A majority of Estonians oppose foreign labour, according to a Norstat poll for the Institute for Societal Research (YI), ERR reports. The survey shows that 71% of respondents oppose and 19% support bringing in labour from outside the EU, while 52% oppose and 37% support labour from other EU countries. Also, 76% of respondents think…
Several Ukrainian strike drones have crashed in the three Baltic States and Finland as Ukraine is attacking Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure, Baltic News and YLE reported. The drones are targeting oil and gas terminals and other infrastructure at Russia’s ports on the Gulf of Finland and the Kirishi oil refinery. One of the stray…
Lithuania has proposed an action plan to attract more investments from Taiwan, the Foreign Ministry announced, BNS reports. The plan, which remains a “working draft,” outlines priority sectors and potential projects with a focus on developing Lithuania’s high-tech sector, the ministry said. Asta Skaisgiryte, foreign policy adviser to President Gitanas Nauseda, said that Lithuania could…
The Latvian government has proposed granting a short-term loan of EUR 30mn to the national air carrier, airBaltic, due to the rapid rise in fuel prices, LSM reports. Speaking in an interview with LTV, Prime Minister Evika Silina admitted that the company may need more state support later, however. Earlier, airBaltic estimated that it would…
Estonia’s bankrupt state-owned airline, Nordica, has shut down operations after the sale of all its leased aircraft to US-based Regional One, ERR reports. Nordica’s last jet, a Bombardier CRJ-900NG, took off from Tallinn Airport on 31 March 2026. The planes had been leased to Nordica’s subsidiary, Regional Jet (Xfly), which has filed for bankruptcy as…
Companies in the Baltic States issued an all-time record of EUR 6.68bn in bonds in 2025, which was an increase of more than double from 2024, The Baltic Times reported. The volume of local bonds issued totalled EUR 1.37bn, which was up 42% over a year. The number of Baltic companies issuing bonds reached a…
The council of elders of the Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, agreed that the next presidential election could be held on 2-3 September 2026, ERR reports. The council will meet again on 26 February 2026 to discuss a possible candidate to the post. Õnne Pillak, chairwoman of the parliamentary group of the ruling Estonian Reform Party,…
Latvia’s foreign trade turnover totalled EUR 42.73bn in 2025, which was up EUR 2,198.7mn (5.4%) from 2024 at current prices, according to provisional data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. The total value of exported goods amounted to EUR 19.54bn, which was up EUR 698.1mn (3.7%) from 2024. The value of goods imported…
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene called for renaming the Taiwanese Representative Office in Vilnius to “Taipei Representative Office” instead, BNS reports. She argued that the decision to open the Taiwanese representation under its current name was a “hasty step,” suggesting that the mistake be corrected. However, such a move would not be a quick decision…