- Lithuania's Klaipeda port leads in Baltics in terms of handling volumes
Lithuania's port of Klaipeda maintained its leading position in terms of handling volumes among the Baltic states, and came in fourth among the ports in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea, the seaport authority's figures showed on November 23.
- Rimi, Maxima suspend cooperation with Latvian company
Retailers Rimi and Maxima said on November 20 that they have suspended cooperation with the Latvian confectionery company Adugs, which is suspected of money laundering and human trafficking.
- Lithuania's €360mn Kaunas CHPP kick-starts commercial operations
Lithuania’s €360mn Kauno Kogeneracine Jegaine (Kaunas Cogeneration Power Plant, KKJ), a joint venture between Ignitis Grupe, a state-owned energy company, and Finnish-owned Fortum Heat Lietuva, has launched commercial operations, Ignitis announced on November 19.
- Baltic states slam Belarus with more sanctions
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia announced on November 20 that they have agreed to introduce more sanctions in addition to the existing sanctions for Belarusian officials.
- Lithuania picks Nova Lituania to compete for the Oscars race
The Lithuanian Oscars Committee has selected Karolis Kaupinis' debut feature film Nova Lituania for this year’s Academy Awards.
- European Commission commences infringement procedure against Estonia
The European Commission announced on November 23 that it has launched infringement procedures against a number of member states, including Estonia, for failing to transpose the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive into national legislation.
- Lithuania’s outgoing Health minister urges parliament to suspend work
Lithuania's outgoing Health Minister Aurelijus Veryga has on November 20 called on the Seimas to suspend its work for at least two weeks amid a coronavirus outbreak in the parliamentary group of the Liberal Movement, a member of the new center-right government coalition.
- New COVID-19 cases surge in Lithuania
Lithuania reported 2,307 new coronavirus cases on November 23, in addition to 1,983 infections confirmed on the previous day.
- Belarus nuclear plant back in operation following earlier incident
The Astravyets nuclear power plant (NPP) in Belarus resumed generating electricity in the early hours of November 19 after halting operations a week and a half ago, Lithuania's power transmission system operator Litgrid said.
- Over 100 proposals logged in idea-brainstorming for Tallinn's participatory budget
In total, 109 ideas were filed during the first week in response to the initiative of the Estonian capital Tallinn to dole out €800,000 from the city's budget coffers as part of the local communities’ engagement in the participatory budgeting.
- Estonian firm wins NATO tender, to build cyber training ground in Luxembourg
The Estonian cyber security firm CybExer Technologies moves forward with the building a cyber security training site in Luxembourg after securing a contract from NATO, having won a tender of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.
- Lithuania's new PM Ingrida Simonyte unveils Cabinet candidates, six of 13 are women
Lithuania’s next prime minister Ingrida Simonyte, representing the conservative Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian De-mocrats (HU-LCD), announced on November 18 the names of ministerial candidates whom she would like to see in her cabinet.
- Lithuania's hotel industry shrinks 30 % in guest numbers
Lithuania's accommodation establishments saw the total number of tourist stays tank 29.7% in the third quarter of 2020, year-on-year.
- Estonian Association of Journalists: Justice ministry attacking freedom of press
The Estonian Association of Journalists has criticized Minister of Justice Raivo Aeg for proposing that the prosecutor's office assess the legality of journalists' activities during their investigation of the education minister's use of ministry car.
- Lithuanian finance minister expects more environmental taxes in future
Outgoing Lithuanian Finance Minister Vilius Sapoka said on November 23 that he supports the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's calls for introducing environmental taxes as they are less harmful to the economy.
- Number of newborn babies drops by 5.8 % in ten months
From January to October 2020, 14,878 births were registered, and that is 5.8 percent or by 916 babies less than in the first ten months of 2019, according to the Central Statistical Bureau.
- Bertans signs 5-year USD 80 million deal with Wizards
Free-agent Latvian forward Davis Bertans has agreed to a five-year, USD 80 million deal to return to the NBA's Washington Wizards, his agent, Arturs Kalnitis, told ESPN on November 22.
- Vilnius mayor suggests liberalizing wooden construction
Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Simasius has on November 20 proposed liberalizing wooden architecture in Lithuania and promote the use of wood in construction.
- New public service media law passes final reading in Saeima
Saeima, Latvian parliament, has passed on November 20 in the final reading a new law on electronic public service media and their management, intended to "ensure an effective and transparent management of the public service media, their independence and public accountability, as well as to facilitate their high-quality operation".
- Latvia records fastest rise in electric car sales among EU member states
During the first three quarters of this year, the number of electric vehicles registered in Latvia increased by 328 percent against the respective period a year ago, which is the fastest increase among European Union member states, according to information released by RIA.com Marketplace.