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Latvia / Baltics · Energy / M&A · 11 September 2026 Latvenergo has opened a public selection process for wind or hybrid power projects with a combined capacity of up to 250 MW, marking another step in the…
Latvia · Agriculture & Food · 13 September 2026 Latvia’s potato season has turned from optimism about yields to concern about whether part of the crop can be harvested at all. In July, growers told Latvian public broadcaster…
Estonia · Energy / Industry / Regulation · 10 September 2026 Estonia has backed a European Commission proposal that would slow the reduction of free carbon allowances for industrial heat and fuel processes under the EU Emissions Trading…
Latvia · Defence / Technology / Investment · 11 September 2026 Defence AI company NestAI is opening a research and development centre in Latvia, with a target of investing €10 million over the next few years. The company…
Lithuania · Investment · 10 September 2026 Lithuania is expanding the incentives available to large investment projects, including easier access to state-owned land. The Seimas approved amendments on September 10 allowing qualifying large investors to receive reductions in…
Lithuania / Estonia · Agriculture & Investment · 8 September 2026 Estonian investment group Infortar has agreed to acquire 100% of Lithuanian agricultural group Litagra through its subsidiary Infortar Agro. Litagra comprises 34 companies and employs almost 400…
PhotoLatvia · Energy · 9 September 2026 Renewable-energy developer Sunly has qualified up to 100 MW of capacity to participate in Latvia’s electricity balancing market. Latvia’s transmission system operator AST has prequalified Sunly Hz to provide manual Frequency…
PhotoBaltics · Transport & Infrastructure · 9 September 2026 A joint Baltic tender for regional trains to operate on Rail Baltica has ended without a single compliant bid. Passenger operators Elron, Vivi and LTG Link are seeking up…
PhotoEstonia · Defence & Governance · 2–7 September 2026 Problems in Estonia’s rapidly expanding defence procurement system have moved from contract disputes into a broader governance and political issue. Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur resigned after National Audit Office…
PhotoŠkoda Group has bought 36% of L-Ekspresis
PhotoEstonia is growing again. SEB expects GDP to expand by 2.5% in 2026, 2.7% in 2027 and 2.8% in 2028 — respectable rates for an economy operating in much less favourable conditions than during the rapid convergence years.…
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