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A cyberattack on Latvia’s Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) has developed into a wider governance crisis after authorities disclosed the scale of the breach and shortcomings in the institution’s cybersecurity arrangements. Data affecting 1.2 million individuals and around…
PhotoEstonia received €256.5 million from EU ETS carbon allowance auctions in 2025
PhotoLatvia paid €168.1 million from the state budget to NGOs in 2025. The funding went to 1,940 organisations — about 7% of the country’s 27,884 registered associations and foundations. The figures are at the centre of a sharp…
Photo13,000–15,000 vehicles cross Latvia’s Pāternieki border checkpoint in an average month.
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PhotoEmployer-level Sodra data reveal where Lithuania hosts expensive technology, pharmaceutical, financial, laboratory and regional corporate functions — and which June payments were structural or exceptional.
PhotoThe Lithuanian-owned accessories brand is combining Asian manufacturing inputs with design, printing, assembly and global fulfilment in Kaunas. Its new facility shows how a digital-first exporter is turning international demand into physical industrial capacity at home. Lithuanian accessories…
PhotoMere stores in Latvia and Lithuania have closed after Russian businessman Sergey Schneider was added to the EU sanctions list. In Latvia, the chain operated 12 stores through SIA Latprodukti and the Latvian branch of Lithuania-registered Valiente. Latprodukti…
PhotoHungary’s OTP Group has agreed to acquire Luminor, the third-largest bank in Estonia and one of the few banking groups operating across all three Baltic states. The transaction has been estimated at approximately €1.8 billion, although the final…
PhotoThe three Baltic economies entered 2026 with a common external pressure: goods balances remained weak, while services provided the main offset.
PhotoThe first half of July brought several developments that changed the operating environment for business, infrastructure and public policy across the Baltic region. — Lithuania has a new government, but not a new economic course. — airBaltic is…
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