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Wednesday, 25.06.2014, 09:40
Baltic States first pet bird hotel opens in Estonia
16.06.2014A parrot centre and bird hotel will be opened in Konuvere, Central Estonia in the next few months with the help of state financing, Äripäev.ee/LETA reports.
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European Union annual inflation was 0.6% in May
16.06.2014Euro area annual inflation was 0.5% in May 2014, down from 0.7% in April. A year earlier the rate was 1.4%. Monthly inflation was –0.1% in May 2014, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, said, cites LETA/ELTA.
Lithuanian companies operated at smaller profit in Q1
16.06.2014Based on the data of Statistics Lithuania, in the first quarter of 2014 revenue of non-financial entities from sales of goods and services amounted to LTL 52.9 billion (EUR 15.3 billion) or by 1.4% less year-on-year and by 14.1% less than in the fourth quarter of 2013, informs LETA/ELTA.
Latvia to host a high profile seminar on EU funds for the Eastern Partnership
16.06.2014On June 17, a high-level seminar „European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020: Opportunities, Challenges and Synergies for a Strong Partnership” will take place in Riga, Latvia. As the new regulations for the period 2014-2020 begin to take shape, Poland and Sweden as co-founders and Latvia – as one of the most active advocates of the Eastern Partnership, invest in understanding the new possibilities and bringing together partners both from the EU and from the Eastern European Neighbours.
TechHub Riga moves into brand new, modern premises in Old Town
16.06.2014TechHub Riga releases details of its new co-working space to open in September, invites startups to apply for dedicated team spaces and expands support for startup growth in Latvia, informed BC TechHub Riga General Manager Alise Lezdina.
Lithuania projects 0.1% deflation in June
Statistics Lithuania forecasts that inflation based on the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) may be negative in June 2014 and stand at –0.1%, reports LETA/ELTA.
Foreign ministers of Estonia, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania discuss security issues in Tallinn
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Foreign Minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius attend meeting in Tallinn on Monday and Tuesday, at the invitation of Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, LETA/Delfi reports.