Section: Latvia
Indie developers JetCat Games receive first venture capital in Lithuanian gamedev industry
JetCat Games, founded by three game developers from Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia, has just marked a new milestone in the Lithuanian gamedev industry by becoming the first game developer to receive venture capital from a Lithuanian risk capital fund, reports BC, referring to Invest Lithuania. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Possible fragments of Buk missile found in wreckage of MH17
As reported by Dutch investigators, fragments of Russian-made ‘Buk’ anti-aircraft missile have been found in the wreckage of Malaysian passenger aircraft shot down in Ukraine. …read more Source: Baltic News...
40 Latvian municipalities to provide aid to Ukraine
Several dozen local governments have responded to an appeal by the Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments to provide aid to Ukrainian local governments, LETA learned from the association. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Russian Crimea passports no good, warns ministry
If a Russian citizen produced a passport featuring the Republic of Crimea/Russia as his birthplace to receive a Latvian visa he would be asked to get a new passport with a correctly indicated birthplace, Diana Eglite, a representative of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, told the BNS newswire Thursday. …read more Source:...
Latvia helps Ukraine with reforms and humanitarian relief
A year and a half after Euromaidan, Eastern Ukraine is still a war-torn region, while reforms in governmance are still wanting. Latvian Radio visited Ukraine and inquired how Latvia helps and can help the country on the path to European integration and better governance. …read more Source:...
Leading Ukrainian business accelerator GrowthUP ready to cooperate with the Baltic start-ups
The representatives GrowthUP come to Riga – the first Ukrainian business accelerator that works with early stage technology start-ups. They will take part in the International Telecommunications Conference Telco Trends, which will be held at the Conference Centre of Radisson Blu Hotel Latvija. …read more Source: The Baltic...
The Latvian Cabinet agrees on development cooperation projects in Ukraine
On 4 August 2015, the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia agreed on the implementation of specific development cooperation projects in Ukraine. The projects involve the promotion of good governance with a special focus on fighting corruption, which is a major obstacle to strengthening of democracy and economy, reported BC the Latvian MFA. …read...
Latvia supports developmental cooperation projects in Ukraine
The Latvian government has supported the implementation of several projects in Ukraine, BNS newswire discovered from the Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday. To ensure Latvia’s support instruments, 150,000 euros have been allocated for implementing development cooperation projects in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
PM: Ukraine needs reforms, Lithuania ready to share experience
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius has met with Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Aivaras Abromavicius, the press service of the Lithuanian Government reported LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Lithuanians of war-torn Ukraine will be able to relocate to Lithuania
On July 29th, the Cabinet of Lithuania approved Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius’ suggestion to grant support to citizens of Lithuania, people of Lithuanian origin and their families, who wish to move from war-torn regions of Ukraine to Lithuania and get integrated in here, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
