Lithuania: Klaipeda port ready to ship Ukrainian grain: CEO

Lithuania’s Klaipeda State Seaport could ship around 10 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain per year, CEO Algis Latakas announced, BNS reports. However, the logistics of transporting the grain to the port remained complicated, he noted. If the issue of logistics was solved, the port could begin handling Ukrainian grain today, Latakas stated. Earlier, Transport Minister…

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Estonia: EKRE rejects concessions, will continue obstruction

The Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE) has no intention to make any concessions and will continue to obstruct the current coalition government’s work in the parliament, the Riigikogu, in autumn 2023, EKRE chairman Martin Helme stated, ERR reports. Earlier, the coalition suggested that opposition parties withdraw questions and legislative proposals so as not to…

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Latvia: Pres. Rinkevics makes first official visit abroad to Estonia

Latvia’s new president, former foreign minister Edgars Rinkevics, made his first official visit abroad to Estonia on 10 July 2023, ERR reports. He met with Estonian President Alar Karis, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, and other officials in Tallinn. They discussed bilateral cooperation, regional cooperation projects, continued support for Ukraine, and the NATO summit in Vilnius….

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Lithuania: Cyber attacks target public transport, tourism services in Vilnius

Cyber attackers are conducting targeted DDoS attacks against Lithuania, Liudas Alisauskas, director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NKSC), announced, BNS reports. The attacks disrupted the mobile public transport ticket system, m.Ticket, in Vilnius and the website of the capital city’s development agency, Go Vilnius. Also, NKSC recorded two incidents when anti-NATO disinformation was broadcast…

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