Until now, renovation grants for apartment associations in Estonia were awarded based on how quickly applications were submitted.Starting this summer, however, an €80 million round…
Posts published in Day: May 9, 2025
Police record May 9 infractions across Latvia but no serious trouble
Friday, May 9, 2025Law enforcement officers have recorded dozens of violations in connection with attempts to mark Soviet ‘Victory Day’ in Latvia. Many of the incidents relate to the…
Tallink CEO: Finnish tourists haven’t disappeared but fewer trips made to Estonia
Friday, May 9, 2025In March, Estonian accommodation establishments hosted 19 percent fewer tourists than during the same month last year.Tallink Group CEO Paavo Nõgene said that Estonia has…
Mobile polling stations to be offered in some Latvian municipalities
Friday, May 9, 2025A total of ten Latvian municipalities have decided to organise mobile polling stations for the local elections in June, the Central Election Commission (CVK) announced…
Rail and road behind civil engineering construction boom
Friday, May 9, 2025Data published by the Central Statistics Bureau (CSB) May 9 showed a boom in civil engineering construction – with work on the major Rail Baltica infrastructure project…
Russian ‘Mere’ stores, sanctioned by Poland, thrive in Latvia
Friday, May 9, 2025The Polish Ministry of the Interior has sanctioned the owners of the Mere chain of budget stores for indirectly supporting Russian aggression in Ukraine. Mere…
Latvia receives EUR 293m from EU’s Recovery Fund
Friday, May 9, 2025On Friday, May 9, the University of Latvia (LU) Science House hosted a ceremony to mark the payment of a third installment from the EU’s Recovery Fund (RF) worth EUR…
Swine fever found in pig farm near Tukums, Latvia
Friday, May 9, 2025An outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been detected in a small farm with 36 pigs in Džūkste parish, Tukums municipality. This is the…
Estonia’s accommodated tourist numbers down 9 percent in March
Friday, May 9, 2025Accommodation establishments in Estonia served a total of 217,000 tourists this March — down 9 percent on year, including a 7 percent drop in foreign…
Latvian PM Siliņa marks Europe Day
Friday, May 9, 2025Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa released a video clip (above) on May 9th to mark Europe Day. An unofficial translation of her address in the…