1789 July 14: Bastille Day, French National Day
July 15
1410 July 15: Battle of Grunwald/Žalgiris
1933 July 15: Darius and Girėnas’ transatlantic Lituanica flight
July 15, 3d Week of July: Captive Nations Week
Photos: Olaine, Latvia hit by storm over weekend
More Lithuanians are returning from emigration – why?
Latvia plans push for more local food in shops
Estonia: Disc golfer Kristin Tattar wins in Norway
Signature collection ongoing for TikTok ban in Latvia
Rail Baltica Project in Estonia Continues to Develop
[Latvia] Minister: Rēzekne’s finances may be worse off than thought
Estonia: Around a dozen new restaurants opened on Saaremaa, Muhu this summer
Latvia prepares to take its place on the world stage with WRC debut
Estonia: Prime Minister Kaja Kallas resigns
Latvia Orders Another 60 Russians to Leave Its Territory ASAP
Estonia: Registration opens for Integration Foundation’s Estonian language courses
Latvia to prohibit vehicles registered in Belarus from staying the country
Estonia: Converting ships to greener fuels could bring in up to €70 million in tax take
Latvia: RTU rises in international education rankings
Tornado ravages several villages in northern Lithuania, leaves family homeless
Rally Latvia 2024 data: entry list + itinerary
About every second European plans to get behind the wheel of an electric car. Lithuanians also have such plans
City architect: Rīga has potential to be the center of the Baltics
Estonia: President Karis begins talks to form new government
Lithuania’s elderly in employment rates above EU average
Mathematics exam causes the most trouble for children in Latvia
5-Star Arsenal Women youngster Agyemang helps England U19’s to smash Lithuania 10-0
Estonia proposes joint Narva River bed survey with Russia
Lithuania: LTG Cargo buys 500 grain wagons from Ukrainian manufacturers
Country home sales down significantly in Southeastern Estonia
Latvia: Pensioners also unhappy about medicine price policy plan
Lithuania ending free tuition for Ukrainian students
Belarus-registered cars banned from entering Latvia as of Tuesday
Estonian PM Kallas resigns to take up top EU diplomat job
Encouraging growth in Latvia’s tourist numbers in May
Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas steps down to become EU’s foreign policy chief
Lithuania Penalizes Payeer Crypto Firm Over Sanctions
Estonia: Wimbledon performance punts Mark Lajal 23 places upwards in ATP rankings
Lithuania: EU grants $133 mn to AB Achema for green hydrogen shift
Estonia’s Kallas resigns, triggering talks to form new government
Latvia bans entry for Belarus passenger cars
Estonian PM Kallas resigns to become EU’s top diplomat
International arrest warrant issued for former Latvian MEP
Estonia: Riigikogu to start revising car tax law
President of Latvia at the NATO Summit in Washington: strengthening deterrence and defence capabilities is a key summit decision for the Baltic region
Estonia: Premier Kallas resigns to become top EU diplomat
Russian State TV Threatens Europe With Long-Range Missiles
Estonia: Riigikogu votes Toomas Kivimägi, Arvo Aller new deputy speakers
Latvian president says there are three or four suitable candidate to command the army
Estonia’s Kaja Kallas resigned ahead of Brussels top-job
Migrant driver crashes while fleeing Latvian border guards
Lithuania’s EU commissioner quits post to take up EP seat
Canada sends additional military equipment to Latvia
Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas steps down to become EU’s top diplomat
Lithuania: Nausėda nominates Šimonytė as PM following courtesy resignation
Miezis, Graudiņa to carry Latvian flag at Olympics
Archaeologist: Estonia’s climate, soil both allow preservation of human bones
Lithuanian state energy company donates entire power plant to Ukraine
Gallery: Syria’s Omar Souleyman headlines at Tallinn Colors festival
US presence in Baltics ‘crucial’, Lithuanian president tells congressmen
NATO at 75: strong but brittle?
Lithuania donates a power plant to Ukraine
Latvia: Former MEP Mamikins now wanted across Europe
Estonia: Climate Ministry’s new campaign aimed at changing people’s habits
Kaunas unveils statue of Grand Duke Alexander Jagiellon
EU to boycott Hungary’s foreign affairs summit
July 16
1945 July 16: Trinity nuclear bomb test
Canadian Commander gets Latvian military decoration
Lithuania plans to withdraw from the Oslo Treaty banning cluster munitions: HI is alarmed
Latvia: Demoted State Chancellery’s director to depart
Lithuanian energy company transfers equipment from Vilnius CHP-3 to Ukraine
Questions about Russian military celebration on the Latvian border
Estonia to cut largest overseas military mission
Lithuania: Nausėda’s second term: more partiality and push for more obedient government?
Estonia: Reform expects new coalition agreement by end of week
Posters for Peace exhibition on display at Latvian National Library
Gogelienė appointed Lithuania’s new deputy defence minister
Estonia: President tasks Kristen Michal with forming next government
Arrival of World Rally Championship claims to bring economic boost to Latvia
EU approves €700 million in hydrogen aid across Italy, Finland and Lithuania
First signs of fence in marshy areas on Latvian-Russian border
Do Lithuanians fear Trump returning to the White House?
Latvia: LTV Confirms Eurovision 2025 Participation
Rojaka replaces Veryga as Lithuanian MP
Telia Estonia expands range of second-hand phones in shops
Rally Latvia 2024 form guide
Estonia: June’s European Parliament elections e-votes destroyed
Canada delivers additional military equipment to Latvia
Lithuanian president hints at replacing ‘one or another’ minister
67 Latvian companies imported food from Russia this year
Estonia: Archaeologists aiming for clearer picture of Lääne County’s ancient forts
The Foreign Minister: Ukraine is Latvia’s priority in development cooperation
Swedbank Estonia net profit for first half of 2024 drops to €182 million
Baltics to quit Soviet-era power grid in 2025
Aigu Om! Festival connects Estonia and Japan by exploring ways of slowing down
Baltic Defense: Getting New Rail Links Back on Track
Recommended reading: try some ‘Latvian Book Biathlon’ this summer
Baltic states to decouple from Russian-controlled electricity grid in February 2025
Latvia’s train passenger numbers up 9.3% in first half of 2023
Lithuania: Conservative MP Pavilionis appointed deputy Seimas speaker
Folklorist: Estonians abroad may be more deliberate about language, culture
Baltics inform Moscow, Minsk of their exit from Russian power system
Baltic states give Russia notice of electricity grid switch-off date
Archbishop Gänswein on Baltic appointment: Ready for ‘the front’
Latvian Security Service head reappointed for another term
Estonia’s rural schools have great potential as community centers
Lithuania’s flagbearers at Olympics opening ceremony revealed
Severing all ties with Moscow! The Baltic republics have cut themselves off from Russia’s power grid
One of Europe’s largest defense companies invests in Estonia
Baltic TSOs end BRELL electricity agreement with Russia, Belarus
Baltic countries to leave joint power grid with Russia and Belarus
Estonia’s Climate Minister Kristen Michal tasked with forming new government
Latvia to donate EUR 100 thousand to Ukraine’s hospitals
Ingrida Šimonytė reappointed Lithuanian PM
Magnetic MRO business growing in Tallinn
Belarus seeks to regulate ties with Poland, Lithuania amid border tensions
Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid
Lithuania turns to EU court over frozen RRF subsidy
Expert: Ticks increasingly threat to residents of Estonia’s urban areas too
Three Baltic states notice to Russia, Belarus of withdrawal from BRELL system
Estonia to introduce defense tax
Baltic Nations to Disconnect from Moscow’s Electricity Grid for Independence
View from the north: What NATO leaders from Nordic, Baltic states think about defense
July 17
1992 July 17: Slovak National Council’s Declaration of Independence of the Slovak Nation
Latvia: Government okays EUR 31 million for surveillance on Russian border
Player Spotlight: Motiejus Krivas – The next Lithuanian giant
New medicine pricing policy approved by Latvian government
[Estonia] Party ratings: Isamaa at five-year high, EKRE falls to fifth place
More state aid available for electric car purchase in Latvia
[Lithuania] Rail Baltica: what has been done and how much is left
Estonia: Human rights center takes Palestine protest fine issue to Supreme Court
National Gallery of Art of Lithuania Invites Visitors to Explore Japanese Pop Culture
Estonia: Flora Tallinn exit Champions League after 1-7 aggregate loss to NK Celje
Drug use in Latvia on the rise not only among youth, says doctor
Lithuanian president hints he’s open to giving citizenship to foreign athletes
EU Backs Estonia-Finland Joint Ports Upgrade Project with $16.8M
Lithuanian FM says Trump’s pick of Vance as VP spells ‘uncertainty’
Latvia: Transport Ministry official dismissed over Rail Baltica problems
Estonia’s former CIO shares lessons on sustaining innovation
Gender issues, education, and legislation – three disinformation about Latvia
Potential first cholera case identified in Estonia for over 30 years
Tina Graudina named Latvia’s flag bearer at Paris 2024 opening ceremony
Lithuania’s Minister of Defense visits Fort Indiantown Gap, meets with base officials
Baltic Sea Docs returns to Rīga this September
Estonia: Only one fifth of teachers pass required Estonian language proficiency exam
Latvians showcase first-ever fully-functioning 5G maritime connectivity concept
Estonia miss out on Euro 2025 after 1-1 draw with Luxembourg
Lithuania: Vilnius brings back weekend night buses
Latvia: Valmiera Theater building commissioned
Russian fighter jets over Baltic Sea prompt response by 2 newest NATO members
Vanilla reigns supreme in Latvian ice cream survey
Latvia lays out reasons for Belarus car ban
No local bus services to cross Estonian-Latvian border this summer
Estonia: SEB profits down €20 million on year to first half of 2024
Shake-up promised at Latvia’s development agency despite lack of leadership
Latvian police drone spies from the skies on dangerous drivers
Estonian artist Kris Lemsalu opens new solo exhibition in Austria
Kenyan marathon runner with string of Estonian race victories gets six-year ban
Latvian kale company is growing fast with fresh financial backing
Latvia: President, PM support drug decriminalization for youth
Latvia-Estonia cross-border bus services fails to start up
Lithuanian optics manufacturer yet to complete exit from Russia
Latvia: 128 streets of Rīga to undergo repairs this summer
Fewer young people working in Estonia’s IT sector
Lithuanian parliament will not vote on same-sex unions bill before summer break
Lithuania enforces EU ban on Belarus-registered cars
Number of births in Estonia may drop to around 10,000 this year
Estonia: PPA strengthening infrastructure on eastern border crossings
Lithuania admits that Hungary will be deprived of the EU Council Presidency
I live in Lithuania, the happiest place on earth for under 30s. As a very happy 28-year-old, here’s what it’s like.
Belarus claims it detained Lithuanian murder suspect
Latvia: Rail Baltica gets another EUR 1.2 billion from EC
Estonian rescuers heading to Spain next month to help combat wildfires
Human Rights Experts: the LGBT Parade is a Very Important Event in Lithuania
Lithuania urges EU to speed up ditching Russian LNG imports
Estonia: Eesti 200 prioritizing economic competitiveness at coalition negotiations
Lithuania: Rail Baltica set to receive additional EUR 1.2bn in EU funding to accelerate development and construction works
Lithuania bars entry of cars with Belarusian number plates
[Estonia] Expert: West must signal Russia that it has no chance of success in Ukraine
Nearly 3,000 pupils have declined to learn Russian at school in Latvia
Lithuanian Foreign Minister on Trump’s intentions to appoint Vance as Vice President: We are entering the territory of uncertainty
Lithuania presents candidate for position of ambassador to Azerbaijan
Lithuanian govt endorses plan for Jewish memorial at Vilnius Sports Palace
Indrek Seppo to take over as director of Estonia’s state AI program
Estonia testing new threat notification system
More U.S. Congressmen pay a visit to Latvia
July 18
Lithuania sends 80 power equipment shipments to Ukraine since war started
Baltic countries close their borders to Belarus-registered cars
Latvia’s regional hospitals start to cut services due to fund shortage
Baltic beauty: exploring Estonia’s northern coast
Lithuania: Strife, exile and redemption: Pope’s new envoy in Vilnius had a colourful career
Estonia: Pärnu-Uulu Via Baltica two-lane highway section completed
Safety audit on crash-prone highway in Latvia detects problem bushes
Baltic States banned the entry of cars with Belarusian license plates
Regular Rīga-Liepāja flights unlikely anytime soon
15 of the best things to do in Estonia
500 Years of Latvian Books: The mysterious library of the Kettlers
Estonia’s goals for the NATO summit achieved – FM
Encouraging trend on excess mortality in Latvia
Fewer thefts in Estonia this summer than last year
Jan Švankmajer retrospective to screen at Riga IFF
Lithuania turns away Belarus-registered cars as EU ban enters into force
Ott Tänak fastest in Rally Latvia shakedown run
Anti-torture Committee highlights dire situation in Lithuanian prisons
Estonia bans entry of vehicles with Belarusian license plates after 2 other countries
Latvia plans national infrastructure for quantum data transmission
Lithuania leaves convention banning cluster munitions
Tallinn’s governing coalition wants to boost district councils’ roles
Two more Baltic states ban vehicles with Belarusian license plates
WRC to test new 2025 live data system in Latvia
Lithuania bans entry for Belarus-registered cars
Following Latvia and Lithuania, Estonia banned the entry of cars with Belarusian license plates
Basketball: Kazys Maksvytis leaves Lithuanian head coaching position
European Commission allocates additional €1.2 billion to Rail Baltic
A first-time guide to Latvia
Estonia: Kadriorg to celebrate 306th birthday with ‘Spain’s Passionate Rhythm’
Lithuanian parliament bans free distribution of single-use plastic dishes in cafés
[Latvia] Braže: ‘Sever economic ties with Russia and Belarus to the maximum’
Lithuania to Exit Cluster Munitions Convention, Citing Security
ECHR orders Latvia to pay €10,000 in homophobic assault case
Tallinn University teacher training degree applications reach record levels
Latvian airBaltic plane briefly enters Belarusian airspace
Lithuania’s parliament backs pullout from Convention on Cluster Munitions
Tallinn Children’s Hospital ready to receive patients from Kyiv
Increased use of Latvian in education does not infringe ethnic Russians’ rights, rules European court
BRELL contract already ‘dead’ due to non-compliance by Russia, Belarus – Lithuanian TSO
5G demonstration in Latvia
EC allocates €48m for Via Baltica section to Lithuania’s border with Poland
Tallinn names new city architect
Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on its 2024 ad hoc visit to Lithuania
Latvia’s LMT demonstrates maritime 5G solution in Riga
Electricity price in Lithuania up by 21% in June
Decriminalisation and rehabilitation: Is Latvia ready for changes in drugs policy?
Lithuania withdraws from convention on cluster munitions
Rail Baltica to Receive €1.2 Billion in EU Funding
Lithuania withdraws from the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Why Neuville believes WRC Rally Latvia could be his “most challenging”
Over 400 new conscripts start training in South Estonia
[Estonia] Health minister: SDE to get one more ministerial portfolio in new coalition
Latvia to send a few police officers to Paris Olympics
Lithuanian president vows to seek continued US presence in the region if Trump elected
Estonia: Teachers studying for B2 exam likely to get temporary employment contracts
World Rally Championship begins in Latvia
Tallinn testing cooling centers to prepare for future heatwaves
Lithuanian parliament gives nod to new governing body for genocide centre
Goan Chef Gaspar Fernandes’ Lithuanian restaurant bags the Michelin Bib Gourmand
Estonia: Coalition to decide on cuts in autumn
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda in Oxford
Estonia’s Ambassador to the United States, Kristjan Prikk
Poland helps Baltics quit Soviet-era power grid
July 19
1924 July 19: Napalpí massacre, Argentina
1953 July 19: Vorkuta uprising
Lithuania pulls from convention banning cluster munitions
WRC youngsters Rovanperä and Sesks lead the way in Latvia
Lithuanian MPs vote to quit convention on cluster munitions
Russian, Belarusian foods still available in Latvian shops
German defence and AI company Helsing set to invest in Estonia
Latvia: 4,600 Russian citizens still yet to pass Latvian language exam
Wärtsilä Wins Tender for Major Power Plant in Estonia
Vote for Latvian Youth Capital 2025
DANA Howitzers and Titus Vehicles Prove Their Worth in Lithuania.
EuroMoney: Awards for Excellence country winners – Latvia
[Lithuania] LRT English Newsletter: Partnership bill stalls, again
Latvia: Cēsis bridge becomes insect marital bed for a night
Estonia: Paide grab dramatic late winner as Levadia also progress in Conference League
Rovanperä resists Sesks’ challenge in Latvia
Estonia: Government to postpone removing ‘tax hump’, Pevkur continues as defense minister
Russia dismisses accusations of unsustainable fishing in the Baltic Sea
[Latvia] Siliņa: ‘Resisting Russian evil is in all of our interests’
Estonia: Miia Ott puts in U-18 season best 100 meters time
Latvia’s problematic ‘public’ lakes with no public access
Lithuania: PM Šimonytė to lead conservative list in October’s elections
Removal of influential Latvian officials. Political decisions or administrative consequences?
Lithuania‘s top 30 restaurants ranked
Mayor: Tallinn will better schedule road works in future
Baltic countries will unplug from Russian grid in February 2025
Flight check-ins, pharmacy chain among services in Lithuania affected by global IT outage
[Estonia] Eesti 200 chairman: Ministry of Climate to have two ministers in new government
Latvia: Baltic International Academy under microscope of quality reviewers
Lithuania leaves cluster munitions convention amid geopolitical tensions
WRC Latvia: Rovanpera leads stage-winning home hero Sesks
Between Europeanism and Atlanticism: French Military Presence in the Baltic Region
Friday’s global IT issues not felt much in Latvia
Elder Metropolitan of Chalcedon visited Lithuania
Estonia: Electricity may cost up to 3 percent more after European grid synchronization
Latvian producer prices down on year, up on month
Living on the edge
One in five Latvian children at risk of poverty or social exclusion
Estonia: Former finance minister returns to role in new government
[Estonia] Beekeeper: Hives in towns this year yielding more than in rural areas
Via Baltica, maritime, airport, and other strategic transport projects in Lithuania to receive significant EU funding
Citus experts: Lithuanians are embracing holiday homes
Global IT outage affects companies operating in Lithuanian airports
Amnesty International calls Lithuania’s decision to leave Convention on Cluster Munitions as ’disastrous’
Some Estonian university programs receive only 1 applicant for next academic year
Latvia’s Sesks records first ever WRC stage win on home soil
Bank of Taiwan interested in setting up office in Lithuania
[Estonia] EDF colonel: Russia’s Kronstadt naval parade canceled
Norway says Lithuania’s renunciation of cluster munitions treaty ‘regrettable’
Kosovo is defeated by Estonia in basketball and handball
Estonia: New government to raise VAT and income tax to 24%
Estonia’s New Premier Forms Coalition, Ushering in Defense Tax
Radiation levels in Lithuania unchanged amid rumours of accident at Russian NPP
Tartu’s Ukrainians display Kaleidoscope of Emotions in joint art project
European heatwave: Lithuania is a cooler destination to consider this summer
July 20
1810 July 20: Colombian Declaration of Independence
1969 July 20: Moon Landing
Lithuania to provide Ukraine with equipment from decommissioned thermal power plant
Vilna Ghetto teenager’s diary during the Holocaust to be focus in new online exhibit by YIVO
Estonia: Suspected cholera case not confirmed by Health Board lab tests
Rovanperä doubles Latvia lead, Katsuta hits trouble
[Estonia] Michal: Ministry leaders told to make cutbacks probably had a sleepless night
Borrell: Estonia a role model for EU and NATO countries on defense spending
[Lithuania] Story of Kamal sheds light on brutal reality of migrant pushbacks at Belarus-EU borders
Experts: Variety in diaspora speech shows Estonian language is alive and well
Estonian sprinter Miia Ott wins U-18 bronze in Slovakia
Latvia: Fears for Indian student who went missing while swimming
18-year-old Lithuanian volunteer in Ukraine: ‘I’ve always wanted to go there’
Estonian opposition parties critical of new coalition agreement
Estonia Sends Another Batch of Mistrals to Ukraine
WRC Latvia: Rovanpera scores 200th career stage win, Ogier survives scare
Josep Borrell pays a valedictory visit to Latvia
Idukki youth goes missing in Latvia, family seeks private agency’s help for search
Kerala student feared drowned in Latvia, Indian Embassy says ‘in touch with family’
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1831 July 21: Belgian National Day
1963 July 22: Sarawak Independence Day
1940 July 23: Welles Declaration condemning occupation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
July 25: Día Nacional de Galicia
1847 July 26: Liberia Independence Day
1965 July 26: Maldives Independence Day
1821 July 28: Fiestas Patrias, Peru
2014 July 28: Yarkand Massacre, Xinjiang