Politics
Polen: Lech Kaczynski condemns Ukrainian nationalist leader’s heroization »
Polish President Lech Kaczynski has said a decree by outgoing Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko to declare Stepan Bandera, whom many see as a Nazi collaborator during WWII, a national hero, runs contrary to the historical...
February 5 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Tusk strengthens the office of prime minister »
The liberal Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has unexpectedly declared he will not run in the presidential elections of 2010. The liberal daily Gazeta Wyborcza sees this as a sign that the office of head...
February 1 2010 / No comment / Read More »Baltics
Estonia’s literature defies the electronic offensive »
E-books are neither a miracle cure nor the end of the world or a spiritual turning point, writes the daily Postimees: “Translations from Estonian...
Feb 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »Latvia’s austerity policy bears fruit »
Whereas at the height of the economic crisis Latvia came very close to going bankrupt, the state’s finances are now gradually recovering. The Internet...
Feb 8 2010 / No comment / Read More »Poor infrastructure in Estonia’s hinterlands »
While telecommunications have advanced greatly in Estonia’s urban areas, the overall infrastructure in rural areas is worsening, warns the daily newspaper Postimees: “There are...
Feb 2 2010 / No comment / Read More »Estonia borrows Soviet tank from Latvia for military drills »
Estonian armed forces borrowed a Soviet-era T-55 tank from Estonia to hold military exercises, the Latvian Chas online edition said on Friday. Riga (RIA...
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