The husband of Lithuania’s former social security minister, who had to resign over suspicious family ties, had business dealings with a Russian national convicted for…
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New US defence attaché accredited to Lithuania
Tuesday, June 18, 2024On 17 June, next Defence Attaché of the United States of America Lt Col Jesse Allgeyer was accredited to Lithuania at a ceremony at the…
Justice Minister says “envelope salary” claims are ‘absurd’
Thursday, April 25, 2024The allegations by the head of the IT company SOAAR Renārs Kadžulis that during the 2014 Saeima elections, there have been attempts to falsify election…
IT minister wants €200 million loan to develop Estonia’s e-state
Tuesday, February 6, 2024The Minister of Economy Affairs and Information Technology Tiit Riisalo (Eesti 200) wants to use a €200 million loan to develop and expand Estonia’s e-state…
Estonian finance minister: Car tax should focus more on emissions
Thursday, September 7, 2023On Wednesday, following a working meeting with Estonian Minister of Climate Kristen Michal (Reform), Estonian Minister of Finance Mart Võrklaev (Reform) said that once the…
No plan to pour additional resources into Nordica
Tuesday, August 1, 2023Estonia’s Minister of Climate Kristen Michal said that stabilizing Nordica may prove impossible. The minister does not plan to make additional funds available to the…
Spoke too soon? Lithuanian minister under fire for revealing tank deal on Facebook
Tuesday, August 1, 2023Last week, Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas announced on Facebook that the country decided it would acquire the German Leopard 2 tanks. As the news spread…
Rinkēvičs: tougher police response to hate crime needed
Tuesday, August 1, 2023The President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs expects a much more targeted response from the State Police (VP) to hate crimes, Rinkēvičs stated at a press conference on Tuesday following…
Lithuania says it plans to acquire German Leopard tanks
Monday, July 31, 2023The Material and Technical Support Department of Lithuania has sent a letter to the German Ministry of Defense outlining its intentions to purchase Leopard tanks.…
Climate minister wants tighter controls for bio-additive fuel requirements
Thursday, June 29, 2023Estonian Minister of Climate Kristen Michal (Reform) has sent a draft bill for approval, which would shorten the monitoring period for assessing compliance with the…