Section: Latvia
Foreign trade figures on the right track
New figures suggest a concerted effort to find foreign markets might be paying off with exports up 5% from June to July despite the ongoing EU sanctions war with Russia. …read more Source:...
Belarusian businessmen move to Lithuania
The current unpredictable economic situation in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine forces businessmen to seek a safe haven for their money and ideas in the West. From year to year the number of companies that have moved from the CIS countries to Lithuania is increasing, reported BC Invest Lithuania. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Warfare in Ukraine least intensive since beginning of war
Warfare in eastern Ukraine has reduced to lowest level since the beginning of the war, Ukrainian Minister of Defence announced on September 8. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Five suspects in 13 January case are in Ukraine
Of 66 suspects in the 13 January case, five defendants currently are in Ukraine. As Lithuania’s Prosecutor General’s Office notes, although Ukraine has completely satisfied the legal assistance requests of Lithuania, the extradition of the suspects is impossible, informs LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuania shares its judicial reform experience with Ukraine
President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite met with Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine Yaroslav Romanyuk and Chairman of the Supreme Court of Lithuania Rimvydas Norkus and discussed the Constitutional and judicial reform that is being implemented in Ukraine, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuania to finance studies of 67 foreign master’s students in 2015
This year Lithuania will devote particular attention to the studies of Ukrainian students. Striving to promote transnational nature of studies and attract gifted foreigners to study in Lithuania, the state will provide support for the master’s programmes. This year 67 foreign master’s students will receive support to study in...
Full length container train Viking arrived in Ukraine from Klaipeda
Full length train Viking, carrying 72 containers, has arrived in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv from Lithuania’s port city of Klaipeda on September 4th, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Basketball to bring Latvia and Lithuania closer
The Latvian capital Riga is hosting the Group D Phase of Eurobasket 2015 on September 5-10 in which national teams from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Ukraine will be competing for the right to advance to the Final Phase of the European Basketball Championship which will take place in Lille, France. …read more...
EU to extend Ukraine sanctions on individuals by 6 months
The EU will extend sanctions for another six months against Ukrainian and Russian figures accused of backing pro-Moscow rebels fighting for independence from Kiev, EU sources said Wednesday, cites AFP/LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Latvian MFA: developments in Ukraine are a litmus test for EU-Russia relations
On August 31st, at the European Forum Alpbach in Austria, the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkevics, took part in a panel discussion on the European Union’s relations with Russia. The Foreign Minister emphasised that developments in Ukraine will serve as a litmus test on the future of relations between the EU and Russia,...
