Descending up to 40 meters beneath the Baltic Sea, the world’s longest immersed tunnel will link Denmark and Germany, slashing journey times between the two countries when it opens in 2029. The first tunnel element of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel was inaugurated June 17 by King Frederik X of Denmark, in what was a milestone moment […]
FILE – Secretary of former Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, holds a mass to mark a one year anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict, in St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Pope Francis has appointed the longtime secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, who was sent back to his […]
The democratic countries bordering the Baltic Sea on Friday called for concerted measures to thwart controversial Russian oil exports on barely seaworthy ships. At the end of a two-day meeting in Porvoo near the Finnish capital Helsinki, the foreign ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) voiced deep concern over “increased hybrid […]
Western allies with a Baltic Sea coastline will join forces to oppose Russian provocation, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in the Finnish coastal city of Porvoo on Thursday. “If Russia’s pinpricks attempt to divide us, we will draw closer together,” Baerbock said ahead of a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Council of […]
quick facts Where is it? The Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea. What’s in the photo? A swirling mass of algae trapped in an ocean vortex. Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8. When was it taken? July 18, 2018. This striking green spiral emerged in the Baltic Sea during a massive algal bloom […]
Germany and the Baltic States plan to campaign for the European Union to pursue a new digital agenda, and recently presented a list of demands. The countries want the next European Commission, which will be formed after the upcoming European Parliament elections in June, to tackle the agenda. German Transport Minister Volker Wissing said on […]
MPs for the Baltic States have been warning German officials that they might send troops to Ukraine. Their condition would be if Russia achieves a breakthrough in Ukraine, Der Spiegel reported. They issued the warning as part of an argument for Germany to support Ukraine more aggressively, per the outlet. Members of parliament for the […]
Russia’s Defense Ministry has unilaterally moved to revise the borders of Russian territorial waters in the Baltic Sea, drafting a government decree on the expansion without even bothering to notify NATO members Finland and Lithuania. In reaction to the surprised responses of the Baltic Sea states, the Kremlin on Wednesday issued a statement that seems […]
Leaders around the Baltic Sea have reacted warily to reports that Russia could revise the borders of its territorial waters in the region, with Lithuania’s foreign minister calling it an “obvious escalation” that must be met with an “appropriately firm response”. In a draft proposal reported by some Russian media, Russia’s Defence Ministry suggests updating […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Leaders around the Baltic Sea reacted warily Wednesday to reports that Russia could revise the borders of its territorial waters in the region, with Lithuania’s foreign minister calling it an “obvious escalation” that must be met with an “appropriately firm response.” In a draft proposal reported by some Russian media, Russia’s […]
By Guy Faulconbridge and Stine Jacobsen MOSCOW/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Russia’s defence ministry has proposed a revision to the borders of Russian territorial waters in the Baltic Sea, according to a draft government decree, drawing a rebuke from NATO-members Finland and Lithuania. According to the draft decree, dated May 21, the ministry proposed adjusting the border around […]
(Reuters) – The “hostile line” of the Baltic countries have led to the severance of most of their ties with Russia, the Russian foreign ministry said in remarks published on Sunday, warning also that Moscow will respond with asymmetric measures. “Because of the openly hostile line of Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn, all interstate, interdepartmental, regional […]