Baltic

In August 2022, a toxic algae bloom killed millions of fish in the Odra, exposing Poland’s inaction in protecting its rivers from the combined threats of pollution and climate change. One year later, river restoration efforts remain insufficient throughout the Baltic region. But the demands of civil society and citizens to democratise water management are becoming impossible to ignore.

In the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Baltic states have proven that their small size does not equal irrelevance.

Lithuanian MP explains why supporting Ukraine isn’t a matter of capabilities but of political will.

The Baltic Sea region is a precarious and sensitive area – and increasingly so due to the competing influences and power games playing out between various actors in the region.