Estland wählte am 19. Oktober 2025 neue Kommunalvertretungen. Isamaa siegt klar, Reformpartei und EKRE verlieren. Eine Wahl geprägt von Krisenstimmung und politischen Spannungen.
In Riga, the pro-European “New Unity” holds its ground, while populists gain ground nationwide – amid low turnout and ongoing tensions in the eastern part of the country.
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is active in the Baltic States since the beginning of independence movements in late 1980-ies. Since 1993 we are represented with our regional offices in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Friends in a Storm: A Frank Dialogue on Europe’s Uncertain Future
Europe’s Changing Security Landscape: A dialogue on defence capabilities, responsibility and the future of the international order between Riga and Berlin.
Oliver Morwinsky, Visvaldis Knuts Bērziņš
April 10, 2026
Event reports
KAS Fellow zum Thema „hybride Angriffe/kritische Infrastruktur“
Neue KAS-Initiative: Fellowshipprogramm für NATO-Ostflanke. Baltikum-Fokus: hybride Angriffe auf kritische Infrastruktur – breit gefasst, zu Wasser, Luft und Land.
March 23, 2026
KAS International
Experts from Europe and the U.S. will convene in Riga to address Baltic regional energy security
February 10, 2026
KAS International
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Local elections in Estonia
Setback for the ruling parties – tailwind for the opposition
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New Episode of "Auslandsinfo.Spotlight"
How the Baltic states live with pressure from Russia
What can we learn from the Baltic states in terms of cyber defence, reserves and resilience? How vulnerable are our critical infrastructures at present?