This week, the Baltic presidents called for reforming the UN Security Council, and defence officials discussed strengthening NATO’s eastern flank. As new GDP forecasts were published, Estonia’s government presented its draft budget for 2025, while the Latvian government unveiled plans for tax changes. Also, possible pension reforms were discussed in both Latvia and Lithuania. ***…
This week, Baltic candidates for EU commissioners were named, and the IMF backed down under pressure on its planned Russia mission. The Estonian government agreed on next year’s draft budget, pressed the Orthodox church to cut ties with Moscow, and voted to condemn Israel. Latvia’s president toured the US, the transport minister survived yet again,…
This week, Baltic leaders visited Ukraine, urging allies to lift all arms restrictions. In Estonia, informal talks have begun on the next president, as the government plans to raise taxes. Latvia intends to borrow more and imposes more restrictions on Russians and Belarusians, while talks continue on the national air carrier. Lithuania’s Finance Ministry raises…
This is the first ever edition of Baltic Week, our curated free newsletter of top news items from the three Baltic States over the past week (or so). Please note that this new feature will be quite experimental for now, and that this first edition will probably be much longer than subsequent editions. You can…
