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New language law claims 26 teachers' jobs

RIGA - For a few teachers in Russian-language schools, 1999 did not get off to a good start. At leas

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Keeping minority traditions alive

VILNIUS - As one of its final acts of 1998, the Council of Europe approved a plan to establish a Eur

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No solution in sight for tire problem

RIGA - As politicians squabble over who is responsible, 1,600 tons of used tires remain stranded in

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Backwards into the past

RIGA - Western politicians and pundits assure the Baltic states they have little to fear from their

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Lithuania fires back at Russian criticism

VILNIUS (BNS) - The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry reacted bitterly to last month's Russian criticism o

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New minister begins work

VILNIUS (BNS) - President Valdas Adamkus appointed Conservative MP Algirdas Didziokas as new transpo

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Deconstructing Lithuania

VILNIUS - Analysts say pensioners play a crucial role in Lithuanian elections. There are nearly 1 m

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Israeli speaker urges Holocaust study

RIGA (BNS) - Israeli Parliament Speaker Dan Tichon urged Latvia to establish a special commission to

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New government produces EU friendly budget

RIGA - After much debate in the Cabinet of Ministers, a proposal to significantly slash funding for

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Budget for '99 allows for no financial deficit

RIGA - Finance Minister Ivars Godmanis handed over a weighty draft budget to Parliament Chairman Jan

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