No-one in Estonia seems to be able to explain how Estonia used about 80 tons of horsemeat last year, writes daily paper, Äripäev. Statistics Estonia reported yesterday that Estonia imported 123 tons of horsemeat last year, but only re-exported a … Read More
Latvias nearing of adopting the Euro as new currency has already brought out fraudsters, who present themselves as social survey collectors, find out how much money residents keep at their homes, Latvian Radio reports. Senior social relations specialist of Kurzeme … Read More
The European Commission has today, on Rare Disease Day 2013, announced €144 million of new funding for 26 research projects on rare diseases. The projects will help improve the lives of some of the 30 million Europeans suffering from a … Read More
The court of the district Tsentralny in Kaliningrad has found fourteen books and two booklets of Said Nursi extremistic and confiscated them. The ornate gilt-edged volumes propagate - according to court - extremist ideas. They were found during the house … Read More
An almost three year long dispute about guest workers right to unionize and take part in strikes now gets the International Labour Organization (ILO) call for rethinking the so called “Laval-Law” in Sweden. “Independent ILO lawyers agree with Swedish trade unions … Read More
As part of an international project the Unitas Foundation is conducting a study on Baltic Sea Region history education in Estonia, Latvia, Finland, and Sweden. The preliminary results indicate that the history of the region as well as that of … Read More
“In my opinion, newsWave stands a good chance of becoming defining factor in developing a “we-feeling” in the Baltic region. I welcome your “new wave”. And I congratulate you on the launch of newsWave,” said Minister for European Affairs, Nicolai … Read More
Good news for tourists visiting Northern part of the Baltic Sea. Russian ferry operator St. Peter Line, one of the five largest ferry operators plying the Baltic Sea, has now opened regular navigation for its boats Princess Anastasia and Princess Maria. The … Read More
When I came on my first day to work at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, my colleagues were so happy to have me and just couldn’t stop listening to my stories! More and more often I meet people … Read More
I lived in 6 countries in the last 12 years and now live in Stockholm. This is the country I wanted to live in for the last several years and I finally made it! Sweden is not just about Royal … Read More
I am a creative young person, full of energy and ideas. The photography is my real hobby. That is why I am truly engaged in taking photos and ‘catching’ moments with my camera. I always try to elicit unusual beauty … Read More
I could be using long and emotional sentences of how I observe the world around me, catching each of its details, reflecting them in my own soul and stuff like that. But to be honest, it might be true as … Read More
Adoring the city - Just Berlin ! One reason to be Berlin’s BSR blogger might be that I not only know it very well, but bsolutely adore this city: it is not only the passion for creativity of many of … Read More
Arriving in Kiel by train means that you get off the train and realise, that the train can’t go any further. It can only go back the way it came. A natural barrier hinders you in continuing your way by … Read More
Helsinki For Urban Travelers is a blog, that wants you to get closer to Helsinki, in which it’s urban citizens live. I am Esin Aamutuuli, a 27-year-old Finnish University student, studying media in it’s every appearance. How did it all … Read More
Before coming to Estonia 2 years ago I used to live in Kyiv. Population of this city is 3 times as bigger than the total population of Estonia. This fact made me scared. I was thinking: how is it to … Read More
I’m almost 25 years old. I’m a journalist, I love cities, fuss and being with good friends. Seems like story of all other thousands of 25-year-olds? The thing is that I love cities and fuss because I rarely see them. … Read More
Until now I lived in Croatia, Germany, Austria and Slovakia; my new home is Copenhagen (from February 2013). Moving so much around Europe gave me an amazing opportunity to discover the continent in a specific way; I have experienced both … Read More
Modern dance performance, an opera singer diva, a celebrity florist, and a “folklore” crime novelist from Sweden are set to swarm Washington, DC starting Tuesday 26 February as part of 2013 Nordic Cool, a festival highlighting artistic accomplishments from Sweden … Read More
The collection of statements of support for active euthanasia – voluntary assistance in dying administered at the patient’s request – will begin on 28 February at kansalaisaloite.fi, an online system for citizens’ initiatives. The initiative, launched by nurses Kari Viholainen … Read More
