Lithuanian President Visits Maspeth Church Facing Closure

Lithuanian Heritage on Display at Queens Landmark Church By MOHAMED FARGHALY mfarghaly@queensledger.com Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and First Lady Diana Nausėdienė made a rare visit to Maspeth’s Transfiguration Church on September 25,...

Lithuania to boost electricity trade with Poland

By Alimat Aliyeva Lithuania’s transmission system operator, Litgrid, plans to increase electricity trading capacity with Poland, a move expected to boost the growth of renewable energy in Lithuania, according to the Baltic News Service, Azernews...

Lithuania Extends Airspace Closure On The Border With Belarus

1 Through December. The closure of Lithuania's airspace on the border with Belarus has been extended until December 1, the BNS news agency reported, citing that country's Defense Ministry. The restriction will remain in place until new legislation...

Bartlett’s Cineworld date, Crystal Palace tech first & Nscale raises £320m – follow the BusinessBite live blog

Bite-size news in business & technology, from big breaking stories to funding, appointments & deals Sky returns to profit with £1bn turnaround ahead of 600 job cuts Published: October 2, 2025 at 5:03 pm Author: Patrick Killeen Media and...

Ukraine and the EU are strengthening engagement with business on the path to European integration

Business is the driving force of Ukraine’s European future – this was the key conclusion of the High-Level Dialogue “Ukraine’s Economy on the Path to the EU,” held on October 1 in Kyiv. The event brought together senior representatives from the...

Storent Expands into the U.S. Market with Acquisition of Connect Rentals

AS Storent Holding (Storent), one of the largest equipment rental companies in the Baltics, has taken a historic step by acquiring a 70% stake in the U.S. equipment rental company Connect Rentals. This marks the first-ever expansion of a Latvian...

Latvians less likely to be savers than Estonians and Lithuanians

Latvian residents save for unforeseen expenses less often than in neighbouring countries, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Luminor bank. 43% of those surveyed in Latvia admitted that they save irregularly, without a specific routine,...

Bulgarian Central Bank Governor: Euro Adoption Is a Gain in Sovereignty, Not a Loss

In an exclusive interview for the Noblesse Oblige magazine of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) in late September, Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Governor Dimitar Radev shares his first impressions from attending European Central Bank...

Protests intensify against Lithuanian culture minister exposed in viral sauna video

Lithuania’s cultural community has vowed to press ahead with protests over the government’s decision to hand the culture ministry to the radical right Nemunas Dawn party, setting a warning strike for October 5, independent news agency BNS and...

UK business leaders warn Reeves: Don't mount a tax raid

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS, DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR Updated: 02:28 EDT, 2 October 2025 Rachel Reeves has been urged not to put up taxes for business again in a desperate pre-Budget plea fuelled by alarm at the UK’s slide down global competitiveness...

Europeans demand stronger climate action and corporate accountability

The public backlash to green policies in Europe has likely been overblown, with a majority saying that large companies should be held accountable for human rights and environmental harms in their value chains, says new poll The EU’s CSDDD, which...

Bosses urge Reeves to back British business as fears of ANOTHER brutal Budget tax raid mount

Rachel Reeves has been urged not to put up taxes for business again in a desperate pre-Budget plea fuelled by alarm at the UK’s slide down global competitiveness rankings. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Confederation of British...

Lithuania plans to increase electricity trading capacity with Poland

VILNIUS, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania's transmission system operator Litgrid plans to raise the capacity for electricity trade with Poland, a move expected to create better conditions for the growth of renewable energy in Lithuania, the Baltic...

Poll: European public wants strong ESG laws and corporate reporting requirements

As the European Union (EU) gears up for reporting rollbacks as part of an Omnibus Simplification Package in October, a new survey of more than 10,000 European citizens has shown fresh support for heightened reporting and sustainability...

NOYB urges Lithuania's DPA to halt company's data processing practices

Advocacy group NOYB requested Lithuania's State Data Protection Inspectorate halt Whitebridge AI's ability to process personal data due to alleged EU General Data Protection Regulation violations, The Register reports. The "reputation reports"...

Zim govt to sue Lithuania after 17 fire tenders are seized and auctioned

Zimbabwe is set to launch legal proceedings against Lithuania after 17 fire tenders purchased for local authorities were seized and later auctioned while en route from Belarus to Harare. The multimillion dollar trucks were intercepted at the port...

Poland Extended Border Controls With Lithuania And Germany

To combat illegal migration. Poland will extend border controls at its borders with Germany and Lithuania until April 4, 2026, the press office of the country's Interior Ministry said. The temporary measures were introduced in July 2025 to combat...

Ministry of Finance: Number of NCTS declarations in 2025 outpaces 2024

From January to September of 2025, the number of declarations in the NCTS (New Computerized Transit System) reached 95,000. For all of 2024, there were more than 94,000 declarations, according to a message on the website of the Ministry of Finance...

Icelandair now holds 70% market share

Following the collapse of Play, Icelandair’s market share has risen to 70%, while Play’s share had stood at 19%. Play had expected this figure to drop to around 8% over the next three months — but now, of course, its market share has disappeared...

Eesti Energia to merge entire electricity business under Enefit subsidiary

Starting in 2026, state owned power generator Eesti Energia is to merge all electricity business areas into its subsidiary Enefit. Eesti Energia says the move will offer electricity at more competitive prices, boost profitability and restore...