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We are the European Union

The second Latvian foreign policy debate, dedicated to the 91st…

Davos focused on euro crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Wednesday at the World…

Latvia: President Bērziņš, NATO Secretary General Agree on Issues of Importance to NATO Alliance

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Riga on 20…

EU embargo corners Iran

In the nuclear dispute with Iran the EU resolved on…

Opposition has no chance in Russian presidential elections as Grigory Yavlinsky is to be rejected

Founder of Russian opposition party Yabloko and one of the…

Elections in Finland: voters say yes to Europe

Conservative candidate Sauli Niinistö is the winner of presidential elections in…

Baltics

German fighters in the sky of the Baltic States

On 2 January four German fighters landed at the Lithuanian air-force base in Siauliai. They will start the mission of protecting the air space of the Baltic States…

January 13, 2012No CommentRead More

Baltics: McDonald’s to Open New Joint

McDonald’s plans to open another fast-food joint in Estonia this year, adding to the existing 10 “McDonald’s is the leader of the restaurant business in the Baltics,” said…

January 4, 2012No CommentRead More

Why does democracy decline in Eastern Europe?

Democracy Index 2011 was released on Tuesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). This year it was named “Democracy Under Stress”. Eastern European countries are going down in…

December 20, 2011No CommentRead More

Estonia

Estonia: Tallinn music week attracts crowds of performers

Organizers are making preparations for Tallinn Music Week as the application period for performers came…

January 24, 2012No CommentRead More

Estonia’s Center Party leader accuses police of tapping his telephone

Secretary-general of the Estonian Center Party Priit Toobal said on Tuesday that police had been…

January 11, 2012No CommentRead More

Endless IT hitches in Estonia

A census has been under way in Estonia since December 31 in which for the…

January 3, 2012No CommentRead More

Estonia: Teachers’ Union Preparing for Strike

The estonian board of the nation’s Education Personnel Union decided on December 14 to begin…

December 14, 2011No CommentRead More

Tallinn: Old Town’s Christmas Tree Takes Plunge

Whether it was sabotaged by the Grinch or the Centre Party’s political rivals, Tallinn’s…

November 25, 2011No CommentRead More

World

Latvia

Secretariat for Latvia’s EU presidency likely to start work in February

The secretariat in charge of preparing Latvia for its EU presidency is likely to start work in February, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs told the press on January…

January 13, 2012No CommentRead More

Latvia: Gov’t coalition not to use public funds for campaign before language referendum

There are no plans to use state budget resources for the campaign before the upcoming referendum on Russian as a second language in Latvia, but budget resources will…

January 12, 2012No CommentRead More

Russian doesn’t stand a chance in Latvia

A referendum will take place in Latvia on February 18 to decide whether Russian should become the country’s second official language The online daily Ir doesn’t believe the…

January 10, 2012No CommentRead More

Give the Gift of Latvian Culture

One of the greatest Christmas traditions is the ritual of last-minute gift buying. This year is no different. Here in Latvia, the weather has hovered around five degrees…

December 22, 2011No CommentRead More

Lithuania

Lithuania: 145 million euros to be invested in biomass plant in Vilnius

The French company Dalkia has announced that it intends to invest 500 million Litas (145 million Euros) into building a biomass…

January 24, 2012No CommentRead More

Dalia Grybauskaitė to attend a session of the Council of Presidents of the Republic of Lithuania and Ukraine

Tomorrow (November 22) President Dalia Grybauskaitė will go for a working visit to Ukraine. In Kiev, she will meet with…

November 21, 2011No CommentRead More

Lithuania: Bank nationalisation no cause for worry

In a surprise move, the Lithuanian commercial bank Snoras was nationalised on Wednesday night owing to suspicions that it has committed…

November 19, 20111 CommentRead More

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Latvia: President Bērziņš, NATO Secretary General Agree on Issues of Importance to NATO Alliance

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Riga on…

Opposition has no chance in Russian presidential elections as Grigory Yavlinsky is to be rejected

Founder of Russian opposition party Yabloko and one of…

Finland’s thrilling presidential election

Sauli Niinistö of the conservative National Coalition Party won…

New EU Parliament President Martin Schulz to strengthen his power

European Parliament elected a new President on January 17.…

Urmas Paet: Estonia’s main concern is resolving issues regarding the Eurozone debt crisis

During Denmark’s European Union presidency in the first half…

Some 100,000 people attended anti-Putin demonstration in Moscow

Tens of thousands of people came to a rally…

Kim Jong-il’s death as a “chance for things to change” in North Korea

States of the Baltic region reacted to North Korean…

Russia: independent watchdog under pressure as Election Day is coming

General elections to the State Duma, the Russian Parliament,…

Bank of Latvia: Money supply indicators recover after turmoil in the banking sector

The money supply dynamics in December was impacted both…

Lithuania: 145 million euros to be invested in biomass plant in Vilnius

The French company Dalkia has announced that it intends…

High prices anger Poles

Hundreds of Polish drivers blocked several stretches of motorway…

A look on the Crisis of the World Economy and its implication in Politics, Society and Culture | Part 3-End

As it has been said, the economical crisis is…

Schlecker’s bankruptcy is a lesson

Germany’s largest chain of drugstores, Schlecker, which comprises around…

Eurozone: The ten roots of the euro crisis

On 9 December 2011 euro-area leaders once again gathered…

Lithuania hires BNP Paribas, Barclays to handle new bond

Lithuania is likely to try to tap international financial…

Iceland, Ireland and Latvia: Recovery after banking crises

Three small, open European economies — Iceland, Ireland and…

We are the European Union

The second Latvian foreign policy debate, dedicated to the…

Egypt: A Year of Revolution

On January 25, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians packed…

The Corporate State: A House Divided Against Itself

The present historic epoch is one of transition from…

War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery … and Fighting Back is “Aggression”

The US Department of Defense recently promulgated a new…

Secession: The instrument of dividing authority

Back in June, I first mentioned a referendum that…

A Year of Wonders — and Another to Come?

Looking back on the events of 2011, I have…

Norway: Gil Ronen distorts Oslo police report by claiming rapists are all muslims

Norway Ministry of Justice confirms that a 2010 Oslo…

Kremlin retreats as new tens of thousands rallies to be held in Russia

New rallies against electoral cheating will be held in…

Airlines’ discounts in February: from UK and Russia to Baltic states (2/2)

As winter is a low season for air companies,…

Airlines’ discounts in February: from UK, US and Russia to Germany (1/2)

As winter is a low season for air companies,…

Germans and Russians make Antalya a tourist Mecca

Antalya, Turkey, keeps attracting more tourists from Europe, according…

Jalte Norder, 20: How I cycled 2154 km from Netherlands to Czech Republic

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Travel Tips and Ideas: Before coming to Germany (Part 1)

Whether you want to get around Germany by train,…

Travel Tips and Ideas: Holidays in Bulgaria

Planning holidays in Bulgaria? Here are a few things you…

Moscow tops list of European cities with most expensive hotels

Moscow hotel room rates are the highest in Europe,…

airBaltic to Increase Number of Flights to Brussels

Latvian national airline airBaltic has announced an increase in…

Belarusian journalist Natalya Radina spoke out on human right abuses in Belarus and the World is listening

Although UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at his end-of-the-year…

The UN Year In Review 2011 (Video)

2011 – ” A remarkable and extraordinary year” –…

The International Year of Youth : What’s Next For UNA-Lithuania And The WFUNA Human Rights Youth Training?

“Change Our World” turned out to be the theme…

Martin Kobler (Germany) Has Been Appointed The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq

Germany’s Martin Kobler, who served as Deputy Special Representative…

World Leaders Welcomed The Baltic States To The United Nations: Iceland Received Special Recognition For Its Support In 1991

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World Day of Social Justice: UN stresses need to build fair, more inclusive societies

With 80 per cent of the world’s people lacking…

UN / SECURITY (OSCE)

Addressing a meeting on the Organization for Security and…

The Baltic Presidents Delivered Powerful Speeches At The UN On September 17, 1991

Commemorating 20 Years Since The Baltic States Of Estonia,…

United Nations

Belarusian journalist Natalya Radina spoke out on human right abuses in Belarus and the World is listening

Although UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at his end-of-the-year press conference in December that when he became the Secretary-General back in January 2007, he “envisioned the United…

January 4, 2012No Comment

Scandinavia

Elections in Finland: voters say yes to Europe

Conservative candidate Sauli Niinistö is the winner of presidential elections in Finland that ended on Sunday night. However, the next president will be elected in the second tour…

January 23, 2012No Comment

Poland

Palikot refrains from toking in parliament

The left-leaning Polish politician Janusz Palikot, whose provocative election campaign surprisingly earned him a seat in the Polish parliament last autumn, refrained from smoking a joint in…

January 23, 2012No Comment

Belarus

Barack Obama signs into law Belarus sanctions bill

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law the Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011, which envisions new sanctions against Belarus, White House spokesman…

January 4, 2012No Comment

Society

The dictator next door: Belarusian opposition in Vilnius

Belarus is just 40 kilometres away from the Lithuanian capital. Belarusian human rights campaigners use Vilnius as an asylum and distribution centre – yet the Lithuanian president…

January 12, 2012No Comment

Culture

Polanski film no Smolenski drama

The new film by Roman Polanski, the tragicomic chamber piece Carnage hit the screens in Poland last week In his review of the film the critic Marcin…

January 26, 2012No Comment

Sports

Oper to Play for Cypriot Club

The man who has scored the most goals for the Estonian national football team, Andres Oper, signed a deal to play with a Cypriot club, Nea Salamis…

January 26, 2012No Comment

Entertainment

Norway: Schlager Diva Returns

Norwegian schlager diva Benedicte Adrian is back! Benedicte Adrian was one half of Dollie Deluxe back in the early 80s and she’ll be taking part in MGP…

December 4, 2011No Comment

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