Latvia: More than 250 criminal cases over sanctions violations

Latvia’s State Revenue Service (VID) has stopped over 5,000 shipments of goods for possible violation of EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus, LSM reports. VID has initiated more than 250 criminal cases over sanctions violations, including 114 in 2022 and 144 in 2023. Raimonds Zukuls, director of VID’s customs administration, said that most of the…

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Estonia: PM Kallas under pressure over husband’s business in Russia

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is under pressure after ERR revealed that Keila-based logistics company Stark Logistics, in which her husband, Arvo Hallik, owns nearly 25% of shares, has continued to do business in Russia. Stark Logistics has shipped metal containers manufactured by Tallinn-based Metaprint to Russia. The majority owner of both Metaprint and Stark Logistics…

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Estonia: Freen to begin producing wind turbines in Kohtla-Järve

The Estonian metal processing company, Freen, will invest EUR 5.9mn to begin manufacturing wind turbines at its factory in Kohtla-Järve, BNS reports. Estonia’s business support agencies, KredEx and Enterprise Estonia (EAS), will provide EUR 2.6mn of financial support for the project from the EU’s Just Transition Fund. Freen completed the construction of the first phase…

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