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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
April 8: International Romani day
April 9: Day of the Finnish Language
April 9 in Georgia: Day of National Unity (1989) and restoration of independence in 1991
1998 April 10: Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland peace process
1978 April 14: Georgian Language Day
1975 April 17: Khmer Rouge Killing Fields
303 April 23: Catalonia: Sant Jordi’s Day
1916 April 24: Proclamation of the Irish Republic commences the Easter Rising
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Former top US generals issue ‘grave’ warning to ban Chinese tech
EU, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine To Extend Partnership Beyond 2020
Iron Maiden Frontman Honored 25 Years After Concert During Sarajevo Siege
The 70th anniversary of NATO confirms the solidarity of the alliance
Germany seeks to lift Russian sanctions in Council of Europe – media
World Bank warns about recession in Belarus if Minsk fails to secure energy deal with Russia
China’s claims on the South China Sea are a warning to Europe
How China Is Colonizing Africa Using Trade, Aid, and Debt-Trap Diplomacy
Zurabishvili: Europe of tomorrow would need us all – from UK to Georgia
Russian Prisons Reportedly Suspend Yoga After Claims It Makes Inmates Gay
Norway Is Walking Away From Billions of Barrels of Oil
Estonian centre-right parties unite to form government
Euroskeptic Nationalists Set to Enter Government in Estonia
Estonian MEP Paet says key ministerial posts in new govt to be filled with euroskeptics
Estonian coalition aims to stand until next general elections
“Iron Spear” tank exercises start in Latvia
“Kazakhstan Spring” has come to Lithuania
Lithuania floats a solar-powered future
German ISIS woman on trial for war crimes accused of letting Yazidi slave girl die of thirst
Independent Television Channel’s Offices Searched in Belarus
Belarus expels top Latvian historian blacklisted by Russia
Southern Mongolia: Historian Tried in Closed-Door Hearing for Publishing on Mongolian Culture
China pressured Sydney council into banning media company critical of Communist Party
Is Belarus Putin’s Next Land Grab?
As new channels emerge, Russia plans ambitious Arctic expansion
UK, Dutch spy agencies curb intel flow to Austria over Russia ties – MP
Energy Union ‘completed’, as Commission’s final stocktake debuts
Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö and Putin to meet in Russia
Cross-border smart cities in Finland and Estonia
Estonian expert joins EU civilian mission in Palestinian territories
Inside e-Estonia: How a small Baltic nation became the benchmark for a digital society
NATO launches cyber-defense drill simulating elections under attack
Going to Russia, meeting with aggressive opponent takes courage, Lithuanian PM says
Estonia receives last CV90s from Netherlands
Film looks at efforts to preserve the language and culture of the Livs
Latvia to join European Culture Routes programme
Latvian government pledges support for joint 2026 Olympic bid with Sweden
Most Latvian nationals living in Great Britain plan to stay there after Brexit – survey
How American food aid helped the Latvian struggle for independence
Crypto companies find support in Lithuania
Castro Warns Cubans to Brace for Shortages
Hungary to enhance cooperation with Huawei despite US concerns
Despite EU Pressure, Hungary Won’t Soften Laws to Allow Soros College to Stay
Montenegro fears China-backed highway will put it on road to ruin
Microsoft worked with Chinese military university on AI
Battle for space more stealth than Star Wars
Last Stop for Some of Danske Bank’s Dirty Money: Spanish Real Estate
Shell exits Gazprom-led LNG project in Russia
Gazprom poised to rely on Linde after Shell left LNG project: sources
Russia publicly threatens Ukraine with “military conflict”
The e-state of Estonia – and its Lessons for Our Digital Future
Estonian watchdog says unacceptable clients remain in banking system
Estonia red-flags 600-MW Saaremaa offshore wind project citing national security concerns
Estonia to Empower AI-Based Judge in Small Claims Court
Latvian President Raimonds Vējonis on busy visit to Estonia
Defence and EU among topics discussed at Latvian president visit to Estonia
Latvia bestows state decorations on president, several other officials of Estonia
NBA, FIBA and Latvian Basketball Association to host first Basketball Without Borders camp in Latvia
Svenska Cellulosa buys 10,000 hectares of Latvian forest
Latvia’s ten leading keepers and distributors of child abuse imagery held in sweeping operation
Latgale locals worried over storage of radioactive waste near Lithuanian border
Lithuania to blacklist Holocaust denier David Irving
Russia Targets Lithuanian Judges Over War Crimes Conviction For Soviet Army Personnel
Russia’s taking revenge on Lithuania with its Jan 13 judge probe, formin says
Trouble brews as Switzerland decides coffee isn’t essential for humans
Lukashenka Lambasts Moscow For ‘Sanctions,’ Threatens To Suspend Russian Oil Flow To Europe
Icelandic President Meets with Putin
Iceland Builds Arctic Port as Global Shipping Routes Get Redrawn
Europe’s duty to help protect Crimean Tatars
Europe’s East-West Divide: Myth or Reality?
EU Cohesion Monitor 2019: The untold story of European resilience
Nord Stream 2 delay ‘trump card’ in Russia-Ukraine gas talks: EU official
Involving youth in the EUSBSR: Mission impossible?
Guntars Godiņš named winner of Latvian-Estonian language award
The roots of the Latvian anti-Soviet resistance in 1940
British documentary explores confusion of Latvia’s independence struggle
Daugavpils joins bid to close gambling halls
Latvia pledges faster money laundering reform as pressure builds
Russia irked by Lithuania’s January 13 massacre ruling, seeks retaliation
Lithuanian grain market anticipates record harvest this year
Lithuanian Minister of Defense: Europe must become leader of political support for Ukraine
Could Julian Assange still face rape charges in Sweden?
Former soldier confesses to murdering Slovakian journalist Jan Kuciak
The Week In Russia: Hunger Games: Putin’s Big Appetite For A Seat At The Table
Immigrants’ Role in Tourism Boom in Iceland
Iceland: Higher Unemployment and Fewer Foreign Workers Expected
Kallas ranked among most influential MEPs of outgoing European Parliament
The world’s largest cyber exercise brings allies together in Estonia
Swedbank Hit by Criminal Probe in Growing Laundering Crackdown
Russia TV demonizes Jehovah’s Witnesses in Estonia
Former Estonian Security Agent Suspected Of ‘Cooperating’ With Russian Intelligence
Trial opens in France of 1994 Estonia ferry disaster
Estonia shipwreck survivors demand compensation after 25 years
Estonia, Poland deny entry to Russian ship over Crimea cadets
Proposal for decriminalizing drugs could be tabled for debate in Latvian Saeima
Corruption scandal casts long shadow over Latvia
Rail Baltica will ensure smooth military freight movement, Lithuanian transmin says
Nicaragua Marks One Year Since Deadly Protests Began
The Suwalki Gap: The 40-Mile Line NATO is Ready to Go to War with Russia Over
Nord Stream 2: Can Denmark make Berlin and Moscow tremble?
Estonia Reopens Money Laundering Probe Linked to Magnitsky Case
Estonian MEP says summit between China, countries of Central, Eastern Europe splitting EU
Estonia’s Roivas: EU must provide comprehensive aid to Ukraine
Lithuania asks Russia to ensure security of its embassy in Moscow in wake of threats
Lithuania to Adopt Crypto Regulations Even Stricter Than the EU’s
Buses depicting the history of Lithuania head out to the streets of Šiauliai
Belarus Could Be Russia’s Next Big Geopolitical Target
Should US Impose a Tariff on German Cars to Compensate for Lost Contribution to NATO Defense?
Finland election: SDP squeezes narrow lead over upstart Finns Party
Croatia’s Woes Leave it Second Only to Bulgaria in Underdevelopment
Canada rotates its soldiers in Ukraine within Operation UNIFIER
‘Sõnajalaõis’ voted most Estonian word
Kaja Kallas not granted authority to form Estonian government
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to visit Estonia this summer
Latvia and Lithuania disagree on sea border
Nord Stream 2 applies for third Baltic Sea route in two years
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