RB Rail On Track To Roll

November 18, 2014
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RB Rail On Track To Roll

RB Rail, the new joint rail system to be constructed and shared by Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, has been registered in Latvia. Talks and agreements taking place last month for Rail Baltic II are a further continuation of Baltic I – which includes a line from the Polish-Lithuanian border to a new intermodal terminal...

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Lithuanian Student Brings Industrial Conference To Derby

September 30, 2014
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Lithuanian Student Brings Industrial Conference To Derby

A student from Lithuania at the University of Derby has helped to bring an international conference on Europe’s industrial heritage back home to the place where it all began....

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AirBaltic Summer Flights To Bulgaria

AirBaltic Summer Flights To Bulgaria

Pictured from the left: - Vice President Corporate Communications of airBaltic, Janis Vanags, - Tez Tour Operations manager, Jurijs Batkilins, - Member of the board of Riga International Airpot,...

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Kapkis – Relief In Bulgaria

Kapkis – Relief In Bulgaria

Sourced by Lucy Irvine Originally Lucy Irvine moved from Scotland to Bulgaria because of the cheaper property prices. After 7 years she has learned much about both communities in...

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Latvia Beer Festival 2014

Latvia Beer Festival 2014

‘Latviabeerfest’ is to be held for three days in Vermanes Park in Riga. Starting on the 23rd May and ending on the 25th May the festival will feature in...

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Estonian Rail Passengers Feel The Squeeze

Estonian Rail Passengers Feel The Squeeze

Estonian railway company Elron have elected for their ticket sellers and drivers to decide when trains are full. In the aftermath of last weeks tragic accident at the Raasiku...

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NATO Fills Lithuanian Skies

NATO Fills Lithuanian Skies

The skies over Lithuania have become very busy of late. One hundred US air force personnel, F-15 fighter jets and a NATO early warning radar plane plus JAS-39 Gripen...

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Latvian Student Research in Sustainable Spa Management

Latvian Student Research in Sustainable Spa Management

Latvian student, Ieva Cesnoka, has been making waves through her research at the University of Derby Buxton in International Spa Management. Ieva utilised her master’s degree in psychology gained...

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World NGO Day 2014

February 10, 2014
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World NGO Day 2014

World NGO Day 2014 Forum is due to be held at Scandic Marina Congress Centre in Helsinki, Finland on 27th -28th February. Among the speakers will be Ms Britt...

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Christophe Viatte Appointed as Chief Commercial Officer for airBaltic

February 5, 2014
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Press release, sourced by airBaltic Latvian airline airBaltic has appointed Christophe Viatte as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr Viatte will be responsible for leading airBaltic’s future commercial strategy. He will...

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Lithuania Highest Gas Prices In Europe

January 31, 2014
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Lithuania Highest Gas Prices In Europe

It was reported on Reuters that the Lithuanian government encouraged utility company Leituvos Dujos shareholders to seek arbitration against natural gas supplier Gazprom. Voting was held on Thursday to...

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Baltic Fashion & Textile Riga 2014

October 31, 2013
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Baltic Fashion & Textile Riga 2014

Sourced by BT 1 To promote the development of the Baltic textile industry and to expand it to the international markets, the International Exhibition Company BT 1, the organisers...

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Euros Hit The Latvian High Street

October 3, 2013
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Euros Hit The Latvian High Street

This week saw the start of Latvia’s dual pricing display. As of the 1st October all prices in shops in Latvia must be displayed in both euros and lats....

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Latvia Leading Electronic Communications

September 6, 2013
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Latvia Leading Electronic Communications

October of this year half of all households in Latvia will access one of the fastest Internet services in the world – fibre optic Internet connection bandwidth up to...

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Latvian entrepreneur bringing previously hidden fashion gems from the Baltic States to the UK.

Latvian entrepreneur bringing previously hidden fashion gems from the Baltic States to the UK.

A new on-line fashion store called Madame Kuku has been launched to showcase the best designers of chic modern clothing in the Baltic States. Latvian entrepreneur Baiba More is...

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Death in the Baltic Sea – The Sinking Of The Wilhelm Gusloff

Death in the Baltic Sea – The Sinking Of The Wilhelm Gusloff

A maritime tragedy whose story has been long buried has been recently brought to life by award winning writer Cathryn J. Prince. American author Prince’s new novel ‘Death in...

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