Latvia’s new government closes the political vacuum, but not the execution risk
The cabinet led by Andris Kulbergs is not entering a normal political cycle. Its declaration reads less like a broad…
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Lithuania’s Register Centre breach exposes a slow response chain inside the digital state
More than 600,000 Lithuanian real-estate register records, including personal identification codes, were allegedly copied after unauthorised users accessed the Register…
Liepāja SEZ keeps green aviation track alive as focus shifts from aircraft to fuel
Liepāja Special Economic Zone is continuing to work with green aviation projects, but the centre of gravity has shifted. The…
Maxima, Rimi, Lidl and IKEA: four capital models behind Baltic retail
Maxima, Rimi, Lidl and IKEA are visible to Baltic consumers as retail brands. But behind those brands stand very different…
Baltic labour markets split in Q1
In the first quarter of 2026, Baltic unemployment rates looked similar at the headline level. Unemployment stood at 7.1% in…
Coffee Address completes Romanian buyout — and tests whether a Baltic PE model travels
Latvia-registered Coffee Address Holding has acquired the remaining 25% in Romania’s Eur Comtur S.R.L., bringing its ownership to 100%.
Latvian curd snacks reach South Korea — and meet Estonian honey and Lithuanian salo
When Food Union announced in November 2025 that Latvia’s Kārums curd snacks would enter the South Korean market, the story…
Baltic Weekly Brief: the operating layer is the risk now
18–24 May 2026 This week’s Baltic signal is simple: security pressure is no longer staying at the border. It is…
Baltic fish economy: Estonia’s trout, Latvia’s carp and Lithuania’s catfish signal
Farmed fish remains a small part of the Baltic seafood economy, but in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania aquaculture has a…
EPPO turns to Latvian hospitals: what the EU prosecutor has investigated in the Baltics this year
Latvia’s anti-corruption authority KNAB said on 21 May that it is investigating possible unlawful advantages granted to selected medical goods…
Who has a good position in Latvia’s labour market?
Latvia’s labour market in 2025 looks stable at the headline level. Employment increased slightly, unemployment remained unchanged, and economic activity…
Gdańsk FSRU raises the bar for any new Baltic LNG terminal
GAZ-SYSTEM has reported another milestone in Poland’s FSRU programme. In May 2026, the vessel for the future terminal in the…