Tag: Baltic
Damage to telecommunication lines in the Baltic Sea
Damage has been discovered to an underwater cable in the Baltic Sea, announced the minister from the Ministry of Defense at a lightning press conference in Gothenburg. It is unclear…
Some of the dwindling Baltic herrings got on the red list in WWF’s fish guide
Pohjanlahti herring received a yellow label, meaning it should be used with caution. Riianlahti herring remained green. The environmental organization WWF has tightened its recommendation on the use of herring…
NATO: what we know about the major naval exercise in the Baltic Sea
This 2023 edition is unique. Saturday September 10, 13 member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Sweden began a large naval military exercise in the Baltic Sea.…
The Baltic Sea is being investigated for the storage of carbon dioxide – test drilling on Gotland
In order for Sweden to reach the climate target by 2045, emissions must be reduced sharply. But the government also wants to invest in the capture, separation and storage of…
The Baltic countries and Poland are considering ways to capture all borders against Belarus in one fell swoop
Western neighbors fear that Belarus is masterminding huge waves of border crossings. Thousands of Wagner soldiers also cause a headache. On Monday in Warsaw, the Baltic countries and Poland will…
Here the Baltic Sea glows red: “Worrying”
Maps showing temperature anomalies in the Baltic Sea glow angry red. But the ongoing heat wave does not cover the entire sea, but it is the northern parts of the…
Electricity: how the Baltic countries are preparing to disconnect from Russia
A new era is dawning for the Baltic States. The leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have finally synchronized their calendar, Thursday, August 3, to connect to the electricity grid…
Baltic Sea: what we know about the Russian military exercise “Ocean Shield 2023”
Russia announced on Wednesday, August 2, that it launched naval maneuvers involving around fifty ships and aviation in the Baltic, a sea essentially bordered by NATO countries that Moscow considers…
Export Ukrainian grain via the Baltic Sea
Updated 20:48 | Published 20:37 Just over a week after Russia left the grain agreement with Ukraine, EU agriculture ministers are now meeting to find a solution going forward. Among…
Gotland is like an unsinkable aircraft carrier in the Baltic Sea, and that’s why it’s also important to NATO – equipping the residents’ minds brings the Cold War
At the beginning of the 2000s, Gotland was briefly without military forces. Now the garrison has been reopened and Sweden is increasing its military presence. GOTLAND In Gotland, everyone says…