CET special report on ‘Hungry and Ambitious’ Baltic startups
This week The Central European Times investigates the startup scenes of the three innovative but diminutive Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and...
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Biden reassures CEE over Russia, Ukraine
US President Joe Biden discussed the threat of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine with numerous NATO member countries in Central...
Baltic states urge u-turn on Nord Stream 2
With Russian troops amassing at Ukraine's eastern border, negative sentiments toward the Nord Stream 2 (NS2), both within Germany and among...
Estonia a digital haven for Brexit refugees
Since Britain voted to leave the EU in 2016, hundreds of UK-linked entrepreneurs have taken up e-residency in Estonia. From the...
Estonia third for venture funding per capita
Estonia received the third most venture capital (VC) per person in the world over the last 12 months, according to business...
Rail Baltica: no disruptions for Latvia, Lithuania – but Estonia changes timetable
It has been hailed in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as their most ambitious shared project for a...
Estonian minister says flexible energy trades could ease soaring prices
Loosening the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS) would lessen the currently dramatic rises in energy prices, Estonia's Economy and Infrastructure Minister...
Tax regime of ‘e-Estonia’ OECD’s most competitive for eighth year running
The three Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - are all highly competitive in terms of taxes, according to the latest International Tax...
Latvia reimposes lockdown as COVID rips through Baltics and Balkans
Latvia has announced a month-long COVID lockdown after a surge in infections and hospitalisations, becoming the first EU country to reintroduce...
Estonia first in Europe for house price rises since 2010, as CEE dominates top ten list
House prices have more than doubled in Estonia and Hungary over the last decade, according to a Eurostat survey that puts...
EC Approves Estonia’s 1bn Recovery Plan
Estonia’s one-billion-euro recovery plan was approved by the European Commission on Sunday, the country’s finance minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus announced. The funds will be...
Estonian MPs Elect Museum Director in 2nd Round
Members of the Estonia's parliament on Tuesday elected the director of the national museum as the Baltic country’s new president. The...