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2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
January 21: Martin Luther King Day
1919 January 22: Day of Unity of Ukraine
1759 January 25: Burns Night, Scotland
1950 January 26: Republic Day in India
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
1920 February 2: Treaty of Tartu finalises Estonian War of Independence
1997 February 5: Gulja massacre, East Turkistan/Xinjiang
1917 February 6: Sami National Day
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Canada and Norway lock horns over who’s got the world’s biggest moose
Russian senator says U.S. warship in Black Sea should keep its distance
EU sanctions four Russians accused in Skripal poisoning
Trust in Russia’s Putin falls to 13-year low: state pollster
New European markets emerging for SE Asian destinations
Lithuania LNG port aims to be Baltic hub, double flows
Georgian PM: ‘one may say without exaggeration that Lithuania is one of Georgia’s closest friends’
Polish and Lithuanian territorial armies agree to co-operate
Strengthening EU resilience to disinformation will remain Lithuania’s priority
How the Irish Won Their Freedom
Ukraine Emerges from Isolation
Samoa MP wants Chinese flags removed from building sites
Iran Not Invited, Russia Snubs Mideast Conference In Warsaw
International Support Urged For Ukraine in Face of Russian Aggression
100 years ago, west and east Ukraine united in short-lived independence amid invasion from all sides
‘A Category Of Citizens’: Officials Shrug Off Belarusian Minister’s LGBT Slur
Latvia to maintain troop presence in Afghanistan and Iraq
Lithuania planning large data centre in Kruonis industrial park
How Estonia blazed a trail in science
Solar installations see an unprecedented boom in Estonia
Taiwan preps China blacklist banning Huawei and ZTE
No Compulsory Third Party Liability Insurance Required for E-Bikes
Poland stuns Brussels with proposal to put time limit on Irish backstop
‘We Are All Irish,’ Belgium Says as It Asserts Unity Amid Brexit Chaos
Liechtenstein’s 300th anniversary: Big bash in a small country
If Croatia joins the Eurozone, it would give Russia its greatest weapon in Europe
Denmark to tighten rules for bank bosses as Danske Bank hits image
Black January in Baku – the time and place the Soviet Union died
Vietnam jails man for 14 years for attempting to overthrow state
First EU citizens using ePrescriptions in other EU country
Brexit awakens old fears in Northern Ireland
EU clean energy transition receives an €800 million boost
€323 million grant is awarded to the Baltic electricity synchronisation
EU approves EUR 323 million for 1st stage of Baltic power grids’ synchronization
€44m for Inčukalns gas storage facility in Latvia
Jonas Mekas, ‘godfather of American avant-garde cinema’, dies at 96
Belgian troops join the UK-led battle group in Tapa, Estonia
Watch The British Army Jump Into Icy Water In Sub-Zero Conditions
Estonians embezzled millions from Finland
Latvia gets a new government led by Krišjānis Kariņš
Latvia gets 5-party govt nearly 4 months after election
Latvia’s foreign policy will remain strongly on Western geo-political course – Karins
New U.S. intelligence strategy warns that Russia and China are seizing on global turmoil
Ukraine, Putin, NATO: Journalists name reasons that could push Russia to grab Belarus
Key Demand of the Communist Party: Czech lower house approves tax on church compensation payments
Luxembourg gains 80 financial services firms in run up to Brexit
Ukraine Sentences Ex-President Yanukovych In Absentia To 13 Years In Prison
NATO Fears That This Town Will Be the Epicenter of Conflict With Russia
Andres Kasekamp: Why Narva is not next
German Navy returns to treating the Baltic Sea as a potential theater of war
More Lithuanians discover ecoleisure pleasures
Latvia showcases digital resilience
Lithuanian church removes stairs made from Jewish headstones
Lithuania considers keeping troubled parents with fostered children
US and Russia Regard Each Other Warily in the Baltic and Black Seas
Sweden: Russian military planes briefly violated airspace
Russian ‘order of battle’ report suggests an elaborate strategy, not just brute force
2019: Where to Expect Russian Moves
Liechtenstein moves to create legal certainty around blockchain
Lithuanian president on all-men cabinet: situation worsening but quotas won’t help
Owner of Latvian LETA fined over 2015 acquisition deal
Lithuania steps up anti-money-laundering effort after Baltic scandals
Lithuanian president, CERN director agree on incubators in Vilnius, Kaunas
Taavi Toom: It’s a good idea to host NATO summit in Estonia
Hungary working to modify funding for Russian-built nuclear plant
Lithuanian president warns about weakening international attention to Ukraine
Lithuania welcomes deal on Macedonia’s name change
Estonia welcomes Greek endorsement of Macedonia name change
Karins awaits report from new regional development minister on proposal to dismiss Riga City Council
Representatives of countries participating in World Cleanup Day to convene in Estonia
Latvia and Czech Republic agree there are many issues to tackle together in EU
Constitution of Republic of Užupis translated into Gaelic
Estonian PM in Davos, discusses tech cooperation with African nations
Tallinn sees 5 criminal investigations into domestic violence per day
How come a Russian military pundit is obsessed with the president of Lithuania?
Almost every fourth school in Ukraine introduces principles of inclusive education
Norwegians build Ukraine’s biggest wind farm for $400 million
Ukraine says it sees surge in cyber attacks targeting election
Ukraine’s Slow but Steady Strangulation Is Taking Place in Plain Sight
Activist Group Publishes ‘Hacked E-Mails’ From Russia
Pompeo: ‘It’s time’ for nations to pick sides in Venezuela
Cultural, social workers to get 15 pct pay rise next year, Lithuanian official says
Rinkevics describes Latvia’s bilateral relations with several European countries as good
Estonia’s Kelly Sildaru wins third slopestyle gold in Winter X Games
Russian corvette Stoikiy to conduct missile firing exercise in Baltic Sea
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