AGP Executive Report
Last update: 44 minutes agoEnergy & Costs: Riga mayor Viesturs Kleinbergs warns residents could face higher heat prices as Latvenergo plans tariff changes for TEC-1/TEC-2, while pushing for Riga to become a majority shareholder in Rīgas siltums. Security & Defence: Latvia (with the UK) is highlighted in the Drone Coalition’s delivery of 215,000+ drones to Ukraine, and a Ukrainian defence official urges Western drone command centers to be mobile and ideally underground. Regional Threat Outlook: Lithuania’s defence minister says Russia’s economy is “built on war,” raising fears the Baltics could be next. Critical Infrastructure Protection: Seventeen countries, including Latvia, launched the GUIDE framework to strengthen defence exchanges for undersea cables and other underwater infrastructure security. Latvia in the News: Estonia activated its first fixed counter-drone monitoring systems on the eastern border, signaling a broader push for drone detection across the region. Business & Markets: Latvia’s GDP growth and retail sales signals a mixed macro picture, while EU housing affordability debates keep spotlighting cost-neutral policy limits. International Finance: US DOJ moves to forfeit a luxury NYC condo tied to the 1MDB corruption case.
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