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What happened across the Baltic economies, in editorial order and with the underlying event date made explicit.
Latvia’s government has approved a 71-measure plan aimed at tightening immigration controls, including future quotas for third-country nationals, restrictions on foreign students and changes affecting foreign workers and residence permits.…
Latvia is preparing its road transport legislation for the full implementation of the EU electronic Freight Transport Information system, or eFTI, from 9 July 2027. From that date, authorities across…
Wholesale electricity prices fell sharply across the Baltic region in the second half of last week as wind generation recovered. Between 14 and 20 September, Lithuania’s average Nord Pool price…
Estonia exported 74,648 tonnes of domestically caught fish and Estonian-origin fish products in 2025, with frozen Baltic herring and sprat forming the core of the trade. Frozen fish alone accounted…
Latvia has significantly eased access to its support programme for research-based startups, increasing public co-financing from 50% to 80% and widening eligibility to technologies that have reached TRL 8. The…
Estonian transmission system operator Elering is preparing the electricity grid to connect around 1,500 MW of new generation capacity, while reinforcing connections around the country’s largest centres of electricity demand.…
Beekeepers in both Latvia and Estonia are reporting a good honey season in 2026 after a much weaker harvest last year. In Latvia, the Beekeepers’ Association describes this year as…
Tallinn Airport is starting a €66.6 million expansion of its passenger terminal after passenger volumes moved well beyond the capacity for which the existing building was designed. The terminal was…
Artificial intelligence has moved rapidly into mainstream use in Estonia: 65% of people and 34% of enterprises now use AI tools, according to new Statistics Estonia data. AI use increased…
Lithuania’s railway market is moving in two different directions: passenger traffic is growing while freight volumes continue to contract. Railways carried 3 million passengers in the first half of 2026,…
Heating and hot water accounted for 83.9% of all energy consumed by Latvian households in 2025, underlining how strongly household energy costs still depend on the efficiency of buildings and…
Estonia is considering postponing completion of its Rail Baltica section from 2030 to 2034 as part of the government’s 2027 budget talks. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said Estonia remains technically…
Lithuanian state-controlled companies are investing an additional €33.6 million into the structure participating in Rheinmetall’s ammunition plant project in Radviliškis district. Energy group EPSO-G will contribute €17.13 million, while state…
More than a third of Estonian enterprises are now using artificial intelligence, according to new data from Statistics Estonia. In 2026, 34% of enterprises reported using at least one AI…
Lithuanian defence technology company RSI Europe plans to invest up to €50 million in a new defence systems production facility in Panevėžys district. The project is being developed under a…