2025-07-08
Courage is the strongest sentinel to defend a border
The Western-Polish border, for a total of 467 kilometers, will have controls at 52 crossing points. The Lithuanian one will see checks in 13 locations.
2025-07-01
Hope dies hard, growth is walking on thin ice
Growth in the Estonian economy is at stake: production costs and tax rises keep inflation up, and companies’ expectations are pessimistic.
2025-06-24
Poland builds the Shield for Europe’s right flank
Warsaw allocated 2.5bn euros to build the East Shield, armouring its 700km of border to the East and North to face a potential invasion.
2025-06-17
Solidity follows efficiency, and not the equity trap
Lithuania’s economy continues to be driven by manufacturing and ICT, banks are liquid and well-capitalised. Tax should follow the Estonian efficiency.
2025-06-10
Latvia: the real menace is high inflation with weak growth
Total defence expenditure will reach 5% of GDP by 2028, and with the national escape clause, the government debt level will reach 50% of GDP.
2025-06-03
It’s not gold what glitters. At all.
In Q1 the Polish economy expanded by 3.2% YoY still due to domestic demand, amid weak exports and construction recession.
2025-05-27
Privacy and sanctions: Baltics show among the smallest figures
The period 2018-25 draw a picture with very strong disparities in application around the EU in terms of both the number and the amounts of penalties.
2025-05-20
The charm of defence fuels brothers in arms
The defence industry of Lithuania has become a national priority: nearly 100 companies, +14% employment and 1 billion budget.
2025-05-13
Stability and export: Estonia hopes to defy reckoning
Inflation in Estonia in April was 4.5% YoY, where food prices were 7.4% higher, and fuel will be pushed up by tax rises. Geopolitical uncertainty weighs on.
2025-05-06
Not only FDI, real wealth thrives with homegrown capital
In Q1 2025, Poland supported investment, mainly in the BSS-IT, for a value of EUR 670 million. And the vast majority was Polish capital.