1821 July 28: Fiestas Patrias, Peru
2014 July 28: Yarkand Massacre, Xinjiang
July 29
1961 July 29: Territory Day, Wallis and Futuna
Storm rages through Latvia Monday
Estonia: Doctor call service forwards callers looking for a prescription to paid hotline
Russian media exiles get a hard landing in the Baltics
Latvia: Daugavpils plans to demolish private property in city center
Estonian MEPs’ ambitions centered around foreign policy
Lithuania pounded by massive storm
Film critic: Estonian cinema hit rock bottom in the 1990s
Latvia: Central square in Rīga temporarily closed due to dangerous cathedral roof
Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit Lithuania
Latvia: Rīga’s Old Town develops ‘functional’ art objects
Roschier Baltic Sea Race 2024 Day 3 – Big Monday
105 years of Latvian diplomacy
No suspects yet in Vilnius NATO summit leak probe
Estonia presented an air defense system with artificial intelligence
Green Genius to sell up to 79 MWp of Lithuania solar to Nala Renewables
Estonia sends PPA unit to assist with migrants on Latvian-Belarusian border
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on attack on Belarusian store in Vilnius
Competition for board of unified Latvian public media announced
Lithuania: Fallen tree kills man in Vilnius
Estonia: 4 Riigikogu committees elect leaders
First distance-learning tech college in Latvia accredited
Estonia: Defense minister takes oath of office
Latvia’s GDP stagnant in second quarter of 2024
Lithuania will conduct enhanced checks of non-EU trucks on Latvian border
Estonia: Ministry of Education planning 5-year contracts for heads of schools
Lithuania’s MoD presents fortifications plan: focus on mines and counter-mobility parks
Estonia: Environmental Board refuses Linnamäe damming permit
Why Latvia’s Tourism Industry is Ranked 29th on the Henley Passport Power Index
Estonia: ESTDEV, USAID strengthen ties over digital development
Tens of thousands without power after storms over Baltic
Defmin announces plans to produce mines in Lithuania
Hard times for Latvia as eurozone nations share mixed economic updates
Estonia ranked sixth in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index
Latvia asks Lithuania’s assistance in policing its border with Belarus
Meet the top fintech disruptors in the Baltic States; all are hiring right now
Latvia: Strong Storm Leaves Damage In Riga
Lithuania announces the opening of the first section of barriers near the border with Belarus
Cyclone Kirsti causes widespread damage, power outages in Latvia
Estonian summer camp removes names of Nazi SS leaders from monument after Jewish group objects
Lithuania aims to become the most favourable country for the development of artificial intelligence technologies
July 30
July 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
1980 July 30: Vanuatu Independence Day
Recent rainfall in Latvia heaviest in at least 80 years
Shipping: HHLA TK Estonia enters grain season with new sustainable handling facilities
Thousands still without electricity Monday night in Latvia
Lithuania advances AI development initiatives
Four youths from Latvia reportedly detained in Belarus
Digging trenches, blowing bridges: Lithuania fortifies its border
Latvia: Rapeseed fields worst affected by storm
Some areas of South Estonia saw month’s average rain on Sunday alone
‘As long as it’s not Landsbergis’. Lithuania paralysed over EC nominee
Estonia: Eneli Jefimova seventh in Paris Olympics women’s 100m breaststroke final
Lithuania: Belarusian souvenir shop vandalised in Vilnius
Latvia: Trains between Jūrmala and Tukums replaced by buses Tuesday
Estonia: National Electoral Committee wants to redraw electoral districts
Latvia to become Nordic Investment Bank’s second host country
Estonia: Car tax bill passes final Riigikogu vote
Latvian farmers grow sunflowers to raise funds for Ukraine
Lidl fights to regain price leadership in Lithuania
Latvia: Online bookings are booming across Europe
Lithuania: Rain causes landslide on Vilnius’ iconic Gediminas Hill
Estonia: No-confidence motion prompted by minister’s Crimea remarks fails at Riigikogu
Artificial Intelligence: shaping the future of telematics in Lithuania
Monday was record-busy day for rescuers in Latvia
Estonia has a way Canada can implement better taxation policies to improve the economy and productivity
Latvia’s Literature and Music Museum renovated
Lithuania cooperates with Ukraine on alleged saboteur group – top prosecutor
Estonia: Doctor deficit could start to slow development of healthcare system
Latvia Travel Advisors Can Plan Their Trip to 184 Countries with Visa Free Travel
Estonia: Energy companies push back on frequency balance fee
Age and sex discrimination: the reality of Latvia’s labour market
Estonia: President’s office secretary general resigns
Latvia: Low-floor tram service launched on line 7 in Rīga
Estonia on track to become one of five most expensive countries in Europe
Lithuania will install first permanent defensive fortifications on border with Belarus and Russia in September
Finland: Russian, Chinese vessels team up for Gulf of Finland naval exercises
Latvia: Agreement signed on Nordic Investment Bank’s Rīga office
Estonia: Russian Navy fleets launch major exercises involving some 300 ships
Lithuanian president appoints 12 new ambassadors
Estonian proptech company raises €6.2M Series A to expand its emissions-slashing smart building platform across Europe
Dangerous natural phenomena on the rise in Lithuania – meteorologists
Baiba Braže to foreign Honorary Consuls: Latvia is an attractive and safe place for investment and trade – joint effort must be made to help build Latvia’s visibility abroad
Lithuania’s Q2 GDP growth second largest in EU – Eurostat
Russian singer ‘Irakli’ is not a hit in Latvia
Bank of Lithuania appoints “temporary representative” to oversee activities of payments fintech Kevin
[Estonia] Education minister: Responsibility for secondary education to fall on the state
Lithuania turns to EC after Hungary eases entry conditions for Russians
Estonia: Kalvi Manor in Lääne-Viru County looking for new owners
Europêche Welcomes Lithuanian Long Distance Fisheries Association
July 31
1843 July 31: Hawaiian Sovereignty Restoration Day
1991 July 31: Medininkai Massacre, Lithuania
Lithuania advances AI development initiatives
Latvia to Receive First Locally Produced Patria 6X6 Armored Personnel Carrier in Early August.
FISU powerlifting records broken all week long in Estonia
Latvian four-legged police at Paris Olympics
Why Lithuania will no longer fund Ukrainian students?
Rīga-Liepāja-Klaipėda bus route considered
[Estonia] Ratings: SDE overtakes the Reform Party
Latvia: Are you tough enough for the ‘Army Tough Run’?
Estonia: FC Flora through to UEFA Conference League round three after home thriller
Latvian Saeima wants improvements for proposal to ban cars registered in Belarus
Estonian economy contracts by 1.7% in second quarter
3,500 insurance claims filed due to storm damage in Latvia
Estonia: Inflation picks up to 3.5% in July
500 Years of Latvian Books: Glück’s landmark translation of the Bible into Latvian
Minsk regime behind Belarusian shop attack in Vilnius – opposition leader
Beach Volleyball: National tour action in Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine continues during Paris 2024
Around 60,000 households in Lithuania still without power after massive storm
Latvia: First Aglona pilgrims prepare to hit the road
Lithuanian citizens urged to leave Lebanon
The untapped potential of India-Estonia cyber cooperation
Lithuanian fishing group joins Europeche
[Estonia] Power company CEO: Planned frequency reserve fee 10 times higher than in the Nordics
Latvian 3×3 basketball team kicks off Paris Olympic Games with a win against Lithuania
Estonia: Police investigating Tallinn snow clearing bribery suspicion
Latvia’s minimum wage is third-lowest in Europe
Bank of Lithuania Halts New Customer Onboarding for Paytech Company Kevin
Hungary easing entry for Russians increases risks in Europe – Lithuanian president
Slow progress finding Estonian-proficient Tallinn kindergarten teachers
Germany’s Reeperbahn Festival to showcase Estonian music
Latvian-Belarusian border fence project completed
[Estonia] Reform MP: Economy no longer shrinking but budget should not be too optimistic
Latvian emergency team holds large-scale exercises
Estonia: Ida-Viru County businesses receive training to attract western tourists
Foreign ministry: 7 Estonians currently in Lebanon
Lithuania allocates extra €7m for defence
Business environment shows downward trend in Latvia
Lithuania: Zalgiris shareholder Tesonet acquires London Lions
[Estonia] Tsahkna: Hungary’s Russian, Belarusian immigration plan threatens EU
Refreshing Coolcation in Vilnius with Hot Air Balloons, Festivals, and Michelin-Starred Gastronomy
Bank of Estonia: Prices in Estonia 98% of EU average last year
Lithuania warns of espionage risk from Hungary’s new visa rules for Russian citizens
Estonia: Interior ministry and Moscow Patriarchy church agree on future steps
Ukraine receives first F-16 jets, confirm AP sources and Lithuanian officials
Latvia: Familiar faces join ‘For Stability!’ party
Lithuania announces additional funds to boost defense
Latvian Zēbolds finishes 8th in Olympic BMX freestyle
Bud Financial Selects Lithuania as European Hub
Estonia: Ekspress Grupp reports net loss for first half of 2024
Lithuanian PM does not rule out changes in government
August 1
1291 August 1: Swiss National Day
1960 August 1: Benin Independence Day
Jakucionis dazzles as Lithuania U18s advance to quarterfinals
Large groups try to cross Latvia-Belarus border
In Lithuania, Paris Olympics opening ceremony triggers a major battle in culture war
Lavender business developing in Latvia
Estonia: Kregor Zirk seventh in Paris Olympics men’s 200 meter butterfly final
Survey: Latvians think infrastructure is to blame for crashes
Is Russia targeting Lithuanian volunteers in Ukraine?
Joint Baltic military heritage map in development
Finnish MP Calls for Exclusion of Hungary From Schengen Zone
[Latvia] Rinkēvičs: Hungary’s Schengen membership could be limited if current policies continue
Estonia: Hundreds of travelers still cross Narva border every day
One tenth of Latvian population was born somewhere else
Latvia: Liepāja opens doors to new cultural venue
Latvian central bank reports on financial stability
Lithuania: Klaipėda celebrates the city’s 772nd anniversary
2023 turnover of Food Union in Latvia exceeds EUR 150 million, growing 12%
Lithuania: Kaunas introduces ‘low emission zone’ charge on cars
European Commission Representation in Estonia looking for new head
EU funds make a big difference to Latvia’s budget balance
Head of Latvian public media supervisor reappointed
S. Korea and Latvia Sign Working Holiday Agreement
Estonia: Tallinn coalition trying to consolidate ranks in city council
More than 150 foreigners added to Latvia’s black list following start of Russian-Ukrainian war
Estonia: Justice and digital minister asks for €150 million austerity exception
Latvian 3×3 basketball team delivers convincing win over China
Estonian rescue workers depart for Spain to help put out forest fires
Skinhead group detained in Latvia over violent crime suspicions
Lithuanian MEP Gražulis’ vow to give away half his pay was bribery – VRK
Estonian men’s quad sculls team seventh in Final-B
Leading the charge: fighting for LGBTQ+ rights in Latvia
Estonia: More tourists visiting Pärnu this summer
Monday’s storm damage clean-up continues in Latvia
Latvia: Former Rīga Theater renovation turns up mouthwatering menu from the past
Lithuania: One person dead after car crashed into river in Vilnius
Estonia: Exhibition boards installed on Saaremaa to remember Great Flight 1944
95 couples registered partnership in Latvia in one month
Estonia strengthens customs control on eastern border to stop sanctions evasion
55% of Latvia’s residents are looking to the coming school year with concern
Just Transition Fund paying for axe throwing and sauna festivals in Estonia
Estonian contemporary artist Robin Nõgisto’s ‘Portable Mystic Windows’ opens in Paris
4 out of 10 young people in Latvia experience negative messages online
Belarusian politician in Vilnius defects to the regime, appears in Minsk
Eesti Energia’s net profits more than double on year to Q2 2024
Estonia: Tallinn Airport temporarily reintroduces 100 ml hand luggage liquid rule
Estonia to extradite citizen charged with suppling electronics to Russia
Estonia: EDF announces new division commander
Lithuania: Vilnius to auction off iconic retired trolleybuses
Estonia: Nordica fails to submit annual report by deadline
Unemployment rises to 8.2% in June in Lithuania – Eurostat
Russian-owned firms in Lithuania see 40% fall in turnover since war started – media
2 Taiwanese selected as resident artists in Lithuania
August 2
1944 August 2: European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma
1969 August 2: Act of Free Choice/Act of No Choice, West Papua
Latvia: Should courts accept documents in Latgalian language?
Estonian investor in talks to grab €30m Polish office
[Lithuania] LRT English Newsletter. Weathering a storm
Prime Minister: Economic institute’s job is not to talk down Estonian economy
Latvia: Tērvete nature park to be closed for a while in storm aftermath
EU: Consultation on Estonian market reform plan
Latvia plans to crack down on Internet piracy
EBRD lends €100 million to Enefit Green to accelerate Estonia’s renewable energy generation
Latvia: The many faces of Latvia’s Jūrmala
Social Democrats continue to top Lithuania’s party rankings – poll
Estonia: State and Orthodox Church agreed on separation from Moscow Patriarchate
Migration Department employee hides Russian citizenship, loses job and Lithuanian passport
Latvia had a wet July
[Estonia] July in the shops: Price decline microscopic for many goods
Lithuanian authorities detain 40 illegal migrants from Latvia’s side
[Estonia] Ott Tänak, Martin Järveoja crash in slippery conditions at Rally Finland
40 irregular migrants from Latvia detained in Lithuania
Rail Baltic Estonia awards construction contract for Ülemiste terminal expansion
Latvia: High risk of flood and evacuation in Jelgava
[Estonia] Head of economic institute: Government laying groundwork for more price advance
‘Universal conscription would be strong message to allies’ – Lithuania’s new defence chief
[Estonia] Ingvar Pärnamäe: Domestic defense industry good way to generate revenue
Latvia: Anyone for a zucchini or six?
Lithuania: Hundreds of thousands could leave through Klaipėda Port during evacuation – CEO
[Estonia] Expert: Putin prioritizes bringing back agents doing Kremlin’s bidding abroad
Lithuania hands over thermal imaging sights to Moldova
[Estonia] Ministry of Defense: Russian gains in Donetsk Oblast likely
Five out of five wins for Latvian 3×3 basketball team
Lithuanian PM proposes replacing two ministers
ERR in Latvia: Many politicians see Estonia’s tax hikes as a boon
Indecent child images offender living in Tyrone to be deported to Lithuania
On inclusion of Denis Rublev in the persona non grata list in the Republic of Latvia
Lithuania: Drone training space opens in Vilnius
Estonia’s two main orthodox churches may start talks in the fall
Over a third of Lithuanians undecided on recognising Palestinian state – survey
Latvia: Russian DJ has the plug pulled on his Rīga performance
BGAMING Expands into Lithuania Through Partnership with Uniclub
August 3
1960 August 3: Niger Independence Day
2014 August 3: Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL
Estonia: Johannes Erm fifth at halfway stage in Paris Olympics decathlon
Latvia’s strangest museums: Jūrkalne Storm Museum
Latvia: Swimming not recommended in Rīga, Jūrmala
Two Latvian projects named among best in Europe
Could 6-day working week solve Lithuania’s labour shortage problems?
5,000 miles, nine countries and an electric VW ID. Buzz, what could go wrong?
[Lithuania] Coolcation in Vilnius: things to do over remaining summer and autumn
Viktorija Senkutė becomes first Lithuanian athlete to win medal at Paris Olympics
[Estonia] Chancellor of Justice: Deaths in PPA detention show better monitoring needed
Lithuanian citizens advised to leave Israel amid possible escalations
Latvian pole vaulter Kreišs makes it to Olympic final
Estonia: No quick solutions to the North Tallinn ‘stink’
Estonia: Special needs benefits hike still not enough, say recipients
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1965 August 4: Constitution Day, Cook Islands
1960 August 5: Burkina Faso Independence Day
1825 August 6: Bolivia Independence Day
1962 August 6: Jamaica Independence Day
1960 August 7: Ivory Coast Independence Day
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
1965 August 9: Singapore National Day
1809 August 10: Ecuador Independence Day
1920 August 11: Latvian Freedom Fighters’ Remembrance Day
1947 August 11: Balochistan National Day
1960 August 11: Chad Independence Day