The Lithuanian government has declared a nationwide emergency and four municipalities have declared local emergencies after a severe storm on 22-23 August 2026, BNS reported. Wind speeds reached up to 33 mps on the seaside and a month’s rain fell in 12 hours in some areas, according to the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service (LHMT), BNS reported….
The Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) has introduced a new two-tier system for mobile alerts informing the public of potential security threats, LSM reports. Alerts are now either yellow or orange, depending on the assessed seriousness of the threat. Yellow alerts will warn of possible threats in Latvian airspace requiring no immediate action from residents,…
Passenger traffic by land and sea transport increased in Latvia in 2025, according to the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reported. The number of passengers on land transport totalled 192.4 million in 2025, which was up 0.6% from 191.2 million in 2024. The number of passengers on regular bus lines amounted to 97.6 million (down…
Estonia’s Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture has established a task force to consider a possible new location for Tallinn Bus Station, ERR reports. One potential location could be next to the future Rail Baltica railway terminal in Tallinn’s Ülemiste district. However, Hannes Luts, chairman of the task force, noted that the area was mostly…
Estonia’s Tallinn city government has approved a new budget strategy, under which the city plans to invest EUR 100mn in public transport, including EUR 40mn of EU funds, over 2025-2028, ERR reports. Tallinn mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski said that the city will replace its trolleybus fleet with gas-fuelled buses and trams. Also, the city will build…
Traffic disruptions caused by major road reconstruction projects in Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, will begin to subside in September 2023, deputy mayor Vladimir Svet assures, ERR reports. Construction companies KE Infra and Merko Ehitus say that the work is proceeding on schedule. Streets have been closed in several of the busiest parts of the city, hampering…
