Baltic States
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.
