Lithuania’s Klaipeda State Seaport opened the new cruise season on 2 May 2026, The Baltic Times reported. CEO Algis Latakas said that the port expected altogether 64 cruise ships with around 90,000 tourists to visit Klaipeda in 2026, which would be an all-time record in the port’s history. In 2027, the port may receive more…
Estonia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.4% in April 2026 from a year earlier, according to Statistics Estonia, ERR reports. The price of goods went up by 3.8% and of services by 2.8% on year. The rise in consumer prices was driven mostly by higher fuel, housing, and food costs. Transport costs increased by…
Lithuania should not rule out dialogue with neighbouring Belarus, Mindaugas Sinkevicius, chairman of the ruling Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP), stated, BNS reports. He suggested that contacts between deputy ministers could be possible, particularly if they take place at US invitation. Sinkevicius highlighted the release of political prisoners and the lifting of some sanctions after…
The Latvian government will have to decide on additional capital needed for the country’s national air carrier, airBaltic, in 2026, Finance Minister Arvils Aseradens stated, LETA reports. He stressed that the airline’s future operations required capital investment. However, the government would have to seek additional sources of funding for such an investment, the minister explained….
Estonia’s Minister of Finance, Jürgen Ligi, has rejected a proposal to lower the excise duty on diesel fuel temporarily, ERR reports. Ligi argued that broad-based tax cuts would have a very large and lasting negative impact on the state budget, and that targeted measures to support vulnerable households and sectors would be more sensible. In…
Estonia’s new motor vehicle tax and registration fee, which were introduced as of 1 January 2025, generated total revenue of EUR 151mn in 2025, ERR reports. Registration fee revenue totalled EUR 64.2mn in 2025, which was more than 50% less than the projected EUR 137mn. Meanwhile, revenue from the motor vehicle tax was close to…
Latvia’s Freeport of Riga opened the new cruise season on 3 May 2026, Latvijas Avize reports. The port expects to receive altogether 103 cruise liners in 2026, which would be the highest number in the port’s history. The ships would bring no less than 135,000 tourists to Riga, which also would be an all-time record…
Estonia’s state-owned postal services provider, Eesti Post (Omniva), generated total revenues of EUR 154.7mn in 2025, which was up EUR 13.3mn (9%) from 2024, ERR reports. Revenue from parcel and courier services amounted to EUR 109.4mn (up 13%), from postal services to EUR 38.6mn (down slightly), and from universal postal services to EUR 7.6mn (down…
The municipal government of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, will draw up a new citywide development plan, ERR reports. The previous plan was completed in 2001. In the next 25 years, Tallinn did urban planning by city district. The new plan will focus on developing urban space, including transport networks, educational institution networks, and district centres. Tallinn’s…