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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
1918 January 8: Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points on free trade, democracy and self-determination
1991 January 13: Freedom Defenders Day in Lithuania
1990 January 19-20: Azerbaijan: Black January
1991 January 20: The Barricades in Latvia
1919 January 22: Day of Unity of Ukraine
1759 January 25: Burns Night, Scotland
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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Diplomacy with Chinese characteristics: The case of Denmark
US warns travelers of China’s ‘coercive’ use of exit bans
Enabling e-government: Estonia’s National Digital Advisor Marten Kaevats
Estonian and Finnish defence ministers commemorate the dead of the War of Independence
New in 2019: US Airmen will continue stepping up to deter Russia in Europe
Admissions to Domestic Films in Estonia Doubled Due to Centennial Film Programme
Four decades on, Cambodia reflects on its ‘Killing Fields’ nightmare
Denmark plans ‘Silicon Valley’ on 9 artificial islands off Copenhagen
Some 37 people arrested for political reasons in occupied Crimea in 2018
The trial of Catalan referendum leaders casts a long shadow over the EU’s credibility
Polish Air Force F-16 Jets Take Over the Baltic Air Policing Duty
US Navy is back in the Black Sea, sending a message to Moscow
Estonia’s Arvo Pärt is the world’s most performed living composer eighth year running
How to compete in Estonia’s European sauna marathon 2019
Europe is fast-becoming a natural gas battleground for Russia and the US
Putin hails energy security boost from Russia’s first LNG floating storage
Putin’s Retirement Plan Depends on Belarus
And the Golden Globe for most obvious PR stunt goes to Fiji Water Girl
Norway Embarks On Its Most Ambitious Transport Project Yet
A Decade of Negative Rates? Denmark May Be the First to Try It
Rīgas Satiksme to claim over €5m from firms involved in corruption scandal
Ukraine’s SBU claims to arrest 71 foreign spies, prevent 8 terror attacks in 2018
Kidnappers Demand $10 Million Cryptocurrency Ransom for Norwegian Billionaire’s Wife
Latvia opens its KGB archives — while Russia continues to whitewash its past
Countering Russian disinformation the Baltic nations’ way
Ukraine’s troops mark 5th New Year at war with Russia
Communications and Information Systems Battalion established in Lithuanian Armed Forces
Labor migration to Estonia more than doubles in 2018
A Mixed Year for Freedom in Lithuania
Europe must assume responsibility for its security, president of Lithuania
From Tibetans to Americans, no one is safe from China’s arbitrary enforcement of local laws
Trump Signs Second Law Aiming to Improve Situation in Tibet
Korea and Japan’s Wartime Forced Labor Dispute Heats Up as Seoul Freezes Japanese Company’s Assets
The story of NATO’s Spanish “steel house” in Latvia
Russia bulldozes vast amounts of food while tens of millions live below the poverty line
US fertility rate is below level needed to replace population
German North Sea wind capacity grew 12.7 pct in 2018
Poland Scrambles To Wean Itself Off Russian Gas
Russian Woman’s #MeToo Story Highlights Fear Of Speaking Out
‘Only Estonians Here’: Outrage After Election Poster Campaign Singles Out Russian Minority
Russian state media compares Estonia 200 ad campaign to apartheid
Irene Käosaar quits Estonia 200 following Monday’s ad stunt
Kristina Kallas: Our ads drew attention to existing issue
Opinion: Poster campaign non-story in itself, but could prove watershed
Setting up business in Estonia is no sweat
Latvia’s R&D funding share of GDP is second lowest in Europe
More Britons than Swedes visited Finland in November – but Russians still #1
China’s Oldest University for Tibetan Students Ends Instruction in Tibetan
Chinese general warns Taiwan Independence supporters to be treated as ‘war criminals’
China’s Digital Silk Road Is Looking More Like an Iron Curtain
Salvini: Poland and Italy will be part of the new spring of Europe
Peru, Paraguay recall diplomats over Maduro inauguration in Venezuela
Synchronization could cost Lithuanian consumers no more than NordBalt
The sun has returned to Sweden’s northernmost towns
Norway Cuts 2019 Oil Output Forecast to Lowest in 30 Years
Baltic Way – a peaceful call for independence on day of infamy
Latvian banking sector info available in English
Russia and Belarus electricity suppliers exploit EU law, grow in Baltics
Germany admits EU is already building a ‘united’ army
Chinese Huawei employee, Polish former intel officer, arrested in Poland for espionage
Chain reaction: Russian politician explains how Russia could implode
Report: Belarus Lifts Limit On U.S. Envoys Allowed In Minsk
Lukashenko orders Belarusian government to arrange for oil deliveries via Baltic ports
Russian Defense Ministry Proposes Law To Allow Shooting Down Of Passenger Planes
Foreign ministers of Baltic states, Sweden and Poland to visit Mariupol
Lukashenka Is in the Rocking Chair
Mikalai Statkevich: What Will Western Politicians Do When Belarusians Uprise?
Republic of Macedonia Approves Name Change In Step Toward Joining EU
Slovakia again breaks record in car production
Vatican breaks into the sports world, launching a track and field team with Olympic aspirations
Fearing Russian Influence, Estonia Turns to the Arts
Mood of revolt in Serbia as anti-Vucic protests grow
2 Years for Hacker Who Crippled Liberia’s Internet With Mirai Botnet
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