Baltic Focus
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Facts first — economy, data, society.
Part of the Baltic Digest Weekly ecosystem.
AI-enhanced editorial tools.
https://t.me/BalticFocus_org
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Baltic Focus
@balticfocus.bsky.social
· Nov 17
🌍 Baltic Focus — weekly signals from LT–LV–EE.
Borders dominate moods, language fuels identity debates, migration splits opinions, and culture remains the rare low-conflict zone.
We capture how the region talks, not how the news frames it.
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Borders dominate moods, language fuels identity debates, migration splits opinions, and culture remains the rare low-conflict zone.
We capture how the region talks, not how the news frames it.
#balticfocus
Estonia in 2025, seen through official statistics: a small country where numbers stay concrete. From population and mobility to reading habits and AI use, the data shows clarity rather than noise.
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🇪🇪 Estonia in 2025
A country that quietly impresses — in numbers
Based on official data published by Statistics Estonia
1️⃣ A nation that doesn’t shout — it measures
In 2025, Statistics Estonia man...
t.me
January 1, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Estonia in 2025, seen through official statistics: a small country where numbers stay concrete. From population and mobility to reading habits and AI use, the data shows clarity rather than noise.
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Latvia 2024: average net disposable income reached €950 per person/month (+12% y/y).
Income inequality remains high: lowest quintile €317, highest €2,084.
Quintile ratio (S80/S20): 6.7.
Source: Centrālā statistikas pārvalde
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Income inequality remains high: lowest quintile €317, highest €2,084.
Quintile ratio (S80/S20): 6.7.
Source: Centrālā statistikas pārvalde
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Latvia: Household Income and Inequality — Key Statistics (CSP)
In 2024, Latvia recorded continued growth in household disposable income, while income distribution remained highly uneven. According to...
t.me
December 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Latvia 2024: average net disposable income reached €950 per person/month (+12% y/y).
Income inequality remains high: lowest quintile €317, highest €2,084.
Quintile ratio (S80/S20): 6.7.
Source: Centrālā statistikas pārvalde
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Income inequality remains high: lowest quintile €317, highest €2,084.
Quintile ratio (S80/S20): 6.7.
Source: Centrālā statistikas pārvalde
t.me/BalticFocus_...
PRFoods agreed to sell 100% of Saare Kala Tootmine on Saaremaa to Latvia’s Brīvais Vilnis for €2M, transferring loan claims and simplifying its financing.
Why is an Estonian company selling fish processing on Saaremaa to a Latvian buyer?
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#BalticFocus #BalticEconomy
Why is an Estonian company selling fish processing on Saaremaa to a Latvian buyer?
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#BalticFocus #BalticEconomy
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PRFoods sells Saaremaa fish processing unit to Latvia’s Brīvais Vilnis
PRFoods has approved the sale of its Estonian subsidiary Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ to Latvian fish processor Brīvais Vilnis, follow...
t.me
December 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
PRFoods agreed to sell 100% of Saare Kala Tootmine on Saaremaa to Latvia’s Brīvais Vilnis for €2M, transferring loan claims and simplifying its financing.
Why is an Estonian company selling fish processing on Saaremaa to a Latvian buyer?
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#BalticFocus #BalticEconomy
Why is an Estonian company selling fish processing on Saaremaa to a Latvian buyer?
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#BalticFocus #BalticEconomy
The EU is pushing new cross-border power grids.
Baltic reality in numbers: ~2.2 GW interconnections (technical ceiling), ~26–28 TWh annual demand. Latvia — hydro for balancing, Estonia — controllable oil shale, Lithuania — largest deficit + EU land gateway.
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Baltic reality in numbers: ~2.2 GW interconnections (technical ceiling), ~26–28 TWh annual demand. Latvia — hydro for balancing, Estonia — controllable oil shale, Lithuania — largest deficit + EU land gateway.
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Baltic Focus — Weekly Energy Theme
Baltic electricity system: capacity, demand, and domestic generation
EU context.
The European Commission links high electricity prices and system inefficiencies t...
t.me
December 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The EU is pushing new cross-border power grids.
Baltic reality in numbers: ~2.2 GW interconnections (technical ceiling), ~26–28 TWh annual demand. Latvia — hydro for balancing, Estonia — controllable oil shale, Lithuania — largest deficit + EU land gateway.
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Baltic reality in numbers: ~2.2 GW interconnections (technical ceiling), ~26–28 TWh annual demand. Latvia — hydro for balancing, Estonia — controllable oil shale, Lithuania — largest deficit + EU land gateway.
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Lithuania tightens state-language rules for customer service, extending them to couriers and ride-hailing from 2026. Across the Baltics, governments are not changing principles — they are enforcing them more strictly, especially in platform work.
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🇱🇹Lithuania Tightens State Language Rules for Customer Service — Baltic Context
Lithuania has announced stricter enforcement of state language requirements in customer service, explicitly extending t...
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December 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Lithuania tightens state-language rules for customer service, extending them to couriers and ride-hailing from 2026. Across the Baltics, governments are not changing principles — they are enforcing them more strictly, especially in platform work.
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🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪 Baltic Grocery Index: late Nov → 26 Dec
No pre-holiday price surge. Core staples stayed stable across the Baltics. Retailers clearly maintain a low-price basket. Latvia stands out on rice and vegetables due to pricing strategy, not harvests.
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No pre-holiday price surge. Core staples stayed stable across the Baltics. Retailers clearly maintain a low-price basket. Latvia stands out on rice and vegetables due to pricing strategy, not harvests.
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🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪 Baltic Grocery Index — weekly snapshot (online retail)
Prices observed: week ending 26 December 2025
Baseline (non-promotional) prices
📌 Prices are based on online grocery listings from Rimi a...
t.me
December 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪 Baltic Grocery Index: late Nov → 26 Dec
No pre-holiday price surge. Core staples stayed stable across the Baltics. Retailers clearly maintain a low-price basket. Latvia stands out on rice and vegetables due to pricing strategy, not harvests.
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No pre-holiday price surge. Core staples stayed stable across the Baltics. Retailers clearly maintain a low-price basket. Latvia stands out on rice and vegetables due to pricing strategy, not harvests.
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Baltic central banks expect growth in 2026 — but not the same kind of growth.
🇪🇪 Estonia bets on fiscal stimulus
🇱🇹 Lithuania on pension reform liquidity
🇱🇻 Latvia on steady recovery with inflation risks
Full comparison 👇
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🇪🇪 Estonia bets on fiscal stimulus
🇱🇹 Lithuania on pension reform liquidity
🇱🇻 Latvia on steady recovery with inflation risks
Full comparison 👇
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🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 Baltic Central Banks: what do their presidents say about 2026?
The heads of the Baltic central banks have summed up the economic year and presented their outlooks for Estonia, Latvia and Lithua...
t.me
December 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Baltic central banks expect growth in 2026 — but not the same kind of growth.
🇪🇪 Estonia bets on fiscal stimulus
🇱🇹 Lithuania on pension reform liquidity
🇱🇻 Latvia on steady recovery with inflation risks
Full comparison 👇
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🇪🇪 Estonia bets on fiscal stimulus
🇱🇹 Lithuania on pension reform liquidity
🇱🇻 Latvia on steady recovery with inflation risks
Full comparison 👇
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China introduces provisional countervailing measures on EU dairy imports.
Temporary duty deposits of 21.9%–42.7% will apply from Dec 23 following a preliminary MOFCOM ruling. Measures are provisional and reversible, with a final decision due in Feb 2026.
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Temporary duty deposits of 21.9%–42.7% will apply from Dec 23 following a preliminary MOFCOM ruling. Measures are provisional and reversible, with a final decision due in Feb 2026.
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China introduces provisional countervailing measures on EU dairy imports
Beijing, Dec 22 — official Chinese sources.
China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday published preliminary rulings in its count...
t.me
December 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
China introduces provisional countervailing measures on EU dairy imports.
Temporary duty deposits of 21.9%–42.7% will apply from Dec 23 following a preliminary MOFCOM ruling. Measures are provisional and reversible, with a final decision due in Feb 2026.
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Temporary duty deposits of 21.9%–42.7% will apply from Dec 23 following a preliminary MOFCOM ruling. Measures are provisional and reversible, with a final decision due in Feb 2026.
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🇪🇪 Estonia plans up to 1,000 MW of controllable power capacity by 2035 after exiting oil shale. Cost: €1bn.
Consumers will pay ~€2/month as a permanent “insurance premium” for supply security.
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#EnergySecurity #Estonia
Consumers will pay ~€2/month as a permanent “insurance premium” for supply security.
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#EnergySecurity #Estonia
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🇪🇪 Estonia to build 1 GW of controllable power plants — consumers to pay €1bn
Estonia will need up to 1,000 MW of new controllable power capacity by 2035 after phasing out oil-shale plants, according...
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December 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🇪🇪 Estonia plans up to 1,000 MW of controllable power capacity by 2035 after exiting oil shale. Cost: €1bn.
Consumers will pay ~€2/month as a permanent “insurance premium” for supply security.
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#EnergySecurity #Estonia
Consumers will pay ~€2/month as a permanent “insurance premium” for supply security.
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#EnergySecurity #Estonia
Baltic Grocery Index — mid-December snapshot
Selected staples remain broadly stable across the Baltics.
Proteins continue to diverge by country; no generalized pre-holiday spike observed.
Full index: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticGroceryIndex #Baltics #FoodPrices #CostOfLiving #Groceries #BalticFocus
Selected staples remain broadly stable across the Baltics.
Proteins continue to diverge by country; no generalized pre-holiday spike observed.
Full index: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticGroceryIndex #Baltics #FoodPrices #CostOfLiving #Groceries #BalticFocus
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🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪 Baltic Grocery Index — mid-December price snapshot
(10 essential products, baseline prices)
🇱🇻 LATVIA
Milk 1L — 0.75
Bread 300g — 0.39
Eggs (10) — 1.99
Chicken fillet 1kg — 6.49
Pork sho...
t.me
December 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Baltic Grocery Index — mid-December snapshot
Selected staples remain broadly stable across the Baltics.
Proteins continue to diverge by country; no generalized pre-holiday spike observed.
Full index: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticGroceryIndex #Baltics #FoodPrices #CostOfLiving #Groceries #BalticFocus
Selected staples remain broadly stable across the Baltics.
Proteins continue to diverge by country; no generalized pre-holiday spike observed.
Full index: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticGroceryIndex #Baltics #FoodPrices #CostOfLiving #Groceries #BalticFocus
Latvia: Bank of Latvia economists warn that inflation will stay domestic and sticky, even as growth remains moderate.
Full analysis & quotes 👉 t.me/BalticFocus_...
#LatviaEconomy #Inflation #BalticFocus
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#LatviaEconomy #Inflation #BalticFocus
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Latvia: what central bank economists are really signalling
Economists at the Bank of Latvia point to a year of moderate growth accompanied by persistent domestic inflation, rather than a return to lo...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Latvia: Bank of Latvia economists warn that inflation will stay domestic and sticky, even as growth remains moderate.
Full analysis & quotes 👉 t.me/BalticFocus_...
#LatviaEconomy #Inflation #BalticFocus
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#LatviaEconomy #Inflation #BalticFocus
Latvia’s peat memorandum is about market trust, not “defending peat”.
After a weak 2025 season and tighter EU rules, Latvia moved to secure predictability before buyers switch.
Context 👉 t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #EUClimate
After a weak 2025 season and tighter EU rules, Latvia moved to secure predictability before buyers switch.
Context 👉 t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #EUClimate
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Latvia’s peat memorandum and the Baltic policy split
On 18 December 2025, Latvia’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Latvian Peat Association formalised cooperation through a memorandum aimed at securi...
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December 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Latvia’s peat memorandum is about market trust, not “defending peat”.
After a weak 2025 season and tighter EU rules, Latvia moved to secure predictability before buyers switch.
Context 👉 t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #EUClimate
After a weak 2025 season and tighter EU rules, Latvia moved to secure predictability before buyers switch.
Context 👉 t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #EUClimate
Baltic aviation is splitting into three different models.
Riga — hub maturity and transit logic
Vilnius — distributed growth and competition
Tallinn — high-yield niche market
Not competition, but structural differentiation.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#balticfocus #aviation #Baltics
Riga — hub maturity and transit logic
Vilnius — distributed growth and competition
Tallinn — high-yield niche market
Not competition, but structural differentiation.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#balticfocus #aviation #Baltics
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Baltic Cities: Riga vs Vilnius vs Tallinn — Where Growth is Coming From (Corrected)
Air connectivity trends at the end of 2025 show that the Baltic capitals are no longer developing as a single aviat...
t.me
December 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Baltic aviation is splitting into three different models.
Riga — hub maturity and transit logic
Vilnius — distributed growth and competition
Tallinn — high-yield niche market
Not competition, but structural differentiation.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#balticfocus #aviation #Baltics
Riga — hub maturity and transit logic
Vilnius — distributed growth and competition
Tallinn — high-yield niche market
Not competition, but structural differentiation.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#balticfocus #aviation #Baltics
Baltic ports: 11M 2025
Port of Klaipeda sets the benchmark (~36mn t, strong container & ro-ro base).
Latvia moves as one system: Riga ~17.3mn t (-6.8%), hit by loss of agri anchor.
Tallinna Sadam (quarterly): 9M cargo 10.2mn t (+4.9%);
More detail 👉 t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticPorts #Logistics
Port of Klaipeda sets the benchmark (~36mn t, strong container & ro-ro base).
Latvia moves as one system: Riga ~17.3mn t (-6.8%), hit by loss of agri anchor.
Tallinna Sadam (quarterly): 9M cargo 10.2mn t (+4.9%);
More detail 👉 t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticPorts #Logistics
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Baltic ports: 11M 2025 — volumes, structure, divergence
Cargo flows across the Baltic ports in 2025 continue to diverge structurally rather than cyclically. Eleven-month results confirm that the post...
t.me
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Baltic ports: 11M 2025
Port of Klaipeda sets the benchmark (~36mn t, strong container & ro-ro base).
Latvia moves as one system: Riga ~17.3mn t (-6.8%), hit by loss of agri anchor.
Tallinna Sadam (quarterly): 9M cargo 10.2mn t (+4.9%);
More detail 👉 t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticPorts #Logistics
Port of Klaipeda sets the benchmark (~36mn t, strong container & ro-ro base).
Latvia moves as one system: Riga ~17.3mn t (-6.8%), hit by loss of agri anchor.
Tallinna Sadam (quarterly): 9M cargo 10.2mn t (+4.9%);
More detail 👉 t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticPorts #Logistics
airBaltic passenger numbers rose 1.6% in 11 months, but flights grew faster and load factors declined — a sign that capacity expansion, not demand, is driving volumes. Fleet leasing remains a key stabiliser ahead of a potential IPO.
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#BalticFocus #Aviation #Baltics
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#BalticFocus #Aviation #Baltics
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airBaltic passenger traffic up 1.6% in 11 months
Latvia’s national carrier airBaltic carried 4.784 million passengers in the first 11 months of 2025, a 1.6% year-on-year increase, while the number of...
t.me
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
airBaltic passenger numbers rose 1.6% in 11 months, but flights grew faster and load factors declined — a sign that capacity expansion, not demand, is driving volumes. Fleet leasing remains a key stabiliser ahead of a potential IPO.
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#BalticFocus #Aviation #Baltics
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#BalticFocus #Aviation #Baltics
A woman in Latvia inherited a rural property and was summoned by the Orphans’ Court — because the estate included a registered chicken coop.
This is not an exception but a legal procedure under inheritance and animal-welfare rules.
Full explanation: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#Latvia #InheritanceLaw
This is not an exception but a legal procedure under inheritance and animal-welfare rules.
Full explanation: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#Latvia #InheritanceLaw
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Baltic Focus | Insight
Why inheriting a chicken coop in Latvia may trigger a Bāriņtiesa procedure
A case study on how state mechanisms work in practice
A recent viral post in Latvia describes a situ...
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December 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A woman in Latvia inherited a rural property and was summoned by the Orphans’ Court — because the estate included a registered chicken coop.
This is not an exception but a legal procedure under inheritance and animal-welfare rules.
Full explanation: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#Latvia #InheritanceLaw
This is not an exception but a legal procedure under inheritance and animal-welfare rules.
Full explanation: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#Latvia #InheritanceLaw
EU plans to make the freeze of Russian assets indefinite could cost Estonia €400m–€1bn, according to Estonian MEPs.
The move would enable a €100–150bn Ukraine loan backed by frozen assets, but may shift repayment risks to EU budgets.
Source: err.ee
#BalticFocus #Estonia #EU #RussiaSanctions
The move would enable a €100–150bn Ukraine loan backed by frozen assets, but may shift repayment risks to EU budgets.
Source: err.ee
#BalticFocus #Estonia #EU #RussiaSanctions
December 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
EU plans to make the freeze of Russian assets indefinite could cost Estonia €400m–€1bn, according to Estonian MEPs.
The move would enable a €100–150bn Ukraine loan backed by frozen assets, but may shift repayment risks to EU budgets.
Source: err.ee
#BalticFocus #Estonia #EU #RussiaSanctions
The move would enable a €100–150bn Ukraine loan backed by frozen assets, but may shift repayment risks to EU budgets.
Source: err.ee
#BalticFocus #Estonia #EU #RussiaSanctions
Lantmännen moves to consolidate the Baltic bakery chain — from ingredients to bread.
After controlling Leibur and Latvia’s Hanzas maiznīca, the group now seeks Leipurin and Kebelco upstream.
Competition authorities are watching.
#FoodIndustry #Competition
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After controlling Leibur and Latvia’s Hanzas maiznīca, the group now seeks Leipurin and Kebelco upstream.
Competition authorities are watching.
#FoodIndustry #Competition
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🇱🇻🇸🇪🇫🇮 Food Industry | Competition
Lantmännen consolidates the bakery chain in the Baltics: from ingredients to bread
Sweden’s Lantmännen ek för is expanding its control across the Baltic bakery mar...
t.me
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Lantmännen moves to consolidate the Baltic bakery chain — from ingredients to bread.
After controlling Leibur and Latvia’s Hanzas maiznīca, the group now seeks Leipurin and Kebelco upstream.
Competition authorities are watching.
#FoodIndustry #Competition
t.me/BalticFocus_...
After controlling Leibur and Latvia’s Hanzas maiznīca, the group now seeks Leipurin and Kebelco upstream.
Competition authorities are watching.
#FoodIndustry #Competition
t.me/BalticFocus_...
The Baltic hydrogen push is cooling. Germany scales back, EU targets slip, and regional H₂ projects move back into R&D. Latvia’s activity now rests on pilots, not industry. Biomethane is scaling instead — the real near-term decarbonisation path.
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Hydrogen in the Baltics: Projects, Numbers and Why the Market Is Not Taking Off
(Material 1 in the “Hydrogen vs Biomethane” series)
The EU’s official target remains ambitious: tens of millions of to...
t.me
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Baltic hydrogen push is cooling. Germany scales back, EU targets slip, and regional H₂ projects move back into R&D. Latvia’s activity now rests on pilots, not industry. Biomethane is scaling instead — the real near-term decarbonisation path.
Telegram: t.me/BalticFocus_...
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Baltic job markets are cooling but remain stable:
LV vacancies −16%, LT −12%, EE −5%.
Hiring stays strongest in public services, logistics, manufacturing, education and health.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#Baltics #LabourMarket #Jobs
LV vacancies −16%, LT −12%, EE −5%.
Hiring stays strongest in public services, logistics, manufacturing, education and health.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#Baltics #LabourMarket #Jobs
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🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪 Baltic job market: vacancies drop across the region, but employment remains stable
Baltic labour markets continued to cool in Q3 2025, with all three states reporting fewer job vacancies year-...
t.me
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Baltic job markets are cooling but remain stable:
LV vacancies −16%, LT −12%, EE −5%.
Hiring stays strongest in public services, logistics, manufacturing, education and health.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#Baltics #LabourMarket #Jobs
LV vacancies −16%, LT −12%, EE −5%.
Hiring stays strongest in public services, logistics, manufacturing, education and health.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#Baltics #LabourMarket #Jobs
Baltic Inflation, Nov 2025:
Latvia –0.3% MoM (3.8% YoY)
Lithuania +0.4% MoM (3.8% YoY)
Estonia –0.2% MoM (4.9% YoY)
Food remains the biggest inflation driver across the region.
Full breakdown: t.me/BalticFocus_...
Latvia –0.3% MoM (3.8% YoY)
Lithuania +0.4% MoM (3.8% YoY)
Estonia –0.2% MoM (4.9% YoY)
Food remains the biggest inflation driver across the region.
Full breakdown: t.me/BalticFocus_...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Baltic Inflation, Nov 2025:
Latvia –0.3% MoM (3.8% YoY)
Lithuania +0.4% MoM (3.8% YoY)
Estonia –0.2% MoM (4.9% YoY)
Food remains the biggest inflation driver across the region.
Full breakdown: t.me/BalticFocus_...
Latvia –0.3% MoM (3.8% YoY)
Lithuania +0.4% MoM (3.8% YoY)
Estonia –0.2% MoM (4.9% YoY)
Food remains the biggest inflation driver across the region.
Full breakdown: t.me/BalticFocus_...
Holiday mood up, but costs dominate — VAT/excise hikes, medicine prices.
Latvia’s new language rules sparked the week’s biggest debate.
RU-language users split: cultural frustration vs pro-Ukraine/security.
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#BalticRadar #Baltics #Ukraine
Latvia’s new language rules sparked the week’s biggest debate.
RU-language users split: cultural frustration vs pro-Ukraine/security.
t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticRadar #Baltics #Ukraine
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Baltic Social Radar: December 1–7, 2025
This weekly overview analyzes trending non-media topics in X (formerly Twitter) discussions from Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, focusing on native-language co...
t.me
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Holiday mood up, but costs dominate — VAT/excise hikes, medicine prices.
Latvia’s new language rules sparked the week’s biggest debate.
RU-language users split: cultural frustration vs pro-Ukraine/security.
t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticRadar #Baltics #Ukraine
Latvia’s new language rules sparked the week’s biggest debate.
RU-language users split: cultural frustration vs pro-Ukraine/security.
t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticRadar #Baltics #Ukraine
Baltic Shift Map — Monday Signals
LT–EE–LV wage divergence widens
RAND scenario enters mainstream debate
Fokker Latvia project ends (PR-stage)
airBaltic downgrade → €180–220M gap
Maag: new poultry halls + tax probe
Full brief: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #BalticShiftMap #Economy #Energy
LT–EE–LV wage divergence widens
RAND scenario enters mainstream debate
Fokker Latvia project ends (PR-stage)
airBaltic downgrade → €180–220M gap
Maag: new poultry halls + tax probe
Full brief: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #BalticShiftMap #Economy #Energy
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Baltic Shift Map — Monday Signals (01–07 December)
1) Three-speed wage divergence emerges in the Baltics
Lithuania accelerates to the highest wages in the region (€2,427, +8.5%). Estonia slows (€2,0...
t.me
December 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Baltic Shift Map — Monday Signals
LT–EE–LV wage divergence widens
RAND scenario enters mainstream debate
Fokker Latvia project ends (PR-stage)
airBaltic downgrade → €180–220M gap
Maag: new poultry halls + tax probe
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LT–EE–LV wage divergence widens
RAND scenario enters mainstream debate
Fokker Latvia project ends (PR-stage)
airBaltic downgrade → €180–220M gap
Maag: new poultry halls + tax probe
Full brief: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #BalticShiftMap #Economy #Energy
Fitch downgrades airBaltic to CCC+, signalling urgent liquidity needs.
A new A220 arrived the next day — adding pressure, not relief.
With 14.5% bond debt and reliance on ACMI for Lufthansa, IPO 2026 looks unrealistic.
Full post: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#airBaltic #A220 #AviationFinance
A new A220 arrived the next day — adding pressure, not relief.
With 14.5% bond debt and reliance on ACMI for Lufthansa, IPO 2026 looks unrealistic.
Full post: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#airBaltic #A220 #AviationFinance
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⭐️ airBaltic: Fitch downgrade, a new Airbus delivery — and a financial structure that leaves no room for illusions
Fitch’s decision to cut airBaltic’s rating to CCC+ marks a turning point that market...
t.me
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Fitch downgrades airBaltic to CCC+, signalling urgent liquidity needs.
A new A220 arrived the next day — adding pressure, not relief.
With 14.5% bond debt and reliance on ACMI for Lufthansa, IPO 2026 looks unrealistic.
Full post: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#airBaltic #A220 #AviationFinance
A new A220 arrived the next day — adding pressure, not relief.
With 14.5% bond debt and reliance on ACMI for Lufthansa, IPO 2026 looks unrealistic.
Full post: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#airBaltic #A220 #AviationFinance
Fokker Next Gen Latvia has been dissolved.
The company, promoted in 2024 as a hydrogen aircraft manufacturing hub, never advanced past registration and administrative spending.
A case of European “innovation leakage”.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #Hydrogen #Aviation #Fokker
The company, promoted in 2024 as a hydrogen aircraft manufacturing hub, never advanced past registration and administrative spending.
A case of European “innovation leakage”.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #Hydrogen #Aviation #Fokker
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Fokker Next Gen Latvia: What Was Promised, What Happened, and Why the Project Quietly Ended
News trigger: Latvia’s much-publicised hydrogen aircraft project is being liquidated
On 1 December 2025, th...
t.me
December 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Fokker Next Gen Latvia has been dissolved.
The company, promoted in 2024 as a hydrogen aircraft manufacturing hub, never advanced past registration and administrative spending.
A case of European “innovation leakage”.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #Hydrogen #Aviation #Fokker
The company, promoted in 2024 as a hydrogen aircraft manufacturing hub, never advanced past registration and administrative spending.
A case of European “innovation leakage”.
Full analysis: t.me/BalticFocus_...
#BalticFocus #Hydrogen #Aviation #Fokker