Baltics

New synthetic opioid spreads across the Baltic states

The widespread proliferation of nitazenes—a highly potent class of synthetic opioids—has emerged as a key factor behind the sharp increase in drug overdose deaths in Estonia in recent years, ERR.ee…

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Busy week for NATO in the Baltics

Last week, on 16-22 June, NATO jets conducting the Baltic Air Policing Mission in Lithuania were scrambled 7 times to identify and escort Russian military aircraft that violated international airspace.…

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Moscow blames Baltic states ‘confrontational’ actions

Moscow is determined to respond to what it labelled as confrontational actions by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia with asymmetric measures. Russia blamed the "hostility" of Baltic states for them severing…

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NATO boosts Baltic patrols

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) - NATO is stepping up patrols in the Baltic Sea following recent damage to undersea infrastructure in the region, the transatlantic military alliance said. "The increased measures include…

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Russia imposes sanctions on 144 citizens of Baltic states

March 9 (Reuters) - Russia has introduced personal sanctions against 144 government officials, journalists, lawmakers and other public figures from the three Baltic states who are deemed "most hostile" to…

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NATO chief says alliance will increase presence in Baltic sea if Sweden applies

NATO will increase it's presence around Sweden's borders and in the Baltic sea while a potential application to join the alliance is processed, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told Swedish public…

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Biden pledges more military support for Central Europe, Lithuanian official says

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday promised Central European NATO members more military support as concern grows over a Russian troop build-up on the border with Ukraine, Lithuania's presidential advisor…

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Baltic states impose sanctions on Lukashenko and other Belarus officials

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia imposed travel bans on President Alexander Lukashenko and 29 other Belarusian officials on Monday, signalling impatience with the West’s cautious approach by announcing sanctions without waiting…

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McDonald’s Licencee Premier Capital to open 12 restaurants in 2020

Premier Capital plc, the Maltese-owned developmental licencee for McDonald’s in six European markets, will grow its network by 12 restaurants this year and modernise more existing restaurants in a €28…

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RAF Typhoons intercept Russian aircraft over the Baltic coast

The British Defence Minister revealed that Britain has scrambled Typhoon fighters twice in two days in the Balticarea to intercept Russian aircraft. The first incident was on Tuesday when…

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Internal 2018 Swedbank report shows billions in ‘suspicious’ Baltic transfers

Swedish state television SVT reported that in September, an internal Swedbank report showed that between 2007-2015 some $10 billion of transactions between suspicious customers of Swedbank and Danske Bank in…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with the latest news developments, a review of Malta's newspapers' front pages and the headline digest of the past hours to make sure you start…

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