Baltic: EU conference on Baltic Sea region in Tallinn

Over 500 experts and decision-makers from across the Baltic Sea region will attend the 17th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, on 11-13 May 2026, BNS reports. The central theme of this year’s forum is resilience. The conference participants will discuss regional security and…

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Estonia: Third power connection to Finland postponed

Estonia and Finland have postponed a decision on the construction of a third undersea electricity cable between the two countries until 2031, ERR reports. Kalle Kilk, CEO of Estonia’s state-owned transmission system operator, Elering, said that the timetable for the EstLink 3 project was pushed back at Finland’s request. Instead of the previously planned completion date of…

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Baltic: Disability discrimination highest in Estonia

The share of people with or without disabilities who felt discriminated against in administrative offices and public services is the EU’s highest in Estonia, according to survey data from Eurostat, LSM reports. As many as 14.6% of people with disabilities perceived discrimination when interacting with public administration or accessing public services in Estonia in 2024,…

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Lithuania: Finance Minister urges talks, pressure on US

Lithuania’s Finance Minister, Kristupas Vaitiekunas, urged the EU to pursue negotiations and prepare retaliatory measures after US President Donald Trump again threatened to raise tariffs, BNS reports. He predicted that the EU would be “in this game” through Trump’s entire term in office. “This process involving tariffs, negotiations, and pressure from both sides will be…

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Latvia: Riga Fertilizer Terminal seeks sanctions exemption

Latvia’s Riga Fertilizer Terminal (RFT) has again asked the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FID) for a waver on EU sanctions in order to resume operations, LSM reports. RFT pledged to isolate the company’s majority owner, sanctioned Russian oligarch Dmitry Mazepin, from the company’s management and profits. However, Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) pointed out that…

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Baltic: Nordic, Baltic ministers back Ukraine’s EU, NATO entry

Ukraine “firmly anchored in the European family is in the interest of European security and essential for Europe’s future as a geopolitical power and economic actor,” the foreign ministers of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) countries stated, ERR reports. Following their two-day meeting in Estonia’s Kuressaare on 29-30 April 2026, the ministers expressed support for Ukraine’s…

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