Latvia’s Radiosurgery Centre Sigulda (SRC Sigulda) has become the first stereotactic centre in the Baltic states to receive certification from the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society (ISRS), DELFI reports. The ISRS certification acknowledges that the clinic’s equipment, medical staff, and treatment processes align with the highest international standards. SRC Sigulda is part of Sigulda Hospital.
Latvia’s state-owned railway company, Latvijas Dzelzcels (Latvian Railways), has announced an auction of 5,000 tonnes of ferrous scrap metal on 12 July 2023, DELFI reports. The starting price will be EUR 300 per tonne. The items available for bidding include used railway rails of various lengths, turnout parts, rail fasteners, car retarders, and various rolling…
Around half of Estonian residents plan to go on vacation abroad in summer 2023, according to a survey by insurance firm If Kindlustus, BNS reports. Around 20% of respondents intend to go on vacation in a neighbouring country, while some 25% will travel farther away, including 7% to a holiday destination outside Europe. Meanwhile, 41%…
Sales of non-alcoholic beers have soared in Estonia over the past five years, Postimees reports. Kristiina Tamberg, head of communications and CSR at Prisma Peremarket, said that the market of non-alcoholic beers has been on an upward trend for several years. Sales of alcohol-free beers increased by 20% in 2021 and by another 8% in…
A fire broke out at the Live Square business centre in the city centre of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, on 1 July 2023, DELFI reported. Firefighters and an ambulance arrived at the scene on Gediminas Avenue at around 2pm. The fire damaged a room on the first floor of the building. The cause of the…
Beer prices in Lithuania are rising, leading locals to question why they have to pay as much as they would in Paris or Rome, LRT reports. The price of a pint of beer in central Vilnius can range from EUR 3.5 to EUR 6. Raimondas Pranka, president of the Vilnius nightlife association, NaktA, explains that…
Renovation work on the ground floor of Latvia’s Riga City Hall has started, LETA reports. The Riga City Council awarded the EUR 142,000 contract to Riga-based construction company UL Nami, which is owned by Uldis Lieknins. Under the project, the company will renovate the lobby on the ground floor of the City Hall building by…
Estonia’s Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) checked 50 websites of companies and entrepreneurs providing accommodation services in autumn and winter 2022/2023 for compliance, DELFI reports. TTJA checked if the website information on service providers, prices, and booking conditions was correct and sufficient. The agency found that price information was unclear in 20 cases,…
Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) has seized business documents of Ukrainian company IC Construction over suspected embezzlement at its Estonian partner, NGO Slava Ukraini, ERR reports, citing Ukrainian news portal Zaxid.net. IC Construction’s office in Lviv was searched on 23 June 2023. CEO Roman Panasyuk said that the company has launched an internal audit….