Europe - Baltic
Taiwan opens office in Lithuania, brushing aside China opposition
TAIPEI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan opened a de facto embassy in Lithuania on Thursday in a diplomatic breakthrough for the Chinese-claimed…
Estonia announces snap military exercise, will put razor wire along Russian border
Nov 17 (Reuters) - The Estonian government summoned 1,700 reserve soldiers on Wednesday for an unannounced exercise which will include installing a…
Seabed rock may have caused holes in Estonia ferry that sank, officials say
Rock on the seabed may have gouged previously unknown holes in the hull of the ferry Estonia, which sank in the Baltic…
Photo Story: Kaunas will be the European Capital of Culture for 2022
People walk at Medieval Kaunas Castle, Lithuania. The Lithuanian city Kaunas will be the European Capital of Culture for 2022. The grand…
Lithuania border, camps in state of emergency over migrants from Belarus
Lithuania's parliament on Tuesday declared a state of emergency at the country's border with Belarus and at camps hosting migrants who arrived…
Latvia allows businesses to fire the unvaccinated
The Latvian parliament on Thursday allowed businesses to fire workers who refuse to either get a COVID-19 vaccine or transfer to remote…
Lithuania starts building first European wall to ward off migrants from Belarus
Lithuania has built the first stretches of a steel wall on its border with Belarus since migrants from the Middle East and…
Lithuania says its rocky ties with China are a ‘wake up call’ for Europe
China's treatment of Lithuania is a "wake up call" for Europe, Lithuania's deputy foreign minister said, calling for the European Union to…
Lithuania rolls out next-generation 5G plans
The Lithuanian Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) has launched an auction for three 700 MHz radio frequency blocks to be used to deploy…
Latvia announces four weeks of lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
Latvia announced a COVID-19 lockdown from Oct. 21 until Nov. 15 to try to slow a spike in infections in one of…
Lithuanian hospitals stop accepting non-urgent patients amid COVID-19 surge
Two of the three largest hospitals in Lithuania's capital Vilnius stopped accepting non-urgent patients due to influx of COVID-19 cases, a hospital…
Lithuania to offer booster shots to all citizens
Lithuanian health authorities have announced that they will shortly start offering Covid-19 booster shots to everyone. Lukas Galkus, adviser to the Health…