The Baltic Council of Ministers has expressed support for the Visaginas nuclear power plant project in Lithuania, Bloomberg reported Nov. 9.

Estonia's government should decline involvement in the second phase of the Nord Stream gas pipeline project, Estonian Defense Minister Urmas Reinsalu said in a letter last week to Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, Estonian Public Broadcasting reported Oct. 23.

Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip and Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis said Sept. 20 that they are committed to a nuclear power project in Lithuania, Bloomberg reported.

The construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal capable of securing the supply in Baltic countries and Finland would cost one-third less in Tallinn than in any other location, Denmark's Ramboll Oil & Gas AS determined after a feasibility study, Baltic Business News reported Sept. 9.

Estonia has ratified the European Stability Mechanism by a parliamentary vote of 59-34, ERR reported Aug. 30. Estonia's participation in the mechanism will include an initial contribution of nearly 150 million euros, with later contributions potentially reaching 1.15 billion euros. The European Stability Mechanism is one of the emergency response funds tailored for and voted on by eurozone members to alleviate the crises in the eurozone's weaker economies.