Before Tallinn local election, education language issue proves to be most decisive
As Estonia nears municipal elections due in the middle of October, Tallinn is a key political battle ground, where differences in positions are…
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BNN summary of week: Jobs available. Deposit system. Covid-19 certificates in Lithuanian supermarkets
This week, the first bottle deposit return machines have been set up in Latvia marking a long-awaited development in waste management. Lithuania and…
Slowly but surely. Vaccination numbers in Baltic States
A total of 912 595 people have been vaccinated for Covid-19 in Latvia so far. 840 848 have completed the vaccination process, which…
ECHR: Poisoning of Litvinenko points to Russia’s responsibility
The European Court of Human Rights has concluded that the case of the 2006 lethal poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko…
Latvia’s president speaks of disinformation, Afghan women’s rights and migrant crisis
Covid-19 proved just how much our society is unprotected from disinformation, said Latvia’s President Egils Levits in his speech at the 76th session…
State-funded epidural anaesthesia becomes a reality in Latvia
In order to commence improvement of availability of epidural anaesthesia in Latvia by the end of this year and provide state-funded services for…
Estonian producer price index – up by 15.5% in year
In Estonia, the producer price index year on year to August has surged by 15.5%. Both export and import producer prices have risen…
PM: Latvia needs a way to protect less wealthy residents against electricity price rise
Latvian government needs to prepare a plan to help protect less wealthy residents against the rapid electricity price rise, said Latvian Prime Minister…
Canadian early election shows voter trust in liberal PM Trudeau
Canada has held a snap parliamentary election. The ruling Liberal Party has won the vote giving long-standing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to continue…
