News Highlights from February 12-February 19, 2001
Riga’s city council has voted to donate a bronze statue of Russian Czar Peter the Great to the city of St. Petersburg in an apparent bid to get rid of what has become a hot potato at home.
Some members of Latvia’s large [...]

News Highlights from December 28, 1998—January 4, 1999
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One man was killed when a homemade bomb went off on December 28 at an outdoor market in Tallinn’s city center.
The early morning explosion occurred at a ramp used for unloading meat and other produce sold at the popular Tallinn Central Market. Three other people were injured, but [...]

Friday—December 13, 2002
COPENHAGEN (CITY PAPER) Baltic leaders heralded their invitations to join the European Union as fulfillment of what once seemed an impossible dream—while others say they’re not convinced membership is such a wonderful prospect. “Mr. Repse is in Copenhagen drinking champagne and I am here in Riga drinking Cognac—need I say more?” Peteris Vinkelis, [...]

Monday—December 22, 2003
VILNIUS (CITY PAPER) Some 3,000 backers of embattled President Rolandas Paksas demonstrated over the weekend in support of the Lithuanian leader, who, by most accounts, is destined to be impeached within the next half year. Paksas, accused of having ties to Russian organized crime, has lost support across the country, with most top [...]

Monday—July 5, 2004
TALLINN (CITY PAPER) Baltic economies continue to rocket ahead, still registering the highest growth rates anywhere in Europe. In the latest statistics to be released, Estonia reported a 6.8 percent growth rate for the first quarter of 2004, a higher-than-expected figure. Last month, Latvia weighed in with the highest first-quarter growth among the [...]