcohol sales…