News archive, 2001-06, en

Happy ending to wartime love story
The mysterious riddle of the Riga mummy
In the grips of consumerism
Ghosts of "former communists"
Investors wait for discouraging spell to pass
Yukos deal divides political opponents
Are Lithuania's liberal reforms finished?
A slick Willie can put you out of business
Western-style medical services close to home
New delivery kid on the block expands
Off the wire
Finns support Estonian spa business
Riigi Kinnisvara wants to manage state real estate
Latvijas Balzams bought by Russian rival
Brazauskas spins tales of Moscow visit
Banka Paritate faces insolvency
Watchdog ducks criticism to win second term
Infamous right-winger plans memorial park
Latvia defeats Estonia 274:242
Defense college puts out more NATO-ready officers
Off the wire
Unemployed may lose allowances
OSCE plans parting publicity campaign
Dalai Lama completes Baltic tour in Lithuania
Treated to unpredictable questions in Latvia
Spiritual leader conducts tour of Baltics: Mixed reception greets Dalai Lama in Estonia
Latvia concedes to enlargement skeptics
Brazauskas likely to be next PM
When a person who wants to live in Latvia cannot
Impressions from Ljubljana
Farewell to a gray zone
Baltic markets down, mirroring global trends
Success requires action not talk!
Digital television to enter Baltics
Baltic trade balance negative
Anti-dumping duties close U.S. steel market
New VAT law to affect business environment
Steel terminal diversifies cargo flow
Lithuanian privatization sets coalition at odds
Reconstruction on Via Baltica invites smoother ride
Off the wire
Russian project to keep Latvian oil operations high
Israel, Lithuania seek cooperation
Norwegians take over Estonian shipping company
Williams teams up with Yukos instead of LUKoil
British jets set to honor WW II hero
Vilnius mayor throws whole self into Internet
NATO urged to learn lessons of history
Tax director gunned down
As Midsummer approaches, drunk drivers beware
Schools close due to low birth rates
Communism is not a crime in Estonia
Mayor plans to tax tourists as they enter Tallinn
Off the wire
Prodi gives green light for funds to prop up farmers
Women tackle trafficking and prostitution
Paulauskas asks Paksas to leave
Bush wins Brownie points in Baltics
One story of deportation to the death camps of Siberia
The perversity of Irish voters
Deportations and denials
CRIPPLED LIVES
Baltics: Stock trading activity falls sharply
Black gold discussed at Riga conference
Baltics tough on BSE, relax on foot-and-mouth
Too many bucks can bankrupt you
New bank gets license in Latvia
Company sales plan approved
Advanced cargo terminal set in motion at Riga Airport
Shopping giant opens doors
Investor trap opens in Tallinn
Off the wire
New appointments in the Baltics
Hansabankas officially takes over LTB
Coca-Cola Company acquires kvass production
Norway, Finland gang up on print media market
Hundreds of orange bicycles stolen
Brazauskas knocks on Paksas' door
Mayor flees as tourists invade
Five German tourists injured as Sigulda cable car crashes
Customs nets 11.3 million illegal smokes
HIV sufferers need drugs
NATO progress: nothing clear
Russians take on advantageous Estonian names
Dalai Lama sets Baltic times in new tour
Sand mandala blows spectators away
Off the wire
Irish no-vote fails to dent Baltic determination
Human rights court accepts Banka Baltija case
Vessel branded security threat
Freedom of thought under fire in Lithuania
Baltics mark Soviet deportations
Mobile ring tone mania invades streets
Great wall of Riga attracts sports climbers
How to tell it's spring in Lithuania
Remember the Jewish survivors
BEWARE
Eesti Telekom drives activity on Baltic List
World Bank to suspend loan
Being a sales coach is tough
Forum calls for regional development
Tele2 AB to increase stake in Levicom Broadband
Icelandic businessman expands his food chain
Tallinn at loss over drainage fees
Latvia suspends tax exemption for Estonian companies
Plastic bag production opens in Latvia
Auditor's report stirs up confusion
Off the wire
Finnish CEO drastically sanitizes Lietuvos Telekomas
MicroLink focuses on business clients
State offers cash for pulp mill project
All for one and one for all
Fatherland party snatches post of deputy mayor
Terrorist organization claims responsibility for Rimi bombing
Estonian army ready for NATO accession
Estonia loses big match with own goal
Latvia pushes Sweden to reopen road deaths case
NATO wannabes meet up with members
Chechen refugees prompt sympathy
Together under one blanket
Off the wire
Latvian pedestrians live in danger
Tallinn Council elects new mayor

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