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Tallink reroutes Baltic Princess, Galaxy to temporarily operate on Turku-Kappelskar route
18.03.2020Listed Estonian shipper Tallink Grupp announced that it will reroute its vessels Baltic Princess and Galaxy temporarily to operate on the Turku-Kapellskar route from Thursday, March 19, to provide cargo transportation between Finland and Sweden, reported LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Cargo, Crisis, Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Transport
airBaltic to bring home Baltic nationals from Larnaca to Riga
18.03.2020At the request of the Latvian Foreign Ministry and with permit from the Transport Ministry, Latvian national airline airBaltic will perform a flight from Larnaca to Riga, BC learned from the airline.
Latvijas Balzams distillery to start producing hand sanitizers; Balticovo egg producer to donate sanitizers
18.03.2020Several Latvian companies have engaged in ensuring hand sanitizers in the country. Latvijas Balzams distillery plans to start production of hand sanitizer, while Balticovo egg producer plans to donate hand sanitizers it is making to state and municipal institutions, informed LETA.
Russia-based hackers and cyber criminals have been showing most aggressive spying activity in Latvia - report
18.03.2020Russia-based groups of hackers and cyber criminals, suspected by Western countries of collaboration with Russian secret services, showed the most aggressive espionage activity in Latvia last year, according of the 2019 report released by the State Security Service (VDD), informed LETA/BNS.
European “green deal”: benefits for business and consumers
18.03.2020The Commission’s “green deal” adopted in December 2019, represents a European ambitious plan towards a climate-neutral circular economy, strengthened competitiveness, protecting the environment and giving additional rights to consumers. The “green deal” requires the member states’ governments to take decisive actions in adopting circular economy plans as the main part of new EU priorities.
Leaders shut Europe's borders to fight outbreak
The European Union will impose an entry ban on travelers from outside the bloc for 30 days to battle the spread of the coronavirus, European leaders decided on Tuesday, reported LETA/AFP.
Estonian PM: Sassnitz-Paldiski cargo vessel may start operation already from Thursday
Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas said that shipper Tallink Grupp's vessel Star may start cargo carriage between the German town of Sassnitz and Estonian town of Paldiski already from Thursday.