The Baltic country shares a border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, in Helsinki, Finland, January 14, 2025. Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5 percent and 6 percent of overall ...

The President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, gives a statement ahead of a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva via AP) VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has decided to ...

Lithuania's president says his country has made the decision to raise its spending on defense to between 5 and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026. The Baltic

Lithuania has decided to raise its spending on defense to between 5% and 6% of overall national economic output starting in 2026 due to the threat of Russian aggression in the region, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said Friday.

Minimum wages have increased across the European Union for 2025, with most countries implementing substantial hikes that outpace inflation. The trend suggests that the EU’s Minimum Wage Directive is beginning to shape wage-setting policies,

Finland’s four Hornets arrived on January 24, and are operating from Keflavik Air Base in Iceland, assuming the duties that had been carried out by the Czech Air Force and its Saab JAS 39 Gripen aircraft. The F/A-18s are currently scheduled to conclude their NATO air policing duties at the end of February.

A submarine cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea, the fourth case reported by the Nordic countries in the past two months. #EuropeNews

Earlier, Belarus and Russia invited Eurasian countries to join the effort to develop the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity. According to the minister, all countries without exception are showing interest in the development of this document.

Finland supports Greenland remaining part of Denmark, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stated Sunday, according to public broadcaster YLE. Orpo emphasized Finland's position on the sanctity of international borders, dismissing any unilateral efforts to alter them.

The Finnish company will present the Steel Eagle drone with an extended range of action developed for Ukraine and Ukrainian specialists. Source: Finnish public service media company Yle, as reported by European Pravda Details: The Finnish company Insta is presenting a new drone at the SecD Day conference and exhibition,

The saying "it is very difficult to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there" is probably known to everyone. Although it seems that only the first part of this phrase has reached some Baltic countries.

A submarine cable was damaged in the Baltic Sea, the fourth case reported by the Nordic countries in the past two months. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasised, "The resilience and security of our infrastructure is a top priority.