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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
1918 May 28: Armenia Independence Day
1918 May 28: Azerbaijan Republic Day
1962 June 1: Novocherkassk massacre, RF
1988 June 3: Formation of Lithuanian Reform Movement Sąjūdis
1884 June 4: Estonian Flag Day
1989 June 4: Tiananmen Square protests/June 4th Incident
1523 June 6: National Day of Sweden
1905 June 7, Norway: Independence Day/Union Dissolution Day
1941 June 14: Soviet Mass Deportations from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
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Here are all the major US tech companies blocked behind China’s ‘Great Firewall’
China Released a Uyghur Mother To Silence Her U.S. Son—Then Sent Her Back to Detention The Next Day
‘Revolution’ in Poland as nation confronts priestly abuse
Remembering the Tiananmen Massacre, 30 Years On: ‘They Died on The Spot’
Georgia Marks Independence Day
Murmansk-BN electronic suppression systems take half of the world under control
Russia to build mega port in enclave of Kaliningrad
Ireland’s railways going green — Irish Rail to order up to 600 battery electric trains
Secretary General commends Estonia’s contributions to NATO
How Estonia uses Cybersecurity to Strengthen its Position in NATO
Estonia’s global benchmark for e-government
PM believes Dombrovskis should continue as Latvia’s European commissioner
Opening of concert hall Latvia in Ventspils to mark 100 years of Latvia’s de facto independence
Voter turnout in European Elections in Latvia among lowest in EU
Latvia’s tax revenue 3.7% above target in four months
Lithuania to offer Britons cheap surgery as millions stuck on longest NHS waiting list
Russia uses wholesale arrests to try to crush Crimean Tatar human rights movement
Rebecca Harms: Germany and France should stop supporting Russia’s unconditional return to PACE
Historian of the Soviet Terror Sergei Koltyrin jailed for 9 years in Russia
Transnistria: Russia’s satellite state an open wound in Eastern Europe
Sexual harassment is a ‘major public health issue’ in Sweden: survey
Poland plans to buy 32 F-35 fighter jets from US
Norwegian pension fund ditches alcohol, gambling and pornography
Immigrant Proportion Grows Within Icelandic Labour Market
Countries with the widest gaps between the rich and poor
Latvia’s population declines 14 400 over the course of a year
Lithuania Expels Chief Editor Of Sputnik’s Local Branch
Nausėda to keep Grybauskaitė’s hardline on Russia, but improve Belarus ties
Lithuania: Did error in Italian televoting cost Jurij Veklenko a Grand Final placement?
Eurovision Grand Final Was Watched by 182 Million (Including 98% of Iceland!)
Russian Donbas militant leader Girkin admits to using civilians as human shields & other war crimes
Ukraine, Georgia call for limiting veto power in UN Security Council
Belarus: Interior Minister unrepentant following mass raids and detention of Roma
Cuba legalises Wi-Fi routers in private homes
Are Russia & China Violating Nuke Test Ban Treaty?
Ivo Daalder: Here’s how to counter China’s increasing power
In search of “business not as usual” with Russia
Kremlin Watch Briefing: The UK leads the fight against disinformation in Eastern Europe
Abandoned railways in Vidzeme and Estonia become footpaths and cycling trails
Latvian parliament elects former judge Levits president
European court judge elected as Latvia’s new president
Son of Jewish engineer elected president of Latvia
Levits to visit Estonia and Lithuania on first foreign visits
Relations with Russia must primarily be formed in context with EU foreign policy – Levits
97-year-old Nina naturalizes as Latvian citizen
Ušakovs steps down as mayor of Rīga
Dainis Turlais confirmed as new Rīga mayor
Lithuanian govt won’t let go off public broadcaster’s independence
Lithuanian scientists develop bioplastic for food packaging applications
Winner of the International Public Speaking Competition crowned in London
Pre-trial investigation into 1991 Soviet crackdown in Lithuania to resume
Record growth of domestic tourism in Lithuania
Positive migration for first time in 18 years gives hope for Lithuania’s demographic crisis
Rusal Names Controversial Ex-Ambassador to Head Guinea Office
From sky farms to lab-grown shrimp, Singapore eyes food future
European Commission recommends opening accession talks with Albania, North Macedonia
Portugal becomes the first euro zone country to issue debt on China’s market
Venezuela talks in Norway end without deal
Rights group urges U.S. to sanction China over Xinjiang camps
Amber growth turns red as oversupply knocks value
A New Alliance Between Poland, Sweden, and the United States for Baltic Security?
MBSA bridges the Baltic states and Monaco
Baltic Sea overfishing in crisis
Calls for emergency Baltic fishing halt due to population crisis
UK Royal Navy spearheads Baltic force to counter ‘credible’ Russia threat
St Nicholas Church Danse Macabre, Art Museum of Estonia
Estonia declared the best country for digital life
Estonian Government launched its Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy for the next 2 years
China Threatens Rare Earth Export Restrictions. Australia, Estonia and Myanmar All Sell It
Estonian military is about to get a rifle revamp courtesy of LMT
What Do the 2019 European Parliament Elections in Estonia Tell Us?
Estonians hold ‘funeral march’ for science over govt funding
Latvian glass artist behind the largest handmade glass artwork in the Baltics
Ruling coalition regroups in Lithuanian parliament
Lithuanian parliament speaker refuses to give up post under new coalition agreement
Lithuania ranked most competitive country in emerging Europe
Lithuanian President is ready to speak Russian and improve relations with Moscow
Bulgaria makes first U.S. gas purchases with two LNG cargoes
EU finds Czech PM in breach of conflict-of-interest rules
Finland’s first gender sensitivity trainers start work
Tiananmen Book Seller’s Fight Shows China’s Sway Over Hong Kong
Stakes High for Armenia’s New Government
Soviet power gone, Baltic countries’ historic pagan past re-emerges
United States Navy Warship Enters Baltic Sea for Exercises while NATO Reinforces its Activities
US 2nd Fleet re-emerges to face growing military competition from Russia in the Atlantic
Pärnu boasts one of Estonia’s most modern kindergartens
Viljandi State Upper Secondary School named 2019 School of the Year
RAF Typhoons intercept Russian fighters in Estonia
British Council in Estonia head awarded top UK honor
Lithuania’s Skvernelis says he might stay on as PM
Their Beach Opera Won at the Biennale. But They Can Hardly Afford It.
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