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Baltic States to buy ammunition for “Carl Gustav” recoilless rocket rifle through European Defence Agency (EDA)

Baltic States to buy ammunition for “Carl Gustav” recoilless rocket rifle through European Defence Agency (EDA)

Artis Pabriks and Jouzas Olekas – Ministers of Defence for Latvia and Lithuania – and the Estonian Undersecretary for Defence, Sven Sakkov, have signed an agreement with the…

French Air Force in the Baltic states

French Air Force in the Baltic states

Last Friday, in Šauliai air base of the Lithuanian Air Force, four French fighter jets “Mirage F – 1” landed…

The Baltic States are becoming a very lucrative market for investors

The Baltic States are becoming a very lucrative market for investors

Against the background of struggles with offshore companies, the Baltic States are becoming a very lucrative market for investors Alexander Zadvornov – head of the Estonian consultancy company,…

Estonia

The red and brown heroes of Estonia (part one)

The red and brown heroes of Estonia (part one)

In his blog, Kloti wrote a piece – also published in “Baltische Rundschau” – which…

Space country Estonia: satellite ESTCube-1 was launched to orbit and said hello from the space!

Space country Estonia: satellite ESTCube-1 was launched to orbit and said hello from the space!

On 7 May at 7.06, Estonia took a huge step in designing its space history…

The biggest money-laundering scheme in Estonia’s history discovered

The biggest money-laundering scheme in Estonia’s history discovered

The Estonian Prosecutors Office has revealed the biggest money-laundering scheme in the country’s history –…

Estonian Prime Minister calls for an end to free public transport in Tallinn

Estonian Prime Minister calls for an end to free public transport in Tallinn

From the 1st of January 2013, public transport in Tallinn became free for all permanent…

Reticent Estonians clock up 813 million minutes of mobile talk-time in the third quarter

Reticent Estonians clock up 813 million minutes of mobile talk-time in the third quarter

Each Estonian citizen spent on average just over twenty minutes a month talking on their…

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Latvia

Latvia: The election campaign for the “Parliament of the Unrepresented” begins

Latvia: The election campaign for the “Parliament of the Unrepresented” begins

The Congress of Non-Citizens had named candidates for the Parliament of the Unrepresented The Press-Department of the Congress of Non-Citizens has announced the beginning of the election campaign…

A Latvian soldier does a lot of running – that’s why his boots need grips

A Latvian soldier does a lot of running – that’s why his boots need grips

People dressed in the fascist uniform of the Latvian SS Legion have been taking part in Patriotic Education in Latvian kindergartens, showing three- and four-year old children how…

Floods in Latvia the most powerful and destructive in the last two decades

Floods in Latvia the most powerful and destructive in the last two decades

The floods have caused hundreds of thousands of Euros worth of damage to the property of Latvian citizens The floods and flash floods, which broke out across Latvia…

Latvian bikers open 2013 Moto Season

Latvian bikers open 2013 Moto Season

Last Saturday (April the 27th), Latvian bikers officially opened the Moto Season Approximately 2000 people attended the event which was organised by the Latvian Association of Motor Clubs…

Lithuania

Lithuania has invited Israel’s president to become chairman of the International Advisory Board for Vilnius’ Great Synagogue’s restoration

Lithuania has invited Israel’s president to become chairman of the International Advisory Board for Vilnius’ Great Synagogue’s restoration

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevicius and his delegation in Israel, joined by Vilnius mayor Arturas Zuokas, have invited Israel’s…

LinkedIn Lithuania: Crisis is catastrotunity for creative entrepreneurs

LinkedIn Lithuania: Crisis is catastrotunity for creative entrepreneurs

Most European twentysomethings jump from internship to internship as they struggle to find their first real full-time job with a permanent…

Denisas Kolomyckis: ‘Lithuanian society will be ready for LGBT rights in a few years’

Denisas Kolomyckis: ‘Lithuanian society will be ready for LGBT rights in a few years’

His shyness seems at odds with his achievements; already by the age of 20, the Vilnius-born ballet dancer has stacked up…

First Kamaz-brand Russian trucks assembled in Lithuania

First Kamaz-brand Russian trucks assembled in Lithuania

These first ten trucks, assembled in Rokiškis, are destined for customers in Poland This year, Autobagi plans to assemble 80 such…

United Nations
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius was deeply shocked by the Boston Marathon massacre. The UN Secretary-General condemned the perpetrators

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius was deeply shocked by the Boston Marathon massacre. The UN Secretary-General condemned the perpetrators

On April 15, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was quick to respond to the bombings that took place during the running of the Boston marathon.  ”I condemn this senseless violence”…

Scandinavia
Scandinavia’s Nuclear Threat: Olenegorsk 2 – the frightening nuclear fairy tale of the Kola Peninsula

Scandinavia’s Nuclear Threat: Olenegorsk 2 – the frightening nuclear fairy tale of the Kola Peninsula

Olenegenorsk 2 or, in local dialect, “Tsar City” is a small settlement in the Murmansk region. Until recently, it was a completely closed territory; to merely speak…

Poland
Poland: What’s going on in Warsaw? (Video)

Poland: What’s going on in Warsaw? (Video)

  Something is happening in Poland. A new wave of proposals, projects, artistic initiatives or business are taking place in Warsaw.…

Belarus
Belarus breaches Lithuanian airspace

Belarus breaches Lithuanian airspace

The Press Service of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry has reported that a note requesting information on the violation of Lithuanian airspace by a Belorussian warplane was sent…

Society
Naked Petersburg artist wraps himself in barbed wire next to the Legislative Assembly in protest against repressive legal system

Naked Petersburg artist wraps himself in barbed wire next to the Legislative Assembly in protest against repressive legal system

On the 3rd of May, next to the building of Saint Petersburg’s Legislative Assembly, the artist Peter Pavelenskii staged his artistic protest “Carcass” The naked Pavelenskii wrapped…

Culture
Mark Rothko, American painter of Latvian Jewish descent, returns to Latvia

Mark Rothko, American painter of Latvian Jewish descent, returns to Latvia

On April 24 friends of Latvia and Mark Rothko worldwide celebrated his symbolical return to his birthplace in Daugavpils at the newly established Mark Rothko Art Centre…

Science & Technology
Space country Estonia: satellite ESTCube-1 was launched to orbit and said hello from the space!

Space country Estonia: satellite ESTCube-1 was launched to orbit and said hello from the space!

On 7 May at 7.06, Estonia took a huge step in designing its space history when Estonia’s first satellite ESTCube-1 was launched into orbit aboard an European…

Sports
Tragic death of Olympic champion

Tragic death of Olympic champion

Andrew Simpson, Olympic gold medalist in sailing at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and silver medalist at the 2012 London Olympics, tragically died last week during training…