Lithuania supports Israel’s efforts to repel attacks by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas has said. “What Lithuania does support is Israel’s…
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Travelers advised against bringing foreign plants into Latvia
Monday, October 9, 2023On foreign trips, let us enjoy exotic plants, take pictures of them, but not take them home, a new European Food Safety Authority campaign calls. This…
Belarusian business in Latvia under security suspicions
Monday, October 9, 2023The State Security Service (VDD) suspects a Belarusian businessman in Latvia of breaching European Union sanctions. He entered Latvia with the support of the Investment and…
EU fund fraud case launched in Latvia
Monday, October 9, 2023Several investigations into suspected European Union (EU) money fraud have involved production buildings in industrial parks, where it has been suspected that projects were aimed at…
Baltic Assembly prizewinners announced
Sunday, October 8, 2023The Baltic Assembly Prize in the Arts has been awarded to Estonian artist Peeter Laurits for his outstanding and diverse artistic work and the project ‘Biotopia’, according to…
Lithuania parliament vice-speaker: Purpose of our visit is to deepen cooperation, help Armenia on its chosen path
Sunday, October 8, 2023I appreciate your visit to Armenia as a step of support in such a difficult period for us. I am sure you are aware of…
Vilnius named European Green Capital 2025
Saturday, October 7, 20232025 in the final of the European Commission’s Green Cities 2025 Awards. Vilnius beat two runners-up, Portugal’s Guimarães and Austria’s Graz, in the final in…
3,255 Russians will receive letters asking them to leave Latvia
Thursday, October 5, 2023The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) has sent out 3,255 information letters about the expiry of residence permits to those Russian citizens who have…
Estonian organizations call for New York consulate to stay open
Thursday, October 5, 2023Fifteen Estonian organizations in the USA and more than 80 people, including a number of famous cultural figures and entrepreneurs, are appealing to the state…
EBU warns against shutdown of Russian-language public media in Latvia
Thursday, October 5, 2023The influential European Broadcasting Union (EBU) warned October 5 that a Saeima-approved plan to completely end funding for public media in the Russian language could constitute a…