A new law in Estonia will allow ships sailing under the Estonian flag to employ private armed security guards in high-risk zones, enhancing protection against piracy and armed robbery, ERR reports. The move aims to boost the international appeal of the Estonian flag by enabling shipowners to contract security services more flexibly. Security personnel can…
The state-run development agencies of the three Baltic States have signed an agreement to increase bilateral and trilateral cooperation, ERR reports. The agreement will allow the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV), Latvia’s Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFLA), and Lithuania’s Central Project Management Agency (CPVA) to share information and expertise more effectively. The three…
The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Latvian parliament, the Saeima, Rihards Kols (National Alliance), urged member states of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to designate the Russian private military company, Wagner Group, as a terrorist organisation, LSM reports. Speaking at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Vancouver, Canada,…