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Volia, Priboi and Tatarstan Referendum that Everyone Forgot

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‘Even the fireplace was full of books’. Digitised archive to help rediscover Nobel-nominated Litvak writer
Latvia: Parties prepare to hear Presidential pitches
Estonia says ‘no country has the right’ to tell Ukraine to accept peace
Latvia: Number of job vacancies up nearly 6% in 2022
Lithuania Preps for its First Offshore Wind Auction
Latvian ‘Red Fox’ sniper wounded in Ukraine
Benkunskas elected mayor of Vilnius
Slovakia to Donate 13 MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine
Uzbekistan hands down more jail terms to Karakalpakstan ‘rioters’

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1956 March 20: Tunisia Independence day
Innovation 2023 five minutes with… Kristiina Kivirand of Estonia’s stockpiling agency
More Latvian drunk drivers’ seized cars make their way to Ukraine
Estonia to Supply Ukraine With Sniper Rifles, Special Forces Equipment
Latvia: MEPs Ušakovs and Ameriks face graft accusations
Ott Tänak works way back up to ninth place in Mexico after turbo problems
Latvia: Medical workers’ attitude brought up in patients’ complaints in 2022
Estonia: Foreign minister marks illegal Crimean annexation anniversary
‘Europe doesn’t understand us’: Interview with famous Ukrainian commander killed in Bakhmut
Estonian flag now flies over former Russian ambassador Tallinn residence
Lithuania: Who Is Monika Linkytė?
Estonia: Precedent set as court rules municipality need not return EU funds to state
China’s approach to Europe? Anti-diplomacy
Estonia: Russian destabilization of Moldova impacts Europe ‘considerably’
Latvia’s stance in relation to sanctions against Russia is serious and determined – British financial expert
Estonia: Producer Price Index up 11.6 percent on year to February
2023 FAI F3P World Championships for Indoor Aerobatic Models officially open
Estonia: Soviet-era apartment blocks may last another century if maintained
Social Democrats win most mayoral seats in Lithuania’s local elections
Show of the Week: Estonia
Nearly ten tonnes of knits sent to Ukraine in latest campaign
[Estonia] Minister to Kyiv Independent: ‘Russian army has not changed in 100 years’
Pro-Kremlin Ukrainian millionaire owns businesses in Latvia
Indrek Kiisler: When will Estonia learn to say ‘no’ in the EU?
Lithuania makes it to top 20 happiest countries in the world
Estonia files application for superficies license for Estonia-Latvia offshore wind farm
Mayor-elect Benkunskas sees three-party coalition in capital, stronger ties with Vilnius District
Sigh – Latvia is the least happy of the Baltic states
Lithuania’s ruling conservatives defeated in regions, record elections gains in cities
Aimar Ventsel: Georgia is more than khinkalis
Latvian and Ukrainian authorities bust phone fraud scheme
Estonian State Forest Management Center 2022 profit €153 million
Latvian citizen Aven remains on EU sanctions list
USS Porter (DDG 78) Arrives in Tallinn, Estonia
US Navy destroyer visits Estonia
Art critic Ivanauskas appointed Lithuania’s cultural attaché to Ukraine
University of Latvia to consolidate its departments
Port of Tallinn testing green technologies in real estate projects
Latvia: Alcohol, advertising businesses not keen on alcohol advertising restrictions
Estonia: Deposit rates reach 3 percent
LTG Cargo customers saved 70 million kilograms of CO2 in 2022
Eesti Gaas brings two shiploads of LNG to Klaipeda in March
Ukraine’s Nova Poshta opens branch in Vilnius
Excess profits tax could be imposed on banks and energy sector in Latvia
NATO forces show continued commitment to Estonia with a new Battlegroup
NBS commander predicts Latvia will need to decide on purchase of high-power combat vehicles
EU approves Estonia’s initiative to jointly send 1 mln artillery shells to Ukraine
OlyBet sponsors Kaunas’ EuroLeague Final Four
NATO Force Integration Unit Latvia provides hands-on expertise for very high readiness joint task force
Iceland (country) v Iceland (supermarket) – another chapter of the trade mark saga closed
A Breakthrough Moment for Irish-Language Filmmaking
Basque Country Aims To Lure Back Laid Off Tech Workers With Tax Breaks
Czech Republic readies big Taiwan delegation in defiance of China
Beijing’s Lean Into Moscow
Even More Than Tanks and Planes, Ukraine Needs IFVs
Kremlin tells officials to stop using iPhones – Kommersant newspaper
Deportation of Tajik Activist From Germany Raises Concerns
Turkey halts transit of sanctioned goods to Russia -exporter, diplomat
Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine
Russia defies Putin arrest warrant by opening its own case against ICC
Sweden’s teens drive Porsches and BMWs, no licence needed
Japan plans $75 bln investment across Indo-Pacific to counter China
Poland will be forced to ‘enter the war’ if Ukraine fails
North Korea’s Kim oversees simulated nuclear counterattack against US, South Korea
EU: gross human rights violations in Belarus being committed in a widespread and systematic way
Ukraine says eastern town of Avdiivka could become ‘second Bakhmut’
German economy heading for contraction in Q1, Bundesbank says
Wagner chief tells Russia’s Shoigu of coming Ukrainian attack
World Happiness Report ranks Finland first…again
French, US hostages released after years of captivity in West Africa
UK ready to help Poland replace MiG fighter jets donated to Ukraine
EU seals plan to send a million artillery shells to Ukraine
EU gives Ukraine €2bn of ammunition after shell plea
Putin flaunts alliance with Xi as ‘dear friends’ meet in Kremlin
Finland’s NATO Entry Could Decrease Russian Pressure on Turkey, Analysts Say
France-Germany feud heats up over cars and nuclear

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1990 March 21: Namibia Independence Day
1992 March 21: Tatarstan Sovereignty Referendum
Latvia Is Going on Offense Against Russian Culture
PM meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, visiting Lithuania for the first time
Vice Mayor: A third of Rīga’s streets are in critical condition
Who is Valdas Benkunskas, mayor-elect of Vilnius?
Operail winds up profitable freight rail rolling stock business
More sanctions breaches noted in Latvia this year
Things haven’t been this exciting in Finland in decades
Lithuanian and Latvian agriculture mins ask EC’s support for dairy producers
Common EU position on Russia special tribunal needed
Red light jumping to be monitored by AI in Liepāja
Eight in ten Lithuanians pessimistic about situation in country – poll
Estonia tests food card system in Harju and Rapla counties
President’s adviser tells Vilnius authorities to clean up before NATO summit
Bank of Estonia adds Coop Pank to vital service providers list
Lithuanians more concerned about inflation than most Europeans – survey
President Alar Karis: We as a nation must feel pride in Estonian art
Camouflage nets must be made right, Latvian soldiers remind public
Patriarch of Constantinople: opportunity opens us to create church structure in Lithuania
How will Latvia’s President be chosen on May 31?
Estonia’s third donated field hospital arrives in Ukraine
Job vacancy rate in Lithuania below EU average in Q4
14,500-year history of Estonia’s ‘dark’ biodiversity researched
Lithuanian parliament calls for international recognition of Russia as terrorist state
Ukrainian commander: Russia will turn its gaze on the Baltics one day
Latvia: Rapid rise of insurance claims paid in 2022
Lithuanians’ trust in NATO, support for EU enlargement grows – Eurobarometer
February producer prices up 22% on year in Latvia
Estonia should proactively boost its own defense industry, says expert
Rīga Pride to take place beginning of June
Estonian customs chief, PPA director detained on fraud-related suspicions
Government supports alcohol advertising restrictions in Latvia
Estonian-Based Crypto Startup CryptoWallet Renews License Amid Tightened Regulation in Estonia
Istanbul’s Fener patriarchate plans Lithuania branch against Moscow
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia to visit Estonia
Patriarch of Constantinople visits Vilnius in appeal to Lithuania’s Orthodox Christians
Estonia to invest EUR 18.8 mln in biodiversity by 2032
Lithuania’s Finance Ministry presents tax reform proposal: expanded property taxes and fewer exemptions
Estonia ranks third in Europe in life expectancy gender gap
Latvia: New head of State Fire and Rescue Service gets thumbs up
Russians to be banned from buying property in Lithuania
Gay marriage may soon become legal in Estonia
LRT Council fails to elect new director general
Estonia: Future coalition wants to abolish nationwide free public transport scheme
Rinkēvičs: Latvia asks for same sanctions for Belarus as for Russia
Lithuanian Family of Three Relocates to Lithuania From Venezuela
Estonian rural affairs minister: We must take good care of our food producers
Indian researcher Manob Das moved to Lithuania to conduct environmental research
Bank of Latvia governor says ongoing price rise cannot be attributed to the war
Lithuania’s Vilnius Airport to Introduce New Baggage Management System
Latvian PM orders Ministry of Defence to look into ways end scandalous food procurement
Online voting most popular among Estonians aged 25-34
Lithuanian, Nordic instructors to provide EOD training to Ukrainian troops
Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra to perform in Tallinn on Europe Day
Time trends and geographical patterns in suicide among Greenland Inuit
Romania’s Hidroelectrica inks ‘revolutionising’ Black Sea wind and solar deal with Masdar
‘Inevitable’ Ukraine victory to reshape region: Georgia’s Saakashvili
Russian fighter jet intercepts two US nuclear capable bomber aircraft close to border
Sweden, Finland on different tracks for NATO accession
Desperate measures as housing crisis grips Poland
If I pull through it, it’s thanks to Poland: Saakashvili on the mission of Polish doctors
US report lists ‘significant human rights’ abuses in India
Japan Prime Minister Kishida makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet Zelensky
Holocaust survivor and acclaimed photographer Dorothy Bohm dies at 98
Poland doubled electricity production from renewable micro-installations in 2022
Russian cruise missiles destroyed in strike in Crimea, Ukraine Defense Ministry says
Russia flies strategic bombers near Japan as its PM visits Ukraine
US establishes first permanent military garrison in Poland
Why the electric bicycle is gaining popularity in Denmark
Rights Groups Call On Belarus To Halt Extradition Of Tajik Opposition Activist
Fortum and Rolls-Royce SMR explore nuclear power in Finland, Sweden
U.S. seeks to prevent China from benefiting from $52 billion chips funding
Belarus NPP may supply electricity to Russia from 2024
In Sweden and New Zealand, rising rates pushed home values down 14%
10+ Russian Su-30s began tactical rehearsals over Kaliningrad
Majority of Germany’s large companies look positively at green transformation
Young Portuguese defer dreams as housing crisis bites
Wagner warns Russia military chief of imminent Ukraine attack
A reckoning on Germany’s Russia policy is long overdue
Greta Thunberg, climate activists greenlighted to sue Sweden
Nvidia tweaks flagship H100 chip for export to China as H800
Sweden’s Biggest Pension Fund Loses $2 Billion in US Bank Crises
Norway and Singapore sign MoU with IMO on maritime decarbonisation
US to send Patriot missile systems and tanks to Ukraine faster than originally planned
US targets network supporting Iran’s drone, weapons programs
Norway Army Says Delivered Eight Tanks to Ukraine
Did Russian ties to Koran-burning outside Turkish embassy derail Sweden’s NATO bid?
Maersk launches Denmark-China air route
Russia’s Putin blasts UK move to send ammo with depleted uranium to Ukraine
Sweden ramps up investigation on origins of South Korean adoptees
German minister makes 1st trip to Taiwan in 26 years, signs agreement
Finland’s right-wing opposition leads in poll ahead of April 2 election
Uganda passes bill banning identifying as LGBTQ
Germany’s economic sentiment down sharply in March
Japanese and Chinese leaders visit opposing capitals in Ukraine war
The Depopulation of Russian Border Towns Accelerates in the Baltic Sea Region
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin gives Christian name to river in historically indigenous Yamalia

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Spiritual leader of world’s Orthodox Christians plans Lithuania branch in blow to Moscow
Ecumenical patriarch: Russian Church shares blame for ‘crimes’ in Ukraine
Ukrainians in Lithuania cannot pray in Church led by war supporter, says Seimas speaker
Latvia’s last visit to Dublin marked the start of a new era. Same again please.
By investing 700 million, Ignitis promises Latvia cheaper electricity
Lithuanian Ignitis plans big investments in Latvian energy sector
Lithuania’s Ignitis eyes 2.5 GW Latvian wind, solar
Minister says problems in Latvia’s healthcare sector are more complex than it seems
Kariņš orders ministries to find more funding for health and education
Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart to run for Center chair
Eesti Loto profits up 3.2 percent on year to 2022
‘Arrogance in politics is suicidal’. Why are Lithuania’s conservatives crumbling?
Russian language tends to disappear from job ads in Latvia
At least 40,000 directly forest-dependent jobs in Latvia
Estonian Foreign Minister in Kyiv: Russian oil price cap must be lowered further
[Latvia] Two officials suspended over suspicious Armed Forces procurement
Radio Free Europe launches Baltic counter-propaganda show
Latvian Post plans cuts
[Estonia] Local campaign leads to ministry’s Mulgimaa porridge UNESCO application
Odd socks and information mark Down Syndrome Day in Rīga
Kara McDonald nominated for US ambassador to Lithuania
Tallinn to host its first-ever children’s jazz festival, Kräsh
Petrofac – Safety collaboration in Lithuania
Lithuanian archive publishes names included in Soviet deportee list
Latvia: Neighbors’ noise – can anything be done?
Latvia’s Russian Minority Struggles with a Changing World
Lithuania sends 80 seized vehicles to Ukraine
Latvia: 41,000 potential participants in 2023 Song and Dance festival
Rail Baltica construction to bring new traffic restrictions in Rīga center
Ukraine ambassador meets with Estonian social protection minister, Ukrainians, volunteers
Nearly 8% of Latvian population could not access necessities in 2022
Lithuanian president asks parliament to dismiss anti-corruption chief
Estonia ranks as easiest European country to obtain a work visa
Israel and Lithuania renew cooperation agreement in culture and education
Russian student who faced prison term for anti-war posts flees to Lithuania
Magnitsky case: Bank can only suspend service to client in exceptional cases
Anna Hints’ documentary ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ premieres in Estonia
Latvia’s KNAB pushes for prosecution of former tax officials
Lithuania announces new military aid package to Ukraine
Trademarks belonging to Tallinn can be used for €25 a year
Malta’s President Vella pays a visit to Latvia
Latvian Post gets new cars
Lithuania to send Ukraine more military aid in coming months – Nauseda
Lithuania mulls increasing fines for bringing cash from Russia, Belarus
Estonia: Commission officials believe Hololei should resign
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra celebrates its 30th anniversary
Lithuanian MP proposes prison sentence for disrespecting church, draws comparisons with Russia
Estonian defense minister awards mission medals to US HIMARS team
Revolution Academy Forward Grant Emerhi Called Up to Lithuania U-16 National Team
100 days until Estonia’s XIII Youth Song and Dance Festival
Company’s main objective in Latvia at the moment is expansion – head of Lidl Latvija
Brussels can’t keep easterners from top jobs forever, Estonian PM says
Reinsalu: NATO roadmap needed for Ukraine, Europe’s security
After Greece’s worst train crash, young Greeks rally for change ahead of elections
Hungary ships Azeri oil to Slovakia via Croatia to reduce Russian imports
Hungary fails to block Nato-Ukraine Commission talks
Licorice and leather: Spotting Chinese soft power in rural Uzbekistan
Polish PM welcomes Japanese counterpart to Warsaw to discuss current affairs
European Union unveils plans for greenwashing clampdown
The path ahead, Christine Lagarde
Euro pushes higher as ECB chief Lagarde says inflation is still too high
‘Own the feels’: New Zealand government tries to help teens recover from breakups
Swedish lawmakers vote to endorse country joining NATO
The Gloucestershire fishermen who face a moral dilemma over their catch
Slovakia gets U.S. helicopter offer after sending jets to Ukraine
Poland becomes destination country for migration
IFF opens culinary and sweet flavour labs in Denmark
Marcos says new military bases with US to be ‘scattered’ around the Philippines
Artificial Island in Denmark Became One of Europe’s Most Controversial Climate Projects
Germany’s economic outlook brightens — but still cloudy
China firm wins Solomon Islands port project as Australia watches on
Egypt, Denmark agree on boosting bilateral cooperation
Prince William makes surprise visit to troops near Ukrainian-Polish border
Record international migration spurs historic rise in Canadian population
UN’s Guterres wants EU to ease Belarus sanctions. The EU isn’t so sure
Record Number of Women Vie for Seats in Finnish Parliament
China watching the world’s response to war in Ukraine – Blinken
Ukraine expects Denmark to join ‘aircraft coalition’ – PM Shmyhal
Exiled opposition leader calls on Belarus to break with Russia
Honduras denies demanding $2.5 bln in Taiwan aid before China announcement
Ukraine: Russia hits apartments and dorm, killing civilians
Russia, Belarus Barred from Next Season’s Ice Hockey Worlds
U.S. judge orders $1.68 bln payout to families over 1983 Beirut bombing
Humans have reclaimed ‘land size of Luxembourg’ since 2000
Mari El University Student Expelled For Commemorating Writer Killed By Soviet Regime

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Kazāks: Inflation in Latvia now driven by ‘greed’
Economy in focus: Lithuania
Concerns about capacity to use EU funds in Latvian industry
150 Portuguese rotational troops arrive in Lithuania
Latvian business loses the ‘snow crab’ case in Norwegian court
RR News takes a tour round the USS Porter
Lithuania’s tax reform: 10 key changes
Bank of Estonia director: Situation with the Estonian economy ‘mediocre’
Portuguese rotation arrives in Lithuania for military training
Estonia: Ministry stalling a right of use permit needed by VKG oil shale mine
Freedom Party fends off nepotism accusations following Lithuanian Railways appointment
[Latvia] Emergency service: overdoses among youth seen more often
Lithuania Punches Above its Weight Pitching-In to Help Ukraine
Conscription in Estonia and Georgia: Lessons from and for Small-State Peers
Lithuania resists UN pressure to ease sanctions on Belarus
Tobacco and e-cigarettes might be subject to higher age limit in Latvia
EU has spent over ten times more on energy crisis than Ukraine aid
[Film] Meeting Point Vilnius 2023: Four Lithuanian Projects Pitched at Coming Soon
Estonia: Nascent coalition would double renewables micro-producer capacity ceiling
Milk farmers stage protest in Vilnius, demand minister’s resignation
Tartu County Court convicts Allain Karuse of vote buying
Lithuania is building new military sites faster than planned – minister
Latvia’s GDP per capita at about three-quarters of EU average
Lithuania: More certified AML and compliance specialists to enter the market
Kariņš in Brussels: Support and supply Ukraine
Estonia: Increased teacher salaries largely achieved through overburdening
Tug over ballot papers follows electoral upset in Vilnius District
Estonia: City baffled by decision to evict refugees in the middle of school year
Portugal and Romania are incoming to Lithuania for their Baltic air policing rotation
Estonian boys read for six minutes a day
UNHCR in the Baltic Countries
Estonia: New coalition wants to change presidential elections system
Rights for dignified death should be a fundamental part of Latvian medicine
Estonia ranks 17th in EU in living standards
Lithuanian MPs vote on law to revoke citizenship for supporting Russia
Supervisory board approves new Eesti Energia board, all but one replaced
Ventspils chocolate factory being checked for links to Russian army
NATO innovation accelerators to launch in Estonia, Italy, Denmark, US
Latvian ‘tradition’ of grass burning sparks off again
Estonian Defense Minister: “German Forces Need to Get Into Better Shape”
Unveiled tax reform proposals ignite firestorm in Lithuania
Estonian PM calls for lowering of Russian oil price cap
Austrian minister says Russia will remain important for Europe
US, Albania on ‘Hunt’ for Iranian Cyber Actors
Kosovo sanctions Wagner group amid fears it operates in region
Desperate to Earn, Moldovans Risk Exploitation in Western Europe
Bulgaria’s Pro-Kremlin Leader Refuses To Send Soviet-Era Fighter Jets And Tanks To Ukraine
Hungary in talks with France over role in Russian-led nuclear plant
Russian Occupiers Using Draft To Decimate Crimean Tatar Nation
‘I was poisoned by Russian agents,’ Georgia’s ex-President Saakashvili says
Russia Sends Conscripts From Occupied Georgia To Ukraine – General Staff
Cuba and Turkmenistan celebrate 31st anniversary of diplomatic ties
China Is Finally Making Progress on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway
European Council conclusions on Ukraine
After the Fed and the ECB, All Eyes Turn to the Bank of England
Indigenous Voice: Australia PM unveils plan for historic constitution vote
Japan celebrates world baseball tournament victory over US
Israel and Poland end diplomatic crisis
A big steppe for a language family
Poland wins European Tree of the Year for second year running
China’s military says US warship illegally entered waters in South China Sea
Ukraine wants to win China over as Russia’s invasion continues
Artist on trial in Poland for offending religious feelings with abortion protest painting
Japan offers Poland special development aid for Ukraine
Hungary would not arrest Putin, says PM Orban’s chief of staff
Poland Remains EU’s Third Largest Exporter to Russia
Russia launches deadly strikes across Ukraine as China’s Xi departs Moscow
Photographer Who Received First Camera as She Fled the Nazis Dies Aged 98
Russia cannot meet arms delivery commitments because of war, Indian Air Force says
The Kremlin plan: A “Road map” for the destruction of Belarus as a nation
Systematic repression in Belarus
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing: ‘World’s largest anti-IUU conference’ to take place in Denmark
Indian court orders Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail for Modi comment
Exiled Belarus opposition leader calls for unified EU, U.S. support
Norway Raises Rate to 3% and Signals More Hikes From May
The cost of rebuilding Ukraine has reached 411 billion US dollars
Biden administration adds 14 Chinese firms to unverified list
Weak krone and high inflation: Why Norway’s interest rate will keep rising
Sweden To Seek Explanation From Hungary On NATO Delay
Finland’s President Signs NATO Law as Accession Draws Nearer
Vietnam may resist diplomatic upgrade with Washington as U.S.-China tensions simmer
Stars of Sweden: 10 companies flying the Swede flag high in technology
Ukraine-Russia war: Russia ‘will bomb any country that arrests Putin’
British parliament blocks TikTok over security concerns
Norway’s guidance on paediatric gender treatment is unsafe, says review
Germany plans to buy Australian-made combat vehicles
Argentina orders public sector to give up dollar bonds in debt shake-up
Denmark votes to join European Defence Agency
Sweden Democrats threatens government crisis over biofuels obligation
Ukrainians say Russian drones pose growing threat, more Stingers needed
Denmark cuts GDP forecast for 2023
Finland sends three more mine-clearing Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Norway’s Glaciers Could Disappear by 2100
Turkish parliamentary commission approves Finland’s NATO bid: TRT Haber
Belgium calls on South Africa to help end war in Ukraine

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Estonia says China’s peace plan to end Ukraine’s war is ‘extremely unfair’
Ukrainian, Latvian ministers agree on logistics cooperation
Lithuania’s HeavyFinance ready to play the field in Europe with €3 million Seed round
Latvia: is the grass truly greener for teachers in neighbouring countries?
Lithuania to require self-employed foreigners to know Lithuanian
Riga: Fire at Rumbula industrial area Thursday night
Lithuania should focus more on itself rather than on Berlin – Hodges
Latvia’s Mūrniece meets Lithuanian counterpart in Vilnius
Toompea Castle prepares for arrival of the XV Riigikogu
Lithuanian foreign minister makes unannounced visit to Kyiv
‘Conexus’ plans biomethane infrastructure in Latvia
Buildings on Tallinn’s Jõe tänav evacuated after major gas leak
Latvia: Young Ukrainians can participate in ‘Shadow Day’ this year
Hungarian Victory in Friendly Football Match Against Estonia
Latvia: Flooding possible across central and eastern regions through at least March 28 due to rising water levels
No attempts to ease Belarus sanctions at EU summit, Lithuanian president says
Estonia: General government deficit fell to 1 percent of GDP in 2022
Latvia and Lithuania to continue to jointly tackle security challenges in Baltic region – Murniece
Estonia expels Russian Embassy diplomat declared persona non grata
Estonia expels Russian diplomat for war-justifying propaganda
Latvia wants to step up cooperation with Maltese companies, education and research institutions
Estonia: 2022 housing price index up more than 22 percent on year
Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts Seven Lessons from Latvia a Year After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Estonia shows willingness to support Fiji through digital cooperation
Lithuania to switch to daylight saving time on Sunday
Estonia Supreme Court upholds socialite’s internet comments damages suit
Latvia: Customs officers sentenced to prison for bribery
Air Montenegro to launch flights from Tivat to Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
Latvia opens new investment office in Australia
Opposition parties top Lithuania’s popularity rankings
Latvia: Raw milk purchase price rose nearly 50% last year
Lithuania-Belarus border now 100-percent surveilled – ministry
Baltic International Bank liquidation process approved
Bank of Estonia’s 2022 profits confirmed at €0
Ninth new electric train delivered to Latvia
Tartu University rector candidates favor nationalization of student loans
Food producers see both good and bad signals in first 100 days of Latvia’s new government
More than 10 million tons of oil shale mined in Estonia in 2022
FNE at Meeting Point Vilnius 2023: Winners of MPV Awards
Hartman: Streaming platform tax revenue could be invested in Estonian film
Lithuanian FM receives state award from Zelensky during Kyiv visit
FAI condemns ‘vile and horrific racial abuse’ aimed at Republic of Ireland U15 squad members
EDF colonel: Russia launching major new recruitment campaign
Insurance Premiums up over 17% in Latvia
Wrestling: Wyoming Seminary girls beat Team Europe in dual meet in Tallinn, Estonia
A neighbour’s view on Russia
Highlights and goals: Serbia 2-0 Lithuania in EURO 2024 Qualifiers
Rage and violence paralyze France
What does Wales export globally – and who is buying?
Passport rift between UK and Spain leaves Gibraltar in limbo
Malta takes delivery of new flagship
The ‘ordinary’ family at No 35: suspected Russian spies await trial in Slovenia
UK and Albania outline £4 billion ambition for closer export ties
Serbia, Kosovo Mark Anniversary of NATO Air Strikes
Bosnian Serb Govt ‘Ends Cooperation’ With UK, US Embassies
Outrage In Serbia After Chinese Construction Company Destroys War Monument
Portugal to send €75,000 to help collect Ukraine war crimes evidence
Cyprus needs to ‘take advantage’ of Turkish elections to revive dialogue, says president
Spain’s first major wildfire of the year rages in Valencia region
Europe risks migrant surge without aid to Tunisia, Italy PM warns
Romania’s GDP per capita growth outstrips CEE countries
Deaths of Islamic figures highlight political and religious divide in Azerbaijan
Amid Armenia-Azerbaijan Tensions, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Commander Visits Border Regions
U.S.-South Korea Alliance at 70: Moving Onward and Upward
US companies employ nearly 110,000 in Romania, ambassador says
ECB pressures Austria’s Raiffeisen bank to quit Russia
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to continue with legal reforms
North Korea claims to test a ‘radioactive tsunami’ weapon at sea
Japan and Germany Are Again Preparing for War
China thinks it’s diplomatically isolating Taiwan. It isn’t
The happiest country in the world wants to fly you in for a free masterclass
Norwegian Defence Analysis of 2023: Norway’s Defense Is Not Good Enough
US strikes Iran-backed facilities in Syria after drone kills American
Behind the Lens in Belarus: Documenting the Fight for Democracy
Ukraine interested in Finland’s ageing fighters, calls for trilateral talks with US
US Treasury Targets Belarusian State-Owned Enterprises, Government Officials, and Lukashenka’s Aircraft
Inside Ukraine’s scramble for “game-changer” drone fleet
Ukraine eyes an offensive around Bakhmut, as Russian momentum stalls
Belarus’s Digital Brain Drain — Another Casualty of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Rakuten TV expands in Poland
China detains staff, raids office of US due diligence firm Mintz Group
OSCE To Examine Human Rights Situation In Belarus
How a Russian child’s drawing sparked a police investigation
UK court rejects Belarus firm’s sanctions challenge
Indian opposition dealt major blow as parliament bars Congress leader Gandhi
Denmark and Germany announce plans for hydrogen pipeline
UN decries torture, killing of Ukrainian and Russian POWs
Denmark probes mystery object near Nord Stream pipelines
Russia wants demilitarised buffer zones in Ukraine, says Putin ally
‘Mega strike’ in Germany: Flights, trains and buses cancelled during mass walkout starting on Sunday
Slovakia delivers first four Soviet-era MiG-29 jets to Ukraine
Poland honors citizens who helped Jews during Holocaust
Nordic countries plan joint air defence to counter Russian threat
OX2 moves to develop 1.9 GW energy hub off Sweden
Germany walks fine line on nuclear weapons
Norway and Iceland raise rates as inflation stays high
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina to be freed from Rwandan jail
Finland Releases Bulker with Fertilizer Linked to Sanctioned Oligarch
Work starts on Norway’s long-awaited Arctic international airport
Poland to get 800-900 mln euros from EU for arms for Ukraine, says PM
Support Grows to Have Russia Pay for Ukraine’s Rebuilding

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1821 March 25: Greek Independence Day
1918 March 25: Belarus Freedom Day (Dzen Voli)
1949 March 25: Operation Priboi, Soviet Mass Deportations from the Baltic States
Estonia: Finland wins the first show of Eurovisiooni laulud 2023!
Estonia: Clocks go forward overnight Saturday
Estonia: Expiring short-term bonds prompts new €250 million issue later this month
Only half of Russians have applied for compulsory Latvian language test
Estonia: Coalition-to-be will have to address healthcare funding challenge
Nordic ‘joint air force’ initiative should strengthen Baltic security also
Petrõkina first Estonian to reach figure skating world championships top 10
‘Things will be bad in Russia for a very long time’ – interview with persecuted Russian student who fled to Lithuania
Estonian firm’s takeover by Emirati group tests joint EU defense rules
Latvia: Readings in remembrance of deportations
Estonians take top two places in their category at Tunisia’s Rally Fenix
Estonia: Danske payout negotiations in the US progressing well
How Brazilian of Lithuanian descent fulfilled her childhood dream of settling in Lithuania
Alesia Nazarova: Man charged with murder of Portadown mother
Estonia: Minister’s call for bar on new oil shale mining a surprise to sector
Estonia: March 25 deportations commemoration parallels current situation in Ukraine
I believe Belarus will be free and independent: Nauseda on Belarus Freedom Day
Prince William mocked as ‘son of Charles’ by Russia following visit to Poland
Ireland leads rebellion against EU ‘industrial subsidies race’ with US
The far out, far-right plot that Germany is still trying to unravel
Greenland Solves the Daylight Saving Time Debate
Biden says US is prepared to act “forcefully” to protect Americans
Soccer: Reminders of war motivate Ukraine to perform ‘miracle’ against England
Vatican returns Parthenon pieces to Greece Acropolis
U.S. surveillance jet makes first mission up to northern Finland
French government forced to lift ban on science exams in Basque
Britain to announce plan to house migrants on military bases within weeks
Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack
Unique and very well-preserved prehistoric engravings found in southwestern Catalonia
Aliaksandr Ivulin: ‘It’s not very safe to be a footballer in Belarus now’
Armenia vs Turkey is not just about football. It’s about a bloody history, about genocide
Russia pardons 5,000 former criminals after fighting in Ukraine, Prigozhin says
US Department of State: Belarus Freedom Day
German FM ends two-day visit to Georgia
Czech Republic is one of Poland’s key allies: Polish MEP
Kazakhstan’s new parliament has old look after reset falls short
How drag was pushed back into the shadows in Tennessee
Germany strikes deal with EU on combustion engine phase-out
US-Canada agree to turn back asylum seekers at border
Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell on the Day of Solidarity with Belarus
Chinese and Russian researchers barred from Japan space agency institute
Mississippi tornado and storms kill at least 23
Poland may need int’l help to educate Ukrainian refugee children: official
Vladimir Putin forces his cannon-fodder conscripts to remain at frontline with threat of a bullet in the head
25 March, international day of solidarity with Belarus, marked with more repression
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomes Norway’s ‘significant’ miltary aid to Ukraine
US, Canada plan North American chip corridor, starting with IBM expansion
Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark struck a deal to run their 200+ advanced fighter jets as a single fleet, creating a new headache for Russia
Belarus Supreme Court upholds 12-year jail sentences of exiled BSSF founders Herasimenia and Apeikin
Ukraine Says ‘Managing to Stabilize’ Battle for Bakhmut
This NATO Ally is Building Strongest Army After Ukraine: Military Analyst

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1971 March 26: Bangladesh Independence Day
1976 March 30: Land Day, Palestine
April: Hmong Heritage Month
1805 April 2: Children’s Book Day/Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday