Wed, 5 Oct 2011: Latvians urged to go back to farming…
Oct 5, 2011 Latvia
“During good times, people move from rural areas to cities; during bad times it is the other way around.” Reinert criticizes banks, which previously served as a bridge between busines...Tags: Banking Sector, Banks, Bridge, Contradiction, Current Situation, European Union, Farming, Good Times, Latvia, Loans, Manufacturing Sector, Member States, Parasitic Organisms, Reinert, Risk, Rural Areas, Signs, Wed 5
Wed, 4 May 2011: Business Analysis: Building the trade bridges business needs…
May 4, 2011 Baltics
markets. At the end of last week I was happy to attend the opening of the new Scottish Baltic Enterprise Center at Napier University at Livingston, near Edinburgh. The Enterprise Center is the f...Tags: Aim, Baltic States, Baltics, Bridge, Building Bridges, Business Analysis, Business Consultancy, Cormack, Edinburgh, Enterprise Center, Institutions, Technology Companies
Wed, 9 Dec 2009: Latvia hesitates on energy link project…
Dec 9, 2009 Latvia
30, made a final decision on the issue, and has not revealed to the public details of the project, saying only that this is “classified information,” when questioned on reasons for the...Tags: Bridge, Classified Information, Delfi Lv, Economy Minister, Energy Companies, Final Decision, Latvia, Lithuania, New Era, Public Details, Rsquo, Sweden, Technical Details
Wed, 15 Oct 2008: Latvia wants equal benefits from Lithuania-Sweden energy bridge…
Oct 15, 2008 Latvia
He added that technically it is not important whether the power link is built from Sweden to Lithuania or Latvia, but the question is who will manage the link and dictate regulations and who will ...Tags: Bridge, Energy Security, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Nuclear Power Plant, Poland, Sweden, System Operator
Wed, 10 Sep 2008: Baltic unity needed on energy bridge …
Sep 10, 2008 Baltics
"This could be any location in Latvia and any in Sweden. It is not important since we all are concerned about the energy security of the region. The Baltic electricity market is common, it's just...Tags: Baltic Countries, Bridge, Electricity Market Operator, Energy Problems, Energy Security, Energy Supply, Face, Joint Venture, Karre, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Probability, Regional Electricity, Sweden, Unity
Wed, 3 Sep 2008: Nuclear plant faces further delays …
Sep 3, 2008 Baltics
"If we managed to build this [energy] bridge by 2012, we would have to close the [Ignalina] atomic power station," the prime minister said. As a part of its accession agreement, Lithuania promi...Tags: Atomic Power, Bloc, Bridge, Era, Faces, Fears, Latvia, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Plant, Population, Power Source, Prime Minister, Public Referendum, Safety Concerns, Sweden
Wed, 11 Jun 2008: Conflicting reports about Swedish energy…
Jun 11, 2008 Baltics
The Latvian prime minister said that they would participate in Lithuania's project," Kirkilas told Lithuanian radio. "I think that yesterday [June 4] we took a step forward and that the Lithuanian...Tags: Baltic Sea States, Bridge, Broadside, Conflicting Reports, Edgars, European Bank Of Reconstruction, European Bank Of Reconstruction And Development, Latvians, Participation, Prime Minister, Radio, Summit
Thu, 22 May 2008: ‘Power bridge’ deal finalized…
May 22, 2008 Baltics
Separately, Poland will invest 650 million euros and Lithuania 262 million euros to invest in existing infrastructure in their countries to make the two systems compatible. Lietuvos Energija and...Tags: Articles Of Association, Bridge, Ceo, Chief Executive Officer, Economy Minister, Energija, Energy Grid, Infrastructure, Joint Venture, Leo, Lithuania, Lt, Navickas, Ndx, Poland, Private Firm, Pse, Supervisory Board, Vytas
Wed, 20 Feb 2008: Ansip criticizes deal with China…
Feb 20, 2008 Baltics
Furthermore, the eastern neighbor lacks railway stations capable of admitting large amounts of container freight, Ansip said. He pointed out that transporting goods through Narva is restricted bec...Tags: Ansip, Bridge, Checkpoint, China Eastern, Chinese Goods, Container Freight, Eastern Neighbor, Finland, Money, Narva River, Queues, Railway Stations, Russia, Tallinn, Taxpayers, Transporting Goods
Wed, 17 Oct 2007: Nuclear project squeezed by Poland’s energy demands…
Oct 17, 2007 Baltics
Those remarks prevented the two countries from signing the agreements on construction of the new nuclear power plant and on the setting up of a company for construction of the connection between t...Tags: Baltic States, Bridge, Current Situation, Elections, Emergence, Negotiations, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear Project, Poland, Polish Power, Postponement, Power Grids
Wed, 10 Oct 2007: Polish minister irks Lithuanian leadership, casts shadow over Vilnius su…
Oct 10, 2007 Lithuania
"If we do not receive 1,200 megawatts capacity, all projects will be delayed. The minimum capacity that would 'painfully' satisfy Poland would be 1,000 megawatts, but the normal capacity is 1,20...Tags: Bitterness, Bridge, Energy Conference, Gediminas, Grids, Leadership, Lithuania, Megawatts, Nuclear Power Plant, Poland, Polish Minister, Prime Minister, Priority Project, Valdas Adamkus, Wozniak
Wed, 4 Oct 2006: Baltic Ring may soon become reality…
Oct 4, 2006 Baltics
Still, funding for the energy bridge, which is estimated to cost about 1 billion litas (289.9 million euros), is still unclear. Poland and Lithuania also agreed to monitor Lithuania's policy in ...Tags: Baltic, Bridge, Closure, Decisions, Financial Commitment, Foreign Minister, Lithuania, Nuclear Energy Development, Nuclear Power Plant, Paet, Poland, Project Prospects, Tallinn
Wed, 28 Jun 2006: Reports: PKN Orlen may revive power link,Geonafta…
Jun 28, 2006 Baltics
Responding to the report, Jerzy Nowakowski, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, said while in Vilnius: "This is the first step toward a very close ...Tags: Bridge, Closure, Economic Cooperation, Electricity, Foreign Affairs Committee, Jerzy, Justice Party, Law And Justice, Lithuania, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Plant, Orlen, Poland, Polish Companies
Wed, 22 Feb 2006: Yukos, Lithuanian government fail to bridge differences…
Feb 22, 2006 Lithuania
Two weeks ago Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas had expressed hope that the government would receive a response to its latest proposals by last week, though no information was forthcoming. The go...Tags: Algirdas Brazauskas, Bridge, Investor, Kazakhstan, Kazmunaygaz, Law Enforcement Authorities, Lithuania, Mazeikiu Nafta, Percent Stake, Pkn Orlen, Poland, Prime Minister, Proposals, Refinery, Russian Law, Yukos
Wed, 25 Jan 2006: Commission reviews Saaremaa road/tunnel connection…
Jan 25, 2006 Baltics
One would run almost side-by-side with the current Virtsu-Kuivastu shipping route, and the other across the northern tip of the small island of Viirelaid. The panel has still not completely droppe...Tags: Bridge, Environmental Impact, Ferry Service, Mainland, Next Decade, Northern Tip, Provisional Estimates, Riho, Road Tunnel, Shipping Route, Theoretical Possibility
Wed, 2 Nov 2005: Piebalgs open to new Ignalina…
Nov 2, 2005 Baltics
While discussing the challenges and the outlook for the energy sector in Lithuania and the Baltic countries, Piebalgs took note of the idea of building a power bridge between Lithuania and Poland....Tags: Baltic Countries, Bridge, Challenges, Electricity, Energy Sector, Extent, Ignalina, Lithuania, Measures, Natural Gas Supply, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Plant, Participants, Poland, Possibilities, Renewable Energy Resources
Thu, 3 Apr 2003: Building boom in Latvia …
Apr 3, 2003 Latvia
A number of major construction projects were completed in Latvia in 2002, including the administrative building for LMT mobile phone operator, a bridge across the Bullupe river and the Ozo Golf Cl...Tags: Boom, Bridge, Construction Projects, Dams, Golf Club, Hotel Construction, Latvia, Major Construction, Mobile Phone Operator, New Construction, Ports, Renovation, Residential Buildings, Riga, Time Construction, Ventspils, Wholesale, Wholesale Facilities
Thu, 25 Nov 1999: Railway to get massive overhaul…
Nov 25, 1999 Baltics
Most Lithuanian track gauges are 1,520 millimeters wide, while the standard European gauge is 1,435 millimeters. This means that Lithuanian trains have to stop at the Polish border to have their w...Tags: Bridge, Business Opportunity, Business Travelers, Fit, Former Soviet Union, Good Business, Lithuania, Lithuanian Railways, Lithuanian Trains, Massive Overhaul, Millimeters, Polish Border, Railway, Restructuring, Russia, S System, Track Gauge, Wheels
Thu, 12 Nov 1998: Energy deal all but inked…
Nov 12, 1998 Baltics
All that remains is the Lithuanian Parliament's expected stamp of approval to seal the deal. The American firms of the Stanton Group, Siguler Guff and Company, CalEnergy and Duke Engineering, whic...Tags: Baltic Nation, Belarus, Bridge, Calenergy, Consortium, Duke Engineering, Electric Energy, Electricity, Energy Deal, Importers, Last Spring, Lithuania, Lithuanian Parliament, Lucrative Markets, Parliament, Siguler Guff, Stamp Of Approval, Stanton Group, Western Europe
Thu, 27 Aug 1998: Russia is asking for business aid from Estonia…
Aug 27, 1998 Estonia
The St. Petersburg city council has made available almost 30,000 square meters of land in St. Petersburg to establish the Baltic Business Center. The center with a budget of about 25 million kroon...Tags: Baltic Business, Banks, Bourse, Bridge, Business Aid, Business Center, Business Climate, Business Contacts, Conclusion, Har, Head Counselor, Initiative, Little Neva, Neva River, Political Instability, Russia Business, Russian Business, Russians, Square Meters, St Petersburg