Leaders of the three Baltic States took part in the first Eastern Flank Summit, which was organised by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, LETA reported. The summit was also attended by leaders from Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, and Sweden as well as EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius. Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal noted that Europe’s eastern…
The Baltic States and Poland can become a bridge to reinforce relations with the United States, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said, LETA reports. Speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Polish President Karol Nawrocki in Riga, Rinkevics called on countries in the region to ensure that transatlantic ties are strengthened rather than weakened. He…
Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki will meet with his Latvian counterpart, Edgars Rinkevics, during a working visit to Latvia on 11 December 2025, LSM reports. The two presidents will discuss security issues, specifically the war in Ukraine, migratory pressure from Belarus, and the situation in the Baltic Sea. Also, Nawrocki will meet with Latvian Prime Minister…
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya plans to relocate from Lithuania to neighbouring Poland, well-informed sources told Radio Free Europe, LRT reports. According to the information, Tsikhanouskaya and at least part of her team will move from Vilnius to Warsaw. Earlier, the Lithuanian government downgraded Tsikhanouskaya’s security detail, citing a reassessment of threats. Dzianis Kuchynski, diplomatic…
Latvia’s foreign trade turnover totalled EUR 35.82bn at current prices in the first ten months of 2025, which was up 5.9% from the same period of 2024, according to provisional data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. Latvia’s exports of goods amounted to EUR 16.4bn (up 4.3%) and imports to EUR 19.41bn (up…
Europe has finally received the message, “loud and clear,” from successive US presidents that Europeans must take responsibility for their own security, Jonatan Vseviov, secretary general of the Estonian Foreign Ministry, said, ERR reports. He insisted that Europe must stand firm behind the principles that have made the current European security order possible — territorial…
Lithuania may suspend regular passenger services to neighbouring Belarus and Russia, Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovic stated, BNS reports. He said that such a measure was “definitely worth considering” in response to growing security threats from Belarus. However, the question was whether the move would have any real impact on the Belarusian regime or instead only…
The three Baltic States have joined Finland, Ireland, Poland, and Sweden in urging the EU to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, LETA reports. The seven member states sent a joint letter to European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa to express support for the EC’s proposal…
French risk management company Coface’s ranking of the 50 largest companies by turnover in the Baltic States in 2024 includes 28 companies in Lithuania, 15 in Estonia, and 7 in Latvia, LETA reports. The top five companies are all from Lithuania: retail holding group Vilniaus Prekyba with a consolidated turnover of EUR 8.02bn in 2024,…