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Baltic states ready to develop closer cooperation with new US administration

RIGA - The Baltic states are getting ready to develop closer cooperation with the new US administration, Latvian Foreign Minister (Unity) said a...

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Estonian embassy in Minsk becomes NATO Contact Point Embassy

RIGA/TALLINN - The Latvian embassy in Belarus in a ceremony on Thursday handed the responsibilities of a NATO Contact Point Embassy over to the ...

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Poland's Lithuanian minorities uncertain about ruling bloc's initiatives

VILNIUS - Members of the Lithuanian national minority residing in Poland say they are witnessing increasingly radical sentiments by Polish rulin...

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Estonian parlt passes amendment lowering minimum pay requirement for seasonal workers

TALLINN - The Estonian parliament approved on Wednesday amendments that lower the minimum pay requirement for seasonal workers from abroad and e...

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Saeima approves in principle raising microenterprise tax to 15 pct, scrapping minimum social contributions

RIGA - Saeima on Thursday approved in principle several bills that stipulate increasing microenterprise tax rate to 15 per cent in 2017 and elim...

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A so-so 2016? Hey, each cloud has a silver lining!

December is the best time to reflect on the elapsing year, weigh the works already behind, and tickle the hopes for the new year, expecting all ...

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For the Baltic States 2017 will be a year of waiting

2017 might not be the best of times, nor the worst of times. But they will be challenging times. It will be the first year of Donald Trump&rsquo...

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How ‘Putin’s brain’ understands ‘draining the swamp’

More than once President-Elect Donald Trump has promised to “drain the swamp.” Can he rid Washington of corruption? Is he already fa...

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Chrissy time in Australia spans pavlova, prawns, cricket, and 40 degrees Celsius

To most Australians how a meringue-based dessert with crisp crust and soft, light inside, and a colourful topping of hulled and sliced strawberr...

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All I want for Christmas is …Christmas

I was not brought up in any particular religious tradition. My grandmother with whom I grew up was Catholic, but my granddad was an atheist. My ...

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