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More than 600,000 Lithuanian real-estate register records, including personal identification codes, were allegedly copied after unauthorised users accessed the Register Centre through accounts linked to the Migration Department.
PhotoLiepāja Special Economic Zone is continuing to work with green aviation projects, but the centre of gravity has shifted. The earlier public story around Fokker Next Gen Latvia was linked to hydrogen-powered aircraft. The current one is linked…
PhotoMaxima, Rimi, Lidl and IKEA are visible to Baltic consumers as retail brands. But behind those brands stand very different capital models.
PhotoIn the first quarter of 2026, Baltic unemployment rates looked similar at the headline level. Unemployment stood at 7.1% in Estonia, 7.1% in Latvia and 7.4% in Lithuania.
PhotoLatvia-registered Coffee Address Holding has acquired the remaining 25% in Romania’s Eur Comtur S.R.L., bringing its ownership to 100%.
PhotoWhen Food Union announced in November 2025 that Latvia’s Kārums curd snacks would enter the South Korean market, the story was still about intent. The company said the products would be sold through Coupang, South Korea’s major e-commerce…
Photo18–24 May 2026 This week’s Baltic signal is simple: security pressure is no longer staying at the border. It is entering ordinary systems — public alerts, emergency websites, ferry routes, procurement, regional services and state assets. For an…
PhotoFarmed fish remains a small part of the Baltic seafood economy, but in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania aquaculture has a specific regional meaning: freshwater infrastructure, local food production, energy, processing and fish-resource management.
PhotoLatvia’s anti-corruption authority KNAB said on 21 May that it is investigating possible unlawful advantages granted to selected medical goods suppliers in four hospital procurements.
PhotoLatvia’s labour market in 2025 looks stable at the headline level. Employment increased slightly, unemployment remained unchanged, and economic activity rose. But this stability is uneven. The market protects some groups much better than others — and it…
PhotoGAZ-SYSTEM has reported another milestone in Poland’s FSRU programme. In May 2026, the vessel for the future terminal in the Gulf of Gdańsk was launched at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.
PhotoPeriod: 10–17 May 2026 This week’s Baltic signals are better read through capacity than through a country ranking. The question is not which Baltic economy looked strongest. The more useful question is what each small system showed about…
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