4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (184+ words) Europe’s efforts to expand defence production will increasingly depend on companies that may not consider themselves part of the defence industry at all, industry experts and executives argued at the Latvian Dual-Use Export Forum, which brought together around 200 participants from…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (263+ words) The economies of the Baltic states – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – although differing in their performance, are doing remarkably well amid geopolitical tensions. Instead of buckling under the weight of the war in neighbouring Ukraine, soaring defence budgets and the loss…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (483+ words) More than 150 participants from 19 countries are coming for the Latvian Dual-Use Export Forum in Rēzekne on 6–7 September, bringing international companies together with Baltic manufacturers as Europe increases defence investment and restructures its industrial supply chains. One month before the second…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1303+ words) Last March, a quiet but significant headline passed through Brussels: Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia had agreed in principle to share a unified self-exclusion register for online gambling. No fanfare. No press conference in Tallinn or Riga. Just a technical announcement…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (847+ words) The Baltic Times Vegvisir Secures Venture Backing to Become the Operating System for Allied Warfare Estonian defence tech company secures backing from the Baltic Sea region's most active defence-focused VC fund, as it accelerates development of a unified operational interface…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (218+ words) Oleg Chykyda (ZPEK) at Petroleum Ukraine Warsaw'26, where he explained why the southern supply route is unprofitable for the company Oleg Chykyda, CEO and co-owner of the ZPEK group of companies, one of Ukraine's leading diesel-fuel importers Oleg Chykyda heads…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (401+ words) Estonia and the Baltic region are represented among the founding members by the Estonian Applied Research Centre and National Metrology Institute, Metrosert. Other members of the alliance include Sweden’s applied research institute RISE, Norway’s research organisation SINTEF, Finland’s VTT Technical…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (740+ words) The Baltic Times Strengthening multi-layered air defense is a key focus - Baltic defense ministers TALLINN - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are taking decisive steps to prioritize the development of their air defenses. Recent incidents stemming from Russia's war of aggression against…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (228+ words) IuteBank, part of the Estonian-based Iute Group, has completed the transition period following the bridge bank process and will begin operating as a regular bank in the Ukrainian market from 17 March. Following the transition period, IuteBank will now begin operating…...