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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
2014 February 20: Heavenly Hundred Remembrance Day in Ukraine
February 21: International Mother Language Day
1918 February 24: Estonia Independence Day
2014 February 27: Russia’s annexation of Crimea
1992 March 1: Bosnia and Herzegovina Independence Day
1944 March 8: Mass deportation of the Balkars by Stalin’s Soviet Union
1959 March 10: Tibetan National Uprising Day
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Electric Cars Already Cheaper To Own In Europe Than Gas/Diesel Cars
Driverless investment tops $1.6B so far this month
Hydrogen fuel seen as new industry
West ups defense spending to keep ahead of Chinese tech
Is A Batch Of Russia’s Most Advanced Surface To Air Missiles Sitting On The Sea Floor?
UK’s non-existent response to Russia’s Salisbury poisoning
EBRD and Estonia unveil regulatory sandbox
Latvian oligarchs set their sights on Russian freight transit in Lithuania
Lithuania: Europe must arm itself better against Russian information war
NATO forces conduct cold weather training in Lithuania
President Vladimir Putin’s terrifying ‘retirement’ plan: Forcing a ‘unification’ with Belarus
Estonia is running its country like a tech company
How Estonia became an e-government powerhouse
New e-Estonia Briefing Centre taking Estonian digital success stories to the world
Estonia shuts Danske Bank branch at heart of money laundering saga
Danske Bank pulls out of Russia, Baltics after money-laundering backlash
Former high-level EU official of Estonian origin convicted for rape
NATO air policing mission intercepts five Russian planes
Spotlight on the Baltics as TechChill Riga kicks off
Belarus and Latvia sign agreement to organise 2021 World Ice Hockey Championships together
Belarus, Lithuania, Poland to bid to co-host 2026 EHF European Men’s Handball Championship
NATO’s Pending Energy Security Crisis
Lithuania Adds China to List of Foreign Intelligence Threats
Lithuania, Poland plan to create council of defense ministers
Revolut’s Russian founder stirs up Lithuania’s fintech debate
33 European states call on UN members to consider non-recognition measures against Russia for Crimea
Poroshenko: Time to deprive Russia of its veto right at UN
Putin to U.S.: I’m ready for another Cuban Missile-style crisis if you want one
Threatening U.S., Putin Promises Russians Both Missiles and Butter
Russian armed formations in Donbas have more tanks than Germany or France – Poroshenko at UNGA
‘It’s nobody’s lake’: US admiral warns China and Russia over Arctic
US 2019 Budget Bill Increases Financial Aid to Georgia
Spotlight falls on Swedbank in Baltic money laundering scandal
Estonia: Nordic countries should establish new kind of union
Estonians most unquestioning information disseminators in EU
Estonia’s Kelly Sildaru US ski and snowboard sportsperson of the month
Estonia: Centre MPs abstain from Kerch Strait sanctions vote
EU Extends Belarus Arms Embargo
The chilly feeling around Sweden’s struggling krona
Russia charges top U.S. investor Michael Calvey with fraud
If Russia retains veto right at UNSC, organization to become dysfunctional – Crimean Tatar leader
Poroshenko: Russia may attack ships of Baltic states after Nord Stream 2 is constructed
Estonia Probes Allegations Swedbank Linked to Danske Money Laundering Scandal
Swedish watchdog calls Swedbank money laundering report ‘very serious’
EU needs common anti-money laundering system
Estonians kick off online voting for March election
Belgian Prime Minister meets with Belgian troops serving in Estonia
2021 Tour de France to kick off in Denmark
Denmark’s Inger Andersen elected UN environment chief
Latvian lawmakers support tobacco display ban
Latvian anti-money laundering service froze €101m of assets in 2018
Latvia at UN calls on Russia to free Sushchenko, other political prisoners
We’ll miss you: Latvia’s first satellite near end of life
Lithuania arrests eight top judges in anti-corruption crackdown
Lithuania’s Central Bank Now Allows Crypto-Based Investment Funds
Ex-chief of NATO sees annexation, war in Belarus as probable scenario
Rift opens between US and Europe
US Navy Rear Admiral visit highlights commitment to NATO in the Baltics
Cold War 2.0? Northern Europe and the threat from Russia
Youth self-harm provoked by social media but rarely studied
Suicide rates among Baltic youngsters are the highest in Europe
A “dog” rescued from an icy Estonian river is a wolf
Independence Day celebrations in Estonia begin with traditional Toompea flag-raising
Karins tells EU leaders Latvia will maintain its Euro-Atlantic course
Case against priest suspected of abuse sent to prosecution in Latvia
Latvian police assist German colleagues with «Russian Laundromat» case
Lithuanian, Polish presidents pledge to step up defense cooperation
Belarus to respond jointly with Russia if intermediate-range missiles deployed in Europe
Belarus’ electricity export up by seven times in 2018. Baltic states remain priority
Iceland to let more than 2,000 whales be killed within the next five years
Slovenia withdraws batch of Polish kebab meat over salmonella
Europe’s feckless attitude to security shows how minor a role it will play in the new geopolitics
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