Latvia ranked world’s second greenest country
Switzerland is the greenest country worldwide. Latvia is ranked second, ahead of such countries as Norway, France, Great Britain and Sweden, according to "Environmental Performance Index" (EPI) by Yale and Columbia universities.
Retail trade in Lithuania increased by 17.2% in December
Based on the provisional data, Statistics Lithuania informs that the turnover (VAT excluded) of enterprises engaged in retail trade, except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles, in December 2011 amounted to LTL 2420.6 million and, against November, increased by 17.2% at constant prices, wh...
Flybe to operate a route between Tallinn and Copenhagen
Finnair’s subsidiary Flybe Nordic is planning to launch a flight route from Tallinn to Copenhagen before the end of 2012, writes Äripäev.ee/LETA.
Raising the subsistence benefits in Estonia is an absolute necessity
As more than a fifth of Estonian residence lives below poverty line and too many people are at risk of poverty, a swift increase in subsistence benefits could improve the situation that has developed, writes LETA/Postimees Online.
Dombrovskis: Latvian government could have focused more on combating shadow economy
There are several issues on the Cabinet's agenda that could have been focused upon more during its 100 days in office, shadow economy is among them, Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (Unity) announced during today's press conference dedicated to this event.
European Commission orders Lithuania to update driving licences
The European Commission (EC) has today asked Denmark, Lithuania, the United Kingdom and Portugal to adapt their national legislation on driving licences so as to ensure that EU rules can be applicable as of January 2013, egovmonitor.com reports.
