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Biogen establishes subsidiary in Lithuania
25.06.2020Biogen, a US-best biotechnology company, one of the largest in the world, has established a subsidiary in Lithuania and it plans to research, produce, test and sell pharmaceutical and biological products., informs LETA/BNS.
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All Viking Line ships to return to service from July 2
25.06.2020All seven vessels of Finnish shipper Viking Line will have returned to passenger service by July 2, while the number of departures between Tallinn and Helsinki will be higher than in previous high seasons, informs LETA/BNS.
Swedish regulator fines SEB with EUR 95 mln for failures in compliance with anti-money laundering rules
25.06.2020Sweden's financial watchdog on Thursday fined lender SEB 1 billion crowns (EUR 95 million) for failures in compliance and governance in relation to anti-money laundering regulations in the Baltics, informs LETA/REUTERS.
NATO JFC commander: Rail Baltica will improve military mobility
25.06.2020ail Baltica, a European standard gauge railway that will connect the Baltic countries, will also improve military mobility, General Jorg Vollmer, commander of Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum, has said, cites LETA/BNS.
In 2019, gross energy consumption in Latvia declined by 2.4%
25.06.2020Provisional data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in 2019 gross energy consumption (1) in Latvia comprised 196.7 petajoules (PJ), which is 2.4% less than in 2018. Over the past five years (from 2015 to 2019), gross energy consumption has grown by 7.0%.
Estonia: SEB Pank fined EUR 1 mln for breaches of anti-money laundering rules
The Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (FSA) has issued a precept to AS SEB Pank and a fine of million euros for breaches of anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rules, informed LETA/BNS.
Court rules guaranteed minimum income in Latvia unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court ruled today that the existing guaranteed minimum income (GMI) in Latvia is inconsistent with provisions of the Constitution, informed LETA/BNS.
German Council Presidency in pandemic time
