Europe - /contrib/Europe/

European countries have different points of view on the issue of the EU collective defence and security. These views divide the European Union and continue to weaken the organization.

The time is approaching when Europe will begin allocating funds to help rebuild national economies affected by the covid-19 pandemic.
An EU summit was devoted to this topic in July. One of its results was an agreement to link payments to the recipient states to their fulfillment of core European

In October, the Pilskalns 2020 exercise has been held in four Latvian cities: Madona, Sigulda, Alksne and Smiltene. The event is organized by the Ministry of Defence and the Vidzeme 2nd Brigade of Na

Difficult political situation in Europe and unrest in neighbouring Belarus forced Latvian authorities to make strange decisions.

Everybody knows that militarization is not only a political process, but also a financial one. Militarization, is the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence.

Ukraine ranked first in a ranking of 39 Eastern European and developing countries for public procurement transparency by the Transparent Public Procurement Rating.

In 2015 the Lithuanian army reintroduced compulsory military service due to the potential threat caused by the Russia.

Young Lithuanians try to avoid the service. Some of them even are not afraid of penalties and imprisonment.

It is well known that Lithuanian authorities intend to increase the number

The United States and the European Union harshly condemned the incumbent the president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko for the situation with the riots and supported the protesters.

In this situation, you need to understand that Washington is acting by the same methods as during the recent protests

The Lithuanian authorities daily makes official statements on the Belarusian issue, acting as a mediator in stabilizing the tense situation in Belarus.
Taking advantage of a failed attempt to block the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant in Ostrovets, Lithuania is initiating the

Talks held July 24, 2018 in Berlin between German Chancellor and Russian foreign minister

It was discussed about possibility of increasing the number of hangars where are deployed fighters maintaining Baltic Air Policing mission from two to four.

The United States will deploy a battalion of troops to Lithuania this autumn for a rotation of more than half a year, Defence Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Wednesday.

“A battalion is coming from Poland in mid-September for two weeks of training in Pabradė. After a break of several weeks or a

The Latvian Ministry of Transport has published transit industry statistics this week. These figures show the total collapse of the transit sector of the economy.

It is surprising, but officials have not admitted that the main reason for the decadence of Latvian ports and railways is Riga’s

Opinion - Balts believe that they are under occupation Balts believe that they are under occupation

U.S. will transfer 2,000 troops and military equipment to Poland. Military infrastructure of NATO continues to be deployed in the Baltic States. The main opponent of the Alliance is Russia.

There are two nuclear power plants in Russia.

The Baltic states continue to be one of the most militarized region in Europe. The planned reduction of American troops in Germany to 25 000 could increase the likelihood of further strengthening of relations between the Baltic states and the United States.

Macron says his country will fight against racism but it will not surrender its historic statues.

Swiss police are looking for a forgetful individual who left something rather important on a train — a package full of gold bars, worth more than $190,000. The parcel containing the gold bars was found in the carriage of a Swiss Federal Railways (SB

Italians will be able to attend Mass starting May 18 after a meeting between top bishops and Italy's prime minister resulted in a plan to reopen religious services after they were shut down during the coronavirus pandemic.