Baltic States
CEE needs to speed up transition to new growth model, argues GLOBSEC report
Annual CEE Strategic Transformation Index puts Slovenia top in CEE (after Austria), followed by Czechia and Poland.
Baltic states gripped by Delta variant of COVID-19
All three Baltic states are currently among the EU's worst affected countries.
Poland extends state of emergency on border with Belarus until end of November
Government weaponises refugees as threat to Poles, while opposition accuses it of violating international law by not allowing them to file for protection.
Lithuania reinstates face mask wearing indoors, advises working remotely
Lithuania is the first Central European country to resort to tightening the public health rules as infections rise amid the fourth wave of the pandemic.
Romania and Latvia's car ownership rates among lowest in Europe
The lowest motorisation rates were found in Romania (357 cars per thousand people), Latvia (381 cars) and Hungary (390 cars).
Russian Softline pursues international expansion in Baltic states, Belarus, Egypt
Softline, an international solution and service provider with Russian roots, is pursuing its international expansion with two deals announced this month.
bneGreen: Finland’s Betolar develops green cement as construction races to decarbonise
Finland’s Betolar is pioneering the production of low-carbon cement by using alternative industrial waste products in a process that could reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80%.
GLOBSEC: No debt ratio is safe for small EU countries
Targeted EU fiscal rule reform is desirable but should consider the inherent risks for smaller member states.
bneGreen: Meat’s animal-free future
Startups in emerging Europe developing alternative proteins are part of a growing movement aimed at helping to fight climate change and feed the world’s expanding population.
bneGreen: Emerging Europe’s perfect storm for illegal logging
High demand for wood for the booming global furniture market, poverty, persistent corruption and huge areas of sparsely populated forest land combine to create the conditions for illegal logging in Emerging Europe.
Estonian president-elect says will try to talk to all of country's political forces
Alar Karis was elected as president at the second attempt as the only candidate on the ballot.
Karis is the only candidate on Estonian presidential ballot
Centre-right coalition nominates director of the Estonian National Museum after tiring of liberal President Kersti Kaljulaid's outspoken comments.
bneGREEN: Will the Belarus NPP become the elephant in the room for Lithuania?
Lithuania has passed legislation to ban electricity imports from Belarus, but power from Lithuania’s hostile and unpredictable neighbour keeps trickling across the border through four 330-kV interconnectors.
Estonia’s Bolt posts loss of nearly €45mn for 2020
Revenue rises 75% as mobility platform becomes third largest European scooter operator in the peak season.
ASH: US pulls out of Afghanistan to focus on China problem, but that is harder now
The fact the Biden administration pulled the plug on allies and friends in Afghanistan, and against the advice of allies in Nato, just affirms its all encompassing focus on China in foreign policy.
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Sizzling tensions with China pose new threat to Lithuania’s food exports, rail freight sector
Lithuanian Railways is already bracing for a potential blow from the loss of Belarusian freight, following the new US sanctions on Belarus.
Third of Estonian startups set up by e-residents
Most of the startups focus on business software development and fintech solutions.
Tensions rise as Lithuanian government takes harsh line on migrants
Human rights groups and opposition politicians accuse Vilnius of whipping up fears over migrant influx via Belarus.
Baltic states ‘block Georgian PM’s official visit plans amid Tbilisi failure to crack down on far right’
Report says officials upset by perceived unwillingness of Tbilisi to punish those responsible for violence against journalists and LGBTQ activists that resulted in cancellation of Tbilisi Pride event.
Lithuania to push back undocumented migrants to Belarus
Interior minister says migrants intentionally trying to cross the state border in banned places should be considered persons who plan to commit a criminal act.
