I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two issues: the Baltic states connecting to the continental electricity grid and the EU’s proposed new sanctions package.

In 2003, before the Baltic States joined NATO, BALTBAT was disbanded. It is widely believed that BALTBAT played a crucial role in Westernizing and enhancing Baltic land forces and improving their ...

severing at least partly seven different telecommunication links that connect Baltic states like Sweden, Finland, Germany, Estonia and Latvia. All in all, Statista has counted damage to 10 ...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record €540 million in the Baltic states in 2024, surpassing the previous record of €358 million, which was set in 2022, and the ...

The online gaming industry in the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania - is growing incredibly and transforming the local economy. With advances in technology, smart regulations, and a ...

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, often referred to as the Baltic states, are democracies and close U.S. allies. Strong U.S. relations with these three states are rooted in history. The United ...

A tower of the electric power line Kurzeme Circle is pictured on June 18, 2020, in Tukums, near Riga, Latvia. (Source: Getty Images) The Baltic states have officially informed Russia and Belarus that ...

However, in the coming months, we aim to quadruple our storage capacity, and beyond that, we have even bigger plans," said Klaus Pilar, head of Sunly Estonia. The Baltic states were connected to the ...

He emphasized that what was happening "in Estonia and other Baltic states can only be described as government overreach." "There is blatant state interference in the religious affairs of the ...

Through Captain Arunas’ binoculars, visibility is close to zero: "One kilometer, no more." The thick fog hanging over the Baltic Sea complicates the patrol for the 50 sailors aboard the Jotvingis.

The United States is building a large new headquarters ... significantly alter the strategic calculus in the Arctic and the Baltic... German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier revealed on Tuesday ...