News archive, 1998-11, en

The death of a democrat
JEALOUSY IS A BAD ADVISER
Thanks, Mr. Gorbachov
One country at a time
Hunting for the hero of Red October
Latvians toast freedom, freeze toes
Earnings of the listed and to-be-listed companies
Stock markets: weekly report (November 16 - 22)
Coca-Cola against excise tax on packs
Putting the growl in the Baltic Tiger
International insurance gets the green light
Lithuania, Estonia continue meat war
Baltic consumers stick with their own goods
Summed up
Compensation fund dips into the red
Lithuania considers pension reform
Construction on the rise
Hansapank receives major money shots
Swedes poised to become Baltic banking leaders
Adamkus' mother-in-law comes home
Suspects to be charged with murder
Lithuanian-Latvian committee founded
Harmony Party slammed for Moscow visit
Narva mayor forced into retirement
Russia, Lithuania try to maintain good relations
The modern Middle Ages
Estonia opposes recovery of ferry victims
Committees will study Soviet, Nazi crimes
Budget cuts threaten border project
Convicts back behind bars
Lithuanian MP sentenced to 5.5 years in jail
Nuclear warning
Nuclear reactor temporarily closed
A new ray of light for Riga: Anti-drug effort launched in rough neighborhood
Citizenship seekers come out of hiding: Demise of 'windows system' sparks increase
Budget trimmed by 800 million kroons
Citizenship amendments clear another hurdle
No rest for the weary: Meager unemployment benefits not likely to rise
Off the Wire
U.S. senators promote Lithuania
Justice Ministry revives parole system after Maesepp murder
NATO, EU will expandÉeventually
Brzezinski: Lithuania should join NATO
Political parties must go it alone
Dirt flies and divisions deepen: ...as moneymen swap salvoes
Dirt flies and divisions deepen: Kristopans faces cliff hanger...
Journey to the land of the Eurocrats
Armed to the hilt on Estonian streets?
Magician or musician?
Still a Lada love in Lithuania
Keeping an eye on the East
STAY THE COURSE
Earnings of the listed and to-be-listed companies
Stock markets: weekly report (November 3 - 9)
Consumer prices go up in Lithuania
Banks grapple with reserve figures
Energy deal all but inked
Latvian soldiers rebuild Bosnia and beyond
Russian crisis clouds EU horizon
EU member countries cool on expansion
Estonia moving steadily toward EU
Imprisoned MP makes last minute appeal
Long cold winter in store for Ivangorod
Talking to little green men not allowed
MP cleared in manslaughter case
Remembering the past, stressing the future
Cabinet to be formed by consensus
Poverty threatens big families, young breadwinners
Libel suit spotlights the polarizing Mr. Skele
Estonian-Russian border talks nearing conclusion
Russian pensioners call off protest
Off the Wire
Bishop tries to heal wounds of the past
Lileikis trial interrupted again
Russian-speakers bemoan education law: Parliament calls for all-Latvian classes by 2004
Double murder shocks Estonia
Lithuania irked by EU delay
No room at EU table for Latvia, Lithuania: Latvia could join talks in 1999
Karate drop kicks its way into Lithuania
Breaking through cultural boundaries
Baltic Sea identity
A picture perfect village
Dim decision leaves Lithuania in the dark
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LATVIA
Stock markets: weekly report (November 10 – 16)
Lukoil looks at Latvian pipeline project
Butinge terminal partially completed
Bank of Latvia considers pegging lat to euro
Food exports get help from a middleman
Lithuania to get loans
Ferry ties UK, Estonia
Liepaja has a new Riga address
Tallinn brokers have seen better days
Summed up
Uhispank reneges on deal
Lithuania and Belarus continue power struggle
Latvia wins $207,000 at EU fishing derby
Latvian Red Cross brings back good days
Gold marks stability
Teaching the elusive art of interpreting history
Former Lileikis deputy to be tried for genocide
Former KGB officer charged
Lithuania wants embassies back
Nordics support Baltic EU hopes
Just what the doctor ordered
Inspectors piece together train crash
Turning up the heat on energy conservation
Ivangorod gets a temporary reprieve
Victims tell court of deportation horrors
Off the Wire
Latvia's unemployment hits six figures
Flower power saves petal pushers
European Parliament provides ray of EU hope
Estonia strives for EU entry in 2002
Latvia's Unibanka pulls up its socks, takes a loss
Reopening old wounds
Keeping Baltic cooperation alive
GOOD NEIGHBORS
Eskimo trees and dangerous ABCs
Lithuanian raja
It's not New Orleans, but it's definitely Jazz
Baltic notes, not rain, travel to France
A guitarist for all seasons
Earnings of the listed and to-be-listed companies
Stock markets: weekly report (October 27 - NovemberÊ2)
Narva shops almost broke
Summed up
Free port status proposed for Klaipeda
Foreign investments mend Toleram Fiber
Kawe Plaza sets the pace for others
Lithuania firm on its interests in joining WTO
Aldaris brews on in a bruised economy
Russia will ship oil through Butinge
Changes in phone contract on the table
Consortium moves in on stevedoring company
Regulations to cut meat and dairy imports
Lithuania considers competition, EU chances
Insurance companies looking for strategic investors
Job losses hard to pin down
Latvian Legion revisited
Jurkans: Kristopans will spurn Skele
Crunching Latvia's political numbers
Landsbergis calls for probe
Trainload of tires trapped in Latvia
Court orders health check for NKVD member
Clearing a path to the past
Komsomol reunion has Estonians seeing red
U.S. to deport accused war criminal
All Saints' Day: candles in the wind
Riga AA threatened with eviction
Apartment affair costs minister his job
To use or not to use stabilization funds
Citizenship amendment discussion drags on
Off the Wire
EC to decide on Latvia, Lithuania
Ignalina could nuke EU invitation
Israeli ambassador calls for support from Baltics
Tallinn skyline highlights ambassador's homecoming
Latvia identifies suspect in oil leak
Kaliningrad charms Vilnius
Showdown over budget could sink government
Ulmanis inches government closer: President calls on Kristopans to form coalition

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