Hunting of inflatable boats – Nato sends ships to the Aegean
At the request of Berlin, Athens and Ankara, Nato will deploy ships to the Aegean under German command
Newspapers Review
Poland must not divide Europe
Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło has defended the reform of Poland's Constitutional Tribunal and the new media law before the EU Parliament.
Poland
Poland reawakening demons of the past
In their reaction to EU criticism Poland's politicians have set their sights on Germany
Europe
EU examines rule of law in Poland – Lithuania faces a dilemma
The EU Commission launched a probe on Wednesday to examine whether Poland's recent reforms are undermining the rule of law and democracy in ...
Estonia
Why Estonians are stopping anonymous comments
Users of the website of the Estonian public broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling will in future have to identify themselves with their electronic ID card ...
Indifference puts Lithuania’s children at risk
Representatives of the Lithuanian authorities met with the country’s president to discuss improvements in child protection after a family tragedy on Saturday in ...
Europe
Europe might collapse – Sweden and Denmark seal themselves off
Denmark imposes temporary ID checks on its border with Germany following a similar move by Sweden, dealing a double blow to Europe's fraying ...
Baltics
Estonia’s President and Latvian security expert engaged!
Latvian fiancée good for Estonian president Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has announced his engagement to the Latvian security expert Ieva Kupce. PR ...
Germany
US magazine nominates Angela Merkel for ‘Person of the Year’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2015
Media
Estonian Radio: Too many terror warnings only create panic
The media are caught up in a race to provide news updates on the terrorist attacks that do little to clarify the situation
Exodus to Baltics: Lithuanians must integrate themselves first
According to a current survey by the opinion research institute Spinter tyrimai, sixty percent of Lithuanians are against the country taking in refugees ...
Economy
Latvia will not receive a third of EU funding earmarked for 2016
Latvia doesn’t know how to use EU funding The EU has put a total of 5.6 billion euros at Latvia’s disposal for the ...
