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Baltics, other EU ministers voice support for signing of CETA and continuation of TTIP negotiations

RIGA/VILNIUS - Lithuania, Latvia, and another 10 European nations sent a letter to Cecilia Malmstrom, the European Commissioner for Trade, to vo...

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OECD: Estonian education's biggest problems are teachers, students not graduating

TALLINN - A recent assessment by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that Estonia’s key issues in educ...

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Estonian minister wants to raise retirement age to 70

TALLINN - The minister of social protection, Margus Tsahkna, has developed a plan to increase the retirement age in Estonia to 70 years, to...

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Baltic leaders dispute legitimacy of State Duma elections in Crimea

RIGA/VILNIUS - In a letter to Saeima Speaker Inara Murniece (National Alliance), Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (Unity) urges MPs not...

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Ministry submits evidence of Kaljurand being Estonian citizen by birth

TALLINN - In response to a request by presidential hopeful Marina Kaljurand, the Estonian Ministry of the Interior has affirmed that Kaljurand i...

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Criminal process on Slokenbeka Lake pollution forwarded to prosecutor's office

RIGA - The State Police have submitted to the prosecutor's office a criminal case on the pollution of Slokenbeka Lake and Slocene River last...

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Lithuanian formin cautious about German colleague's bid for arms control

VILNIUS - Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius has voiced a cautious view of an idea suggested by his German counterpart, Frank Wa...

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Estonia to increase volume of language lessons for refugees

TALLINN - While currently refugees brought to Estonia under the EU's migrant relocation programme are expected to receive 100 hours of Eston...

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Baltic, German formins discuss region's security situation

TALLINN - Foreign ministers of the three Baltic nations and Germany convened in Riga on Tuesday to review their collective relationship, the reg...

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Bergs wins bronze in shot put at Rio Paralympics

RIO DE JANEIRO - Latvia's Edgars Bergs scored bronze in men's shot put at the Rio Paralympics on Monday, earning Latvia its third medal ...

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