News from Latvia, Estonia & Lithuania - The Baltic Times
WEB2024-09-27. LETA/BNS/TBT Staff. TALLINN - On Thursday, the European Commission issued infringement decisions against 26 member states, including Latvia, that have failed to notify national measures transposing European Union directives whose transposition deadline has recently expired.
Latvia - the latest news - The Baltic Times
WEB4 days ago · Latvia hosts international forum on hydrogen’s huge investment potential | Latvia and Ukraine share common values and a common future in Euro-Atlantic structures - Silina | Government plans to raise personal income tax, minimum wage and non-taxable minimum from 2025 | Riga has lost its leading position among the Baltic capitals in …
Lithuania - the latest news - The Baltic Times
WEB2024-09-17. BNS/TBT Staff. VILNIUS – Lithuania is seeking a continuous presence of American troops in the country, no matter the outcome of the US presidential election, President Gitanas Nauseda said after visiting US troops at …
Estonia - the latest news - The Baltic Times
WEBSep 27, 2024 · President Karis: We, in the General Assembly should be able to collectively overcome the veto in the Security Council if the situation requires. 2024-09-27. Office of the President of the Republic of Estonia. Address by the President of the Republic of Estonia Alar Karis at the 79th United Nations General Assembly 24 September 2024 Mr …
Rail Baltica signs another contract for the construction of the Rail ...
WEBOn 26 August, Rail Baltic Estonia signed a construction contract for the construction of the mainline of the railway in Harju County. The joint bid by Merko Ehitus Eesti AS and GRK Eesti AS will see them constructing the section of the Rail Baltica mainline from Saku to the Harju-Rapla County border. The contract is valued at 59.87 million euros.
By merging with Baltcom, Bite Latvija will have the largest service ...
WEB2024-02-15. In order to provide retail and business customers in Latvia with the widest range of electronic communications and information and communication technology (ICT) services on the market in one place, the merger of two Bites Group companies – Baltcom and Bite Latvija – has been launched. It will be completed this summer, and at ...
Latvian government decides to repeatedly nominate Dombrovskis …
WEBJun 12, 2024 · Photo: belgium24.eu. RIGA - The Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday decided to nominate Valdis Dombrovskis (New Unity), the current Executive Director of the European Commission (EC), for the post of the European Commission (EC) member. This will be the third time that Dombrovskis has been nominated for the post of European …
PM nominates Kasciunas for defense minister - The Baltic Times
WEB2024-03-19. BNS/TBT Staff. VILNIUS – Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has officially nominated Laurynas Kasciunas, chairman of the parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defense, to President Gitanas Nauseda for the position of defense minister, the government said on Tuesday. "Kasciunas is being nominated in view of his ...
Latvian names are more than just Janis - The Baltic Times
WEBFeb 28, 2002 · Latvian names are more than just Janis. 2002-02-28. Timothy Jacobs. In the second of a three-part feature, Timothy Jacobs finds that over the centuries Latvian names have been influenced by everything from German knights to American soap operas. There could be some debate over what the most popular name given to Latvian baby girls last …
Rail trip from Vilnius to Tallinn to take 4 hours in future ...
WEB2021-09-22. LETA/BNS/TBT Staff. KAUNAS – A rail journey from Vilnius to Tallinn will take four hours when Rail Baltica the European standard-gauge railway is completed in five years, linking Helsinki to Warsaw, a Lithuanian official said on Wednesday. "I do believe that [...] once Rail Baltica has been built, we'll be able to reach Tallinn ...