Baltic

Europe Decoded

'Time bomb’: The abandoned war weapons poisoning the Baltic sea

A staggering 300,000 tonnes of deadly wartime weapons lie scattered on the Baltic seabed.

29/09/2023

Green News

Poland gives green light for country’s first nuclear power plant

Climate Minister Anna Moskwa said the step forward was "crucial" for Poland's energy security.

22/09/2023

Europe News

Estonian PM Kallas resigns to form new government

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas resigned on Thursday in order to form a new government coalition in the Baltic country.

14/07/2022

Europe News

NATO now has 40,000 soldiers on Europe's border with Russia

NATO forces have increased ten-fold since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

18/05/2022

Travel News

Which airlines have cancelled flights due to the Ukraine invasion?

Many airlines have cancelled flights to and from Russia in the wake of their invasion of Ukraine.

10/03/2022

Denmark

Denmark resumes construction of Baltic Sea gas pipeline to Poland

An original permit for the Baltic Pipe project was rejected last year due to environmental concerns.

01/03/2022

Latvia

NATO threatens Moscow with sanctions if Russian troops invade Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken threatened Moscow with 'high-impact economic measures' if President Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine.

01/12/2021

World News

Baltic lawmakers meet Taiwan's Tsai, stepping up cooperation

Lawmakers from all three Baltic states met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday.

29/11/2021

World News

EU and NATO vow action against 'hybrid threats' on Baltic visit

The visit of EU and NATO's top officials to Lithuania was dominated by the Belarus migrant crisis and Russia's military build-up near Ukraine.

28/11/2021

Finland

Finns begin to rediscover their thirst for Baltic booze cruises

Finland is the most expensive place to buy alcohol in the EU. No wonder Finns head to the Baltics in search of cheaper booze.

25/09/2021

Estonia

Estonia faces prospect of an election with only one candidate

The Baltic nation goes to the polls in October and so far only one candidate has thrown his hat into the ring.

28/08/2021

World News

Ukraine, Baltics, Poland leaders commemorate constitution anniversary

The 1791 Constitution was intended to strengthen the rule of law and protect the country against aggression from neighbouring powers, including Russia.

03/05/2021

World

Acquitted filmmaker tells Euronews about the 'huge hole' in MS Estonia

Two Swedish film-makers have been acquitted of desecration after they shot footage of the wreck of a ferry which had been designated a graveyard. Henrik Evertsson and Linus Andersson sent a remote-operated submersible down to the 'Estonia', the ferry that sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994.

16/02/2021

Belarus

MEPs raise safety concerns over a new nuclear plant in Belarus

Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, which built the plant, has rejected claims the Astravets facility is unsafe, saying the design conforms to the highest international standards.

11/02/2021

Belarus

Lukashenko banned from Baltics after 'massive electoral fraud'

The Estonian foreign minister told Euronews the sanctions were decided over a 'massive' electoral fraud by Lukashenko's administration, as well as a "breach of human rights".

01/09/2020

World News

Euroviews. The Baltics missed out this time but the long pursuit of US troops in the region will pay off ǀ View

The long-term pursuit of having US boots on the ground in the Baltic region has so far not borne fruit. But while Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania lost out to Poland in the latest round of US troop deployments, the overarching trend shows it may happen sooner rather than later.

08/08/2020