News from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Baltic Times.

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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TALLINN - The European Commission this week said Estonia needs to improve its preperation programs for adopting the euro at the beginning of next year. In a report issued on Tuesday, the commis...

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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VILNIUS - Lithuanian female prisonsers have begun a campaign to knit a variety of warm clothes - such as socks, mittens and hats - for poor people in the Ghor region of Afghanistan. "About 100 ...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TALLINN - Cyberspace is under constant attack. It can be assumed that the continuing globalization and interoperability of information systems will make cyber space even more attractive as a target...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Kalku, Torna, Valnu streets, and the list goes on. Tourists are as likely to twist an ankle as they are to snap a good photo as they walk along Riga’s Old Town streets. Potholes, sinkholes, u...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Invest in Latvia is the question (in response to TBT issue no. 710, July 8, Investors look for prime properties)? I will advise any C.I.S. country and any other persons to be very, very cautious wh...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The word “patriotism” is in many cases a signal for some caution, because various retrograde folks, and even Nazi-types like to hide behind this word. However, there are varieties of li...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Upon a bit less generous twist of fate, maestro Vytautas Juozapaitis (pictured with his wife), one of the most prominent contemporary baritone singers, might still be scooping up chips on his carpe...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

UN membership is a sign about a country taking the responsibility to follow basic principles of participation in global civil society, even though there is neither an enforcement agency to impose s...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TALLINN - In the first half of 2010, the number of labor market measures implemented in Estonia has been bigger than planned and the cost of unemployment compensation has been smaller than projecte...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RIGA - Sweden’s four main banks are well equipped to withstand the fallout from a financial crisis, according to the results of stress tests carried out on banks in the European Union, writes...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

KLAIPEDA - Ice cream sales off to a sluggish summer start have seen an unprecedented jump in the lingering heat – up by 40-60 percent in the recent weeks. With customer lines elsewhere dwindl...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TALLINN - The summer heat wave in Estonia has been a boon to some businesses as people flee extreme temperatures and reward themselves with cool treats. The ice cream business is one of those busin...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RIGA - What can be more desirable and appetizing than ice cream in the summer? During these hot and sunny days not only children and teenagers, but also many adults, strike out to make a feast of t...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RIGA - Headache? You probably think that the reason is tiredness and nervous strain. But no, doctors have a different opinion. In their professional environment headaches are divided into several t...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

TALLINN - Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is considered to be a major harbor city on the Baltic seaside. The historical seaside city with its rich and long history is one of the rising tourism des...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New Wave 2010 July 27 – Aug. 1 Dzintari Concert Hall, Jurmala Pure Future Festival July 31 Trakai Castle Mika Aug. 2 Arena Riga Valery Meladze Aug. 2 Dzintari Concert Hall...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VILNIUS - On Aug. 13, at 18:00, the Grand Duke Vytautas-built castle in the town of Trakai will start to vibrate from the music of Finnish bands Apocalyptica and The Rasmus as well as Lithuanian ba...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RIGA - A.G. Group is interested in building a new 500 megawatt gas-fired power station in Latvia using private investments, said the company’s chairman, Alex Goldman, speaking with business d...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RIGA - The Senate of Latvia’s Supreme Court on July 22 rejected a request by VEF Bank to suspend the Finance and Capital Market Commission’s (FCMC) decision to revoke the bank’s l...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VILNIUS - On July 21, the Lithuanian government made a historic decision: a liquid natural gas terminal will be constructed in Klaipeda. The state-owned Klaipedos Nafta (oil terminal company) will ...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VILNIUS - Environmentalists who traveled by bike along the Baltic coast earlier this month have slammed Russia’s environmental policy, drawing unfavorable comparisons with that of its neighbo...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RIGA - The tourism industry should be one of the priorities in the development of Latvia, and therefore the state of Latvia. Riga City Council and Jurmala City Council should allocate 9 million lat...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VILNIUS - PKN Orlen, Poland’s largest oil refiner and owner of Lithuania’s refinery Orlen Lietuva, and Talisman Energy, the Canadian oil and natural gas explorer, plan to start drilling...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VILNIUS - Dig into the political undergrowth anywhere in the region between the Baltic and the Black Seas and one soon finds curious connections between state-owned enterprises, officials and polit...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ECOVIS Miškinis, Kvainauskas ir partneriai advokatų kontora. Annual leave is paid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for rest and for the rehabilitation of worki...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Russia and Lithuania signed a memorandum on interregional and cross-border cooperation to promote trade and the development of infrastructure along the border between the two countries, reports LET...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VILNIUS - On July 23, the 70th anniversary of the Welles Declaration was marked in Washington Square, in Vilnius. On that day in 1940, a month after USSR troops entered the three Baltic countries, ...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RIGA - The parliament passed the controversial Insolvency law, which is aimed to help borrowers who find themselves in trouble with their finances. Banks are extremely unhappy with the new regulati...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RIGA - The current situation in the consular service is precarious, as staff numbers have been cut due to insufficient funding, while the volume of work has remained at the previous level, said For...

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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On July 21 police detained a woman (born in 1964) for stabbing and killing her husband, reports LETA. She told officers that she was sick of him. It turns out that this woman was previously on tria...