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November 16, 1988: Estonian Sovereignty Declaration

November 16: Icelandic Language Day

1989 November 17: Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

1918 November 18: Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia

2013 November 21: Euromaidan, Ukraine

November 24: Remembrance Day for the Victims of Holodomors in Ukraine

1920 November 27: Belarus Heroes’ Day

1918 December 1: Centenary of Icelandic independence and sovereignty

December 2: Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People by the Totalitarian Communist Regime in Latvia

Finland becomes tenth participant country in European Intervention Initiative

Russian accused of online fraud and wanted by the United States arrested in Bulgaria

Ukraine condemns Russia-backed separatist elections in war-torn east

Grand Narratives of Freedom and Identity Dominate the Latvian Capital’s First Biennial

How Nicaragua Uses Anti-Terror Laws Against Protesters to Suppress Dissent

Finland Probes Possible Russian GPS Jamming During NATO Exercises

Lithuania Banned This Band’s Music Video For Featuring Same-Sex Kissing

Underground Uprising: Petersburg Activists Take Guerrilla Message To Russian Masses

U.S. to continue to impose sanctions until Russia returns Donbas, Crimea to Ukraine

Estonia wants to shape world cyber laws on UN Security Council

Russia’s Baltic Cyber Campaign Leaves NATO Endangered

Tiny, but rich: Luxembourg pushes for more presence in art market

Kyrgyzstan survives on money made by migrant workers, but it doesn’t know how to spend it

Ukrainian Rada speaker calls on Poland, Lithuania to develop common cybersecurity strategy

Creation of energy hub with Lithuania and Poland will ensure energy independence from Russia – Ukraine’s Parubiy

Russian imperialism a threat for Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine: Polish Senate Speaker

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland host NATO Allies for exercise ANAKONDA 2018

Catalonia: a year on, political prisoners go unnoticed by the rest of the world

Scotland is not mentioned once in the Brexit deal

Germany’s Merkel calls for a European Union military

Bank of Japan’s balance sheet now larger than country’s GDP

Honoring a printmaker who fled Lithuania and had a profound influence on black artists in Philly

China pours money into private sector military technology

UK to sell ‘UNLIMITED’ amount of military equipment to China

Dodik Crushes Critics After Bosnia Election Triumph

Calls For Czech PM’s Resignation As Scandal Flares Over Son’s ‘Abduction’ Claim

EU Offers Austria to Handle Iran Money

EU action on Hungary and Poland drowns in procedure

A New Venezuelan ID, created with China’s ZTE, tracks citizens’ behaviour

Brexit: 132,000 leave jobs and return to Europe

‘Eroded’ U.S. Military Could Lose War Against Russia Or China, Report Finds

The Black Hole at the Heart of NATO

Nord Stream Two Makes New Headway, as Pressure Mounts to Block the Pipeline

US warns Hungary and neighbours against Turkish Stream

Latvian Parties Deal Blow to Premier Trying to Form Cabinet

Latvia to Look for New PM Candidate After Cabinet Talks Fail

Rubio, Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Legislation In Response To China’s Human Rights Abuses Of Uyghurs

Belarusian Opposition Party Spokeswoman Ordered To Leave Country

Belarus to develop missile systems, combat drones with eye on rising global tensions

Daugavpils has seen just 30 minutes of sunlight in November

The role of the army in securing Latvia’s independence

EU defense efforts must not hurt transatlantic bond: NATO chief

Lithuanian watchdog strips SocDems of EUR 505,000 grant over election violations

The U.S. Zeroes in on Russia’s Borderlands

Lithuania’s corruption buster: firms donating to hospitals stand better chance in tenders

One Fourth of Women in Iceland are Survivors of Rape or Attempted Rape

Lawyer in Rape Trial Links Thong With Consent, and Ireland Erupts

Russian military jammed GPS signals during NATO war games, Norway says

Putin preparing “special package for Serbia”

Our Sisters: A selection of female Latvian fairy tales

Seven former Lithuanian partisans nominated for Freedom Prize

Estonia’s Interior Ministry to not support bill allowing dual citizenship

How states can get real about Russian cyber attacks: Estonia, the UK, and Poland explain

UN’s global migration compact stirs up Estonia’s calm politics

Latvian president thanks Iceland for its support in restoration of Latvia’s independence

Estonia make wheelchair curling history

Ahto Valter – the Estonian who sailed around the world

Armenia’s Russia-Owned Gas Operator Accused Of Tax Evasion

MEPs petition Amazon to cease selling items carrying Soviet emblems

Gobzems claims KPV LV the only party with realistic chances of forming Latvian government

New Draft Resolution on Crimea Approved by the UN

Putin’s cook Prigozhin linked to attacks on Putin critics, bloggers

On the eve of the Velvet Revolution anniversary: We want a decent Slovakia

Weekend of Latvian celebrations under way around the world

A selection of events for Latvia’s centenary