Section: The Baltic Course (Latvia)
Flights from Vilnius to Odessa already launched
Ukraine International Airlines is expanding its operation in Lithuania with the launch of flights from Vilnius to Odessa starting from 26 June 2015. Flights to the city of Ukraine located on the coast of the Black Sea will be operated twice a week – on Fridays and Sundays until 13 September, Vilnius Airport reported BC. …read more Source:...
EU’s high-speed internet to unite researchers in the Eastern Partnership area
The European Commission signed a €13 mln contract with networking organisation GÉANT to expand connectivity in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries. The project aims at creating a regional high-speed Internet network dedicated to research and education (R&E) across Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. There are all...
Estonian MFA in New York: Ukraine needs the international community’s full support
At meetings in New York with UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman and Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Kyang-wha Kang on June 11th 2015, Estonian Foreign Minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus discussed developments in various conflicts around the world, as well as...
Krishtal: KVV was provided with inaccurate information during acquisition of Liepajas metalurgs
Ahead of the acquisition deal of the metallurgical plant Liepajas metalurgs in 2014, the Ukrainian investor KVV Group received inaccurate information that has affected the actual costs of production, KVV Liepajas metalurgs co-owner Valery Krishtal said in an interview with LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
New opportunities for bilateral economic cooperation with Lithuania presented in Japan
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Rolandas Krisciunas paid a working visit to Japan on 8-10 June 2015, reported BC the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Krisciunas met with Parliamentary Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kentaro Sonoura to discuss bilateral political and economic relations, cooperation on maintaining...
Development cooperation project competition concluded for neighboring countries in Latvia
On 1 June 2015, the evaluation was finalised for applications submitted under Latvian Foreign Ministry’s grant project competition. The following countries have been selected as priority beneficiaries: Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, reported BC the Latvian MFA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Trilateral Assembly in Lithuania: it’s important to provide Ukraine with unconditional assistance
Assembly of Members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland, and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine concluded its work in the Seimas on 29 May. The sixth session mainly focused on Ukraine and current security challenges, reported BC the press service of the Lithuanian Seimas. …read more Source:...
Seimas Speaker: cooperation with Germany crucial to Lithuania
Speaker of the Seimas Loreta Grauziniene met with Norbert Lammert, President of the German Bundestag, and discussed bilateral cooperation, the Eastern Partnership programme, the situation in Ukraine ant the possibilities of deepening parliamentary relations between Lithuania and Germany, reports LETA/ELTA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Riigikogu Speaker in Verkhovna Rada: supporting Ukraine is in the interests of the security of Europe
At the meeting with the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Speaker of the Riigikogu, parliament of Estonia, Eiki Nestor stressed Estonia’s continuous commitment to supporting Ukraine and to cooperation in moving towards the European Union, reports BC the Riigikogu press service. …read...
Estonian farmers can sell live pigs to Ukraine
Estonian Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) and the Veterinary Office of Ukraine signed export certificates according to which Estonian pig farmers have a chance to start exporting live pigs to Ukraine, LETA/Postimees Online reports. …read more Source: The Baltic...
