Republic of North Macedonia

Baltic countries boycott OSCE meeting over Russian invitation

Vladimir Putin's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has confirmed he will attend major summit in Skopje.

28/11/2023

Sweden

Sweden reports new damage to Baltic Sea cable link with Estonia

The latest incident might have happened at the same time as a cable linking Finland to Estonia was also damaged, an incident being investigated as sabotage.

18/10/2023

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

Destinations

‘Venice of Latvia’: This ancient town just got global recognition

A quiet town in Latvia has just been awarded UNESCO status, drawing attention to all that Latvia has to offer tourists.

24/09/2023

Mobility

The high-speed rail project cutting Baltic states' ties with Russia

Rail Baltica is connecting the Baltics to Europe’s rail network, another sign of how the Baltics have swung away from Russia to the West.

16/09/2023

Destinations

Where can you wild camp in Europe?

A ban on wild camping in the UK's Dartmoor National Park has been lifted after a successful appeal by locals.

01/08/2023

Ukraine

Wagner troops could 'cut off' Baltic states from NATO, warns expert

Some NATO states "are naturally worried that... Wagner could cause trouble," he told Euronews. "It's a watch this space moment."

01/08/2023

Destinations

Tartu: Why you should visit Estonia’s second city in 2024

Along with Bad Ischl in Austria and Bodø in Norway, Tartu has been declared a European Capital of Culture in 2024.

21/06/2023

Russia

Russia's Dmitry Medvedev claims Baltic countries belong to Russia

The former Russian Prime Minister referred to the three Baltic states as "our" on Tuesday, adding Poland was "temporarily occupied".

17/05/2023

Latvia

Victory for pro-Western over pro-Moscow parties in Latvia's election

Krišjānis Kariņš, a strong critic of Vladimir Putin, is favourite to head another coalition government after his New Unity party won 19% of the vote with almost all ballots counted.

02/10/2022

Latvia

Exit polls put Latvia PM's New Unity party ahead in general election

Analysts believe that the New Unity party of PM Krišjānis Kariņš will take the most votes.

30/09/2022

Latvia

NATO demonstrates HIMARS rocket system in Latvia in a display of force

Latvia has hosted a military training day with High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) flown in for the occasion from Germany.

28/09/2022