3 Baltic states disconnect from the Soviet-era grid to merge with the European energy system
The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia was officially severed Saturday morning after officials switched off the Soviet-era grid's transmission ...
Latvia cuts Russian power grid ties as Baltics set to link with EU
Latvia cuts ties with Russia's power grid as the Baltics move to link with the EU's electricity network:::: Rezekne, Latvia:: ...
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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania officially disconnect from Russia's energy system
Three countries officially disconnected from Russia's energy grid on Saturday, 8 February. Source: European Pravda, citing Estonia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on X (Twitter) Details: In addition to ...
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Riga mayor revives plans to ban all gambling venues
The City Council of Riga will try once more to ban gambling venues from operating in Latvia’s capital. Local news sources report that Riga Mayor Vilnis Ķirsis seeks a binding resolution to establish ...
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Will Europe put ‘boots on the ground’ in Ukraine?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that if Europe is serious about providing an effective deterrent, 200,000 troops will be needed, at a “minimum”. Not at all. That is far more than the number of ...
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Citi Sees a Deal Boom Emerging as US Firms Go Shopping in Europe
Citigroup Inc.’s top investment banker says US corporates are on the hunt for overseas deals thanks to a strong dollar, an easier regulatory regime and a widening gap in the multiples at which ...
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As Trump Takes Office, Zelensky Urges Europe to Stand Firm Against Russia
Speaking a day after Trump’s inauguration, Ukraine’s president told world leaders at Davos that Europe needs to remain united and “learn how to take care of itself.” By Marc Santora ...
The Baltic Times18d
The battle for Riga: The current leadership versus Latvia’s Trump
It is hard to imagine the “Progressives” uniting with the much-criticized “old” Riga leadership. Similarly, the National Alliance, which has consistently expressed concerns about Latvian rights in ...
Kyiv Post19d
Sweden’s Latvia NATO Deployment – What We Know
Sweden sent 550 troops from one of its mechanized infantry battalions to Riga, Latvia, on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade on NATO’s eastern flank. Latvia borders Russia to the ...
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Inauguration Draws Leaders From Europe’s Right
By Aurelien Breeden Emma Bubola Stephen Castle Andrew Higgins and Jim Tankersley Mainstream conservative lawmakers and politicians from Europe are planning to attend President-elect Donald J.
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Hundreds of Swedish forces arrive in Latvia in largest deployment with NATO to date
Latvia borders Russia to its east and Russia ally Belarus to its southeast. Tensions are high across Central Europe due to ... outside the town of Adazi, near Riga. Sweden formally joined NATO ...