1920 August 11: Latvian Freedom Fighters’ Remembrance Day
1947 August 11: Balochistan National Day
1960 August 11: Chad Independence Day
August 12
International Oscar Race: Latvia Submits Annecy Award Winner ‘Flow’
How Estonia rolled out VAR across all first-division football matches in Baltic first
Latvia: Racist attacks on delivery drivers more common than they seem, say police
Lithuanian government orders newbuild tug to strengthen naval forces
Oscars 2025: Latvia Picks Animated ‘Flow’ for International Feature Race
Ukraine to Receive Lithuanian Military Aid
Latvia: Jelgava’s storm losses estimated at €13 million
No more Chinese phones or drones: new NatSec rules weigh on Lithuanian institutions
Vipp’s new guesthouse in Latvia’s Salaca National Park is its cosiest to date
Estonia: Number of dangerous derelict buildings falling in Tallinn
Latvian melons grow abundant this year
Radiation level in Lithuania unchanged after Zaporizhzhia NPP fire
Latvia plans to legally facilitate testing of military vehicles on roads
Photos: Pärnat, Õiglane carry Estonian flag in Paris Olympics closing ceremony
Latvia hopes to be among first to restart flights to Ukraine
First Lithuanian drones to be delivered to Ukraine in September – ministry
Latvia’s best Oscar hope for years nominated
How much will Lithuanian atheletes receive for their Olympic performances?
[Estonia] Kihnu Community Center director: Young tradition-carriers exist
Lithuania moves to bar Russian, Belarusian dual citizens from Riflemen’s Union
Latvian parliament questions Rail Baltica plans: “It has not been approved”
Lithuanian embassy in Moscow smeared with red paint
Most Latvians don’t have enough savings, economists say
Lithuania’s first solar-panelled sound barrier
Latvia: Charity campaign to help low-income families start the school year
Lithuania bans government agencies from using chinese technology
Latvian police aids in uncovering international fraud scheme
Delve into the data on ‘Young Europeans’
[Estonia] Liisa Pakosta: The dark side of ‘yuck’ thinking
Two detained for migrant smuggling in Latvian border area
Estonia: China admits container ship Newnew Polar Bear damaged undersea gas pipeline
Oscars best international feature 2025: Latvia selects Cannes animation ‘Flow’
[Estonia] Gallery: Alpine-themed Viru Folk held in Käsmu
The Acting State Secretary meets the new Ambassador of Israel to Latvia
Estonia: Ministry of Climate planning protected area expansions and clear-cutting bans
Children stranded by tour operator return to Latvia Monday
Estonian MEPs left out of European Parliament AGRI committee
Latvia: Former ‘Maxima’ employees sentenced for demanding bribes from supplier
Raivo Vare: Estonian economy in the conditions of the new economic cycle
Kulbergs: How conflicts, incompetence and civil service have brought Rail Baltica to the brink of collapse
Estonia: Congestion tax idea floated by ministry official without minister’s knowledge
Lithuanian Embassy in Russia splashed with paint
Estlink 2 outage nearly doubles July electricity prices in Estonia
Lithuania: Vilnius starts removing improperly parked scooters and bikes
Elisa Estonia disconnects 3G network in Polva,Vorumaa counties
Vandals Splatter Paint on Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow
ERR Estonians’ favorite brand
August 13
1960 August 13: Central African Republic Independence Day
Lithuania: 2,5 million euro call for the creation of high added value products
Youths detained in Belarus return to Latvia
First city in Estonia is fully covered by air raid sirens
LTV: Number of foreign workers in Latvia doubled since 2015
Kenya Private Sector Alliance explores strategic partnerships with Estonia
Liepāja will be Latvian Youth Capital 2025
Lithuania: Opening date of National Stadium in Vilnius likely to be postponed again
Estonia: Minister skeptical over PRC explanation on Balticconnector damage
PM Siliņa declines idea of raising VAT in Latvia
Lithuania Ready for Entry/Exit System Launch, Ministry Confirms
Licensing of tour operators to be revised in Latvia
There are almost 300 new electric buses in Lithuanian bus fleets!
Justice minister mulls selling, renting Estonia’s prison space
The Lithuanian firm bringing AI/ML to scoring
Estonia handed over five fully equipped ambulances to Ukraine
Lithuania: LRT confirms participation at Eurovision 2025
Design completed for Rail Baltica Iecava Maintenance Facility in Latvia
Lithuanian crowdfunder under fire over alleged ‘borrowing’ from Ukraine donations
Estonia: Membership dues account for around 3 percent of Riigikogu parties’ revenues
Gambling age limit could be raised in Latvia
When Security Prevails: Lithuania Votes to Withdraw from the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Latvia Cans the Laughter: Unveiling Propaganda in Russian Comedy
FBI to share technology for identifying Lithuania’s post-war partisans
[Estonia] Auditor: Corporate tax to make it harder for foreign owners to use profits
AirBaltic to launch Vilnius-Dusseldorf flights in October
Estonia: ICT association criticizes plans for a ‘red tape tax’ for telecoms
Latvia’s tax service to take a closer look at people with undeclared income
[Estonia] Center Party head: Free higher education has backfired
Latvia: Swimming not recommended in some places in Rīga
‘Cosmic party’ – Lithuanian sky lit by meteor showers and Northern Lights
All travelers stranded by tour operator delivered to Latvia
[Estonia] Court: Competition Authority must reassess 2021 postal service compensation
Patria to Deliver Life Cycle Management for Finland, Latvia CAVS Vehicles
Estonia: Supreme Court accepts appeal in Porto Franco criminal case
Lithuanian prosecutors probing 50 cases of Russia sanctions violations
US, Latvia team up for crypto regulation education dissemination
airBaltic expands operations in Lithuania, adds new destination from Vilnius
Victims of totalitarianism remembered in European info campaign
Report: Estonia’s imports from Russia are decreasing, exports are not
Scandi Standard buys poultry assets in Lithuania
Estonia: Tallinn planning to save over €10 million next year
Latvian VID to ask 70 000 private persons to review their declared income
Former olympian: Considering its size, Estonia did well at Paris games
Lithuanian conservative MP stripped of immunity over fraud suspicions
Why does Latvia’s defense spending look bigger than expected?
[Estonia] Prime minister: Shuffling ministerial responsibilities to yield faster decisions
Acting State Secretary meets with the next Ambassador of Albania to Latvia
[Estonia] Vladimir Svet: Bus drivers need support learning Estonian
Lithuania: Search Commences for Eurovision 2025
Telia Estonia introduces Chinese Reolink video-surveillance cameras
Lithuanian Drones on Frontline
Estlink 2 repairs increasingly impacting electricity prices each month
Latvia handing over 500 drones to Ukraine
Lithuania allocate 130 million euros for purchase of weapons
August 14
August 14: Navajo Code Talkers Day
1592 August 14: Falklands Day
1947 August 14: Pakistan Independence Day, Youm-e-Azadi
1980 August 14: Founding of Polish non-governmental trade union Solidarność
1992 August 14: War in Abkhazia
Ginučiai oak grove is a treasure of Lithuanian rare plants
NATO Stalks Russia’s Baltic Stronghold
Russia forced to move troops from Kaliningrad to Kursk region – Lithuania’s defense minister
Over 15,000 venerable trees registered in Latvia
Lithuania: Exploring space collaboration with Swedish company Ovzon
Another 500 drones to go from Latvia to Ukraine
Lithuanian startup Eany.io secures €2M to empower retail businesses
Country of origin must be shown on food products as of September in Latvia
‘No one eats or drinks here’. Inside the Vilnius medical examiner’s morgue
Ambulance services in Tallinn seriously disrupted on Tuesday
Latvia: Why does state pay for some cancer patients and not others?
Wide variation in water rates to consumers across Estonia
Drop in demand for household solar panels in Latvia
[Estonia] Finance ministry: Tax take in first half of 2024 up 8 percent on year
Latvia: Prime Minister won’t follow other Baltic states with VAT increase to fund military
[Estonia] Ratings: SDE support highest in several years
Lithuanian killed in gang shootout in Poland
Estonia: Kõlvart and Madison present joint opposition action plan
Latvia’s airBaltic firms ten A220-300 options
Estonia and Helsing strike AI technologies agreement
Latvia among five EU countries with GDP drop in Q2 2024
Estonia: Fraudsters send thousands of messages pretending to be mail carrier Omniva
Latvia: Riga Airport brings forward carbon-neutral pledge
China Calls for ‘Professional’ Probe Into Balticconnector Pipeline Incident
Latvia’s border construction going faster than planned: ministry
From Revolutionary Chants to Celebratory Beats: Lithuania’s ‘Singing Evolution’
Latvia: Nordic Investment Bank reports increased profits
Estonia: Insurance companies still receiving damage reports following Tartu flooding
Lithuanian FM comes under fire over family villa in Greece
Latvia: Government rectifies its start-up support goof
New school year: Every fifth teacher in Estonia not fully qualified
Latvia: Applications open for postdoctoral science research support
Estonia: Climate law’s explanatory memo fails to paint a full picture of planned measures
Russia moving troops from Kaliningrad to Kursk, says Lithuanian minister
Estonian ministry hosts LGBT+ action plan discussion at Tartu Pride
Latvia: Roadworks in Rīga will not be completed by end of summer
NORD/LB, Swedbank grant EUR 87m for Estonian wind farm
Latvia launches a grant competition for the co-financing of development cooperation and global education projects
Estonia: Tallinn mayor proposes firing hobby school head over deportations post
Number of newborns registered in Latvia continues going down; number of marriages down as well
Estonian authority issues 32 new long-term radio licenses
Covid prevalence on slight increase in Latvia
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry warns against travelling to Venezuela
Finland and Estonia PMs support Ukraine’s incursion into Russia
Lithuania looks to electrify its public transport
Latvia’s population down by more than 11,000 in first half of 2024
Prime Minister: EDF motivation and skill the cornerstone of Estonia’s security
Estonia: Tallinn mobility survey proposes 1+1 lanes and speed bumps for the city center
Save our soil – Latvia’s efforts to improve its earthy environment
Lithuania considers investing in Ukraine’s defence industry – defmin
What’s behind the Contribee scandal shaking Lithuania?
Lithuanian defmin met with Zelensky
Lithuania: Landsbergis responds to critics over property purchase in Greece
Estonia’s actors defeat Finland in football 2:0 away
Tele2 Latvia continues 3G network shutdown
“I need you to be Air Jordan” – What Magic Johnson told MJ before the Dream Team faced Lithuania in the ’92 Olympics
Estonian student-made satellite comes to end of life cycle, after four-year orbit
Powerboating: Rashed Al-Qemzi aims for back-to-back Grand Prix victories in Lithuania
August 15
August 15: Liechtenstein National Day
1945 August 15: National Liberation Day of Korea
1947 August 15: India Independence Day
1960 August 15: Republic of the Congo Independence Day
Finnish, Estonian PMs focus security, bilateral ties
Ukraine and Lithuania discuss industrial cooperation on demining technologies and maritime drones
Tele2 Latvia to Shut Down 3G Network in September, in Cities Including Rīga, Jumaras, Cēsis
Estonia concludes framework contracts to buy equipment designed for special forces
Over 500 Ukrainian soldiers complete rehabilitation in Latvia
Ironman Pro Series heading to Ironman 70.3 European Championship Tallinn in Estonia
Latvian youths interviewed for Belarusian propaganda
Estonian FM Tsahkna: Ukraine’s Kursk operation “part of self-defense”
Latvia: ‘Functional’ art object in Rīga’s Old Town causes injuries, gets closed
Belarusian exiles in Vilnius fight off KGB infiltration, recruitment attempts
Latvia: Mothers of infants found in trash still unknown
Estonian cabinet approves Operail privatisation
Latvia: Military training in Kuldīga district this week
Lithuania bans entry to all cars registered in Belarus
Latvia: Grant applications open for development projects
Estonia: TS Laevad island ferry profits to be capped
Telehealth opens up new possibilities in Latvia
The Lithuanian Armed Forces have added lessons on drone use and counter-drone measures to the basic training course
New Latvian ‘diaspora ambassador’ in place
Estonia short at least 200 veterinarians
Latvia: Happy birthday to Rīga
Ukraine boosts morale and negotiating power with Kursk incursion, says Lithuanian minister
Belarus uses detained Latvian youths for propaganda purposes
Latvia: Ukrainian investigators believe Russia sourced electronics via Baltic states
Educators worry as Latvia phases out Russian in schools
Lithuania: A million people in Vilnius by 2030 – reality or utopia?
Statistics: Estonia’s unemployment rate at 7.6 percent in Q2 2024
Latvia: Appeal to help young cancer patient pay for treatment
Latvia: Liepāja rallies against paid parking
The Lithuanian Minister of Defense called the Western response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the kursk region a victory of reason
[Estonia] Daily: Tallinn to pay for top SDE members’ children’s private school building
Rail Baltica develops PPP model to reduce burden on Latvia’s budget
Estonia: Elektrilevi’s 2024 first-half profits down to €17.4 million
Latvia Sees Steady Tourism Recovery, but Faces Challenges in Matching EU Growth
NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers sign Estonian Henri Drell
Magnetiq Bank becomes the first bank to join the FinTech Latvia Association
Enefit Green injects first power from 255-MW Estonian wind farm
Unemployment rate at 6.9% in Latvia in Q2
Almost 2,000 complaints about school exam results filed in Latvia
[Estonia] Prime minister: Still too early to talk in detail about Balticconnector situation
Expert on airBaltic loss: They sold too much for too little
Magnetiq Bank joins the Fintech Latvia Association
Estonian ICT association to validate justice and digital minister’s foreign trips
Latvia prepares to increase permitted structural budget deficit
Estonia: Over a dozen children fall unwell after swimming in water off Inglirand beach
Capsol Technologies to deliver carbon capture campaigns in Latvia and Lithuania
Bank of Estonia: June current account close to balance
New Latvian National Opera boss named
Estonia inks deal with AI-driven defense firm
Does Russia want to revise its water border with the Nordic and Baltic states?
Estonia: Sõnajalgs’ Aidu wind park finally gets opening ceremony
German Chancellor and Baltic Presidents to visit Moldova in third decade of august
[Estonia] Photos: Bellingshausen memorial rock unveiled in Saaremaa
Aviation expert: airBaltic has to collapse financially at some stage
Estonia: Tartu’s new Downtown Cultural Center to be named ‘Siuru’
Estonia: Tallinn Zoo pilots accessibility app for visually impaired visitors
Latvia: Rail Baltica hopes to follow in tracks of Portuguese project
Estonia: Former ministry building in Tallinn’s Old Town on sale for nearly €6 million
Lithuania sends new military aid package to Ukraine
August 16
Lithuanian Ministry of Finance Proposes to Terminate Customs Cooperation Agreements with Russia and Belarus
Price comparison: Estonia’s diesel before excise priciest in EU
I ended up in a foreign [Lithuanian] hospital after losing 10 stone
Latvia: Plan to connect rail to other infrastructure resurfaces in Rīga
[Lithuania] LRT English Newsletter: ‘Borrowed’ donations
Paramount+ TV series starring Michael Fassbender scenes being filmed in Estonia
Latvia: Oil depot in Daugavpils temporarily closed over pollution hazards
Estonia Continues Privatization of Operail: What Is the Future of the State Railway Operator?
Latvian to run from Vilnius to Tallinn to commemorate Baltic Way
Lithuania Bans All Belarus-Registered Cars Starting Today
Forum of Latvian Professionals Working for International Organisations taking place in Rīga
Legal Belarusians allowed to enter Lithuania by car
Will consumers feel Latvia’s grid reconnection?
Lithuania Revokes Citizenship for Russian Ballerina Who Openly Supports Putin’s Regime & the War in Ukraine
Latvian man to run 678 km from Vilnius to Tallinn to commemorate Baltic Way
Estonia: Ida-Viru County hunter recovering from severe bear attack injuries
Almost 200 farmers’ claims over storm damage filed in Latvia
Lithuanian company fined €1.27m for breaching Russia sanctions
New radio channel to promote best of Latvian hiphop
Lithuania donates loaders and trailers to Ukrainian army
Latvian Finance Ministry wants paying tax put on the curriculum
Ministry proposes ending Lithuania’s customs cooperation agreements with Russia, Belarus
[Estonia] Expert: Kursk operation continues to prove major success for Ukraine
Latvia: Rīga CASSINI hackathon applications open
Lithuanian defmin met with Ukraine’s ministers of defence and strategic industries
Latvian begins 678 km Baltic Way anniversary run from Vilnius to Tallinn
Lithuania: Number of workers from Central Asia is growing – Employment Service
Estonia: Finance minister mulling additional salary tax in place of corporate tax
Legally residing Belarusians will be allowed to enter Lithuania by car – customs
Latvia: Ombudsman to fight against early mornings at schools
Estonia: Tartu 2024 Pride to culminate in march and open-air concert this Saturday
Latvia: Police at war with drunk bike and scooter riders
Lithuanian Defense Ministry delegation got acquainted with the capabilities of Ukrainian drones
Latvia: Another ‘design’ swing set deemed dangerous in Rīga
Estonia: Indrek Tobreltus fourth in World Masters Athletics Championships 5,000 meters
Damage caused to Latvia’s agriculture sector by July’s storm estimated at nearly EUR 2.44 million
Nordics and Baltics send joint letter of concern on Hungary
Early summer hotel stay figures keep going up in Latvia
Estonian Catholics prepare for annual pilgrimage to Marian shrine of Viru-Nigula
‘So many fools’: Lithuania’s lifeguards busy saving swimmers in the Baltic Sea
No suspicions of monkeypox outbreaks in Latvia
Kaja Kallas’ new post a springboard for other Estonians in the EU
Baiba Braže: Latvia’s voice in international organisations is important and significant, and each of us is Latvia’s ambassador to the world
Estonia: School chief who justified Soviet deportations’ contract likely to be terminated
Latvian startup raises €3.1 million in crowdfunding, fueling investment platform’s growth
[Estonia] Oil shale company CEO: Draft climate law a disappointment
Capsol Gets Carbon Capture Demonstration Contracts At Cement Plants In Latvia, Lithuania
Estonia: DSO Elektrilevi to sharply hike the price of connecting to the network
Earn less, relax more: An American who moved to Lithuania describes life in the world’s happiest country for young people
Tallinn to mark Estonia’s Restoration of Independence Day with free concert
Latvia: Over €17 million claimed in storm damage insurance
Estonia: TTJA not to extend long-running Russian radio station’s broadcasting license
Nordic, Baltic states send letter of concern re Hungary to EU commissioner
Estonia: Aidu wind farm developers to get up to €60 million in state support
NATO flexes air power over Baltic – sent F-18s, Gripens, Typhoons
Estonia’s Defense Ministry: Russian forces have command problems in Kursk region
The Ministry of Defense of Lithuania called the raid of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region “a clear humiliation of Putin”
Viking Line to fuel vessels with biogas in “first Baltic Sea green corridor”
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1945 August 17: Indonesian Declaration of Independence
1960 August 17: Gabon Independence Day
1919 August 19: Afghan Independence Day
1991 August 19: 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt, August Putsch
August 19: Day of the Tribes in Nauru
1991 August 20: Day of Restoration of Independence of Estonia
August 23: European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism
1939 August 23: Nazi–Soviet Treaty of Non-Aggression, Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
1979 August 23: Baltic Appeal to the UN
1989 August 23: Baltic Way
1991 August 24: Ukraine Independence Day
1825 August 25: Uruguay Independence Day
1967 August 25: Guarani Language Day, Paraguay
2017 August 25: Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day