The council of elders of the Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, will meet in early August 2026 to discuss the election of the country’s next president, ERR reports. Parliamentary speaker Lauri Hussar said that the council would meet within the next two weeks. He hoped that all parliamentary parties would come to the meeting with a…
The Latvian government held an extraordinary meeting of ministers to discuss the Ministry of Transport’s report on the current situation of the country’s ailing national air carrier, airBaltic, on 30 July 2026, LSM reported. The government nominated the State Treasury to represent the state at airBaltic’s bondholder meeting on 3 August 2026. At the meeting,…
Lithuania’s first prime minister after the restoration of the country’s independence, Kazimira Prunskiene, has died at the age of 83, BNS reports. She joined the Lithuanian Communist Party in 1980, was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, and helped establish the country’s pro-independence movement, Sajudis. She was appointed prime minister…
Latvia’s Interior Minister, Janis Dombrava, has called for an internal investigation of State Police chief Armands Ruks, LSM reports. Earlier, an off-duty police officer killed a man in Priekule and another police officer caused a road traffic accident near Aizkraukle, both while severely intoxicated, LETA and LSM reported. Speaking in an interview with TV3, Dombrava…
Latvia’s Prosecutor General’s Office (LRP) has opened an investigation into national air carrier airBaltic’s finances, following a request from Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, LETA reports. The investigation will assess whether decisions taken in relation to airBaltic’s financial situation have been in compliance with the law. LRP carried out a similar investigation in late 2024, but…
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics has turned to the State Security Service (VDD) over Hungarian banking group OTP Bank’s plan to acquire the Baltic banking group, Luminor Bank, LSM reports. He noted that the statement of intent on the possible acquisition was just the start of the process, adding that regulatory approval for the deal would…
The Latvian government is holding talks with 23 potential investors on the acquisition of Swedish telecommunications group Telia’s shares in the Latvian telecommunication companies, Tet and Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT), Economy Minister Viktors Valainis announced, LETA reported. He said that there was strong international interest in the deal and that the transaction was progressing largely…
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Lithuania to pay damages to a Saudi national who was detained at a secret CIA prison in the country, BNS reports. The court found that the man was held at the so-called black site near Vilnius for more than five months in 2005-2006. The man, who…
The Latvian state is in talks with three potential investors in the country’s national air carrier, airBaltic, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs announced, LSM reports. Speaking in an interview with Latvijas Radio, Kulbergs said that the state should no longer be involved in the aviation business. Also, he insisted that the state’s share in shouldering airBaltic’s…
