I somewhat unexpectedly found myself in Gdańsk, Poland on October 18th. I was gratefully invited by ONE BSR to take part in a round table workshop on the topic of talent retention at the annual ScanBalt Forum conference. In essence, … Read More
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Lithuania pushes car CO2 compromise
Some member states worry they are being kept out of the loop because the Lithuanian government, which holds the rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers, plans in the coming days to put forward a compromise text to MEPs that … Read More
Massive data breach ‘national security risk’
Three million Swedes may have had their medical journals available to prying eyes, after a large-scale IT failure affected patients in Stockholm and Gotland. The Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper, which made the discovery, reported on Wednesday that there were signs … Read More
Almost 12% of Estonian homes still lack flush toilets
The figures show that Estonia is way under the EU average. Nearly 13 percent have neither a bath nor a shower, according to the 2011 Population and Housing Census. Both figures, however, mark a significant improvement in living conditions - … Read More
Lonely Planet recommends Riga as fourth best destination for 2014
The largest travel guide book publisher in the world Lonely Planet has recognised Latvia as the fourth best destination for 2014. A total of ten cities have been compiled by Lonely Planet for this list. It starts off with Paris, … Read More
Russia set out conditions for lifting the ban on Lithuanian dairy import
In the “milk and cheese war” between Russia and Lithuana, Rospotrebnadzor, Russia’s consumer rights service, today set out conditions for lifting a ban on imports of Lithuanian dairy products, writes The Baltic Course with reference to the news agency ELTA … Read More
Poland remains questionmark in Rail Baltic high-speed rail service
Poland might be the check block of the big Rail Baltica project that the three Baltic States have almost agreed on a plan for. Because countries that participate in developing the Rail Baltic high-speed passenger rail service have different objectives, there … Read More
Sweden calls for new EU meat labelling rules
The Swedish government wants to improve meat labelling across the EU, news agency TT reports. The Swedish position will be put forward at a meeting with the European Commission today and the Swedes want the same rules currently used for … Read More
Estonia lagging behind Latvia and Lithuania in gender equality
The Global Gender Gap Report compiled by the World Economic Forum said that Estonia is far behind its Baltic neighbors in gender equality. According to the recently published report, Estonia is placed 59th out of 136 nations, with Lithuania in … Read More
Poland struggling with Chechen migration
Poland has refused entry to a record number of 52,000 people along its eastern borders over the last eighteen months, with 83 percent of the incomers Chechens of Russian citizenship. “The main reason that thousands of foreigners are being turned … Read More
Six in 10 companies fail in accident prevention
A majority of Swedish work places fail to learn from incidents that could cause harm to employees, according to a new study by the Swedish Work Environment Authority, which found that the construction industry performed particularly poorly in accident prevention. … Read More
Around the Baltic Sea in 5 days
What happens when six bloggers from all over the Baltic Sea Region come together to discover Warsaw, Helsinki and Tallinn in a few days? Take a look at the bloggers Asta, Esin, Ferran, Mia, Klaudia and Tobias’ multimedia coverage of … Read More
Farmland to be only sold for continued production in Latvia
From now on, only persons registered with the State Revenue Service as economic operators will have the right to buy land parcels that are primarily agricultural land, according to amendments to the Law on Land Privatization in Rural Areas that … Read More
Estonia registers EU’s lowest government debt in Q2
New statisticas from Eurostats show, that Latvia’s government debt to GDP ratio stood at 38.7% at the end of the second quarter of 2013 – the fifth lowest government debt across the European Union, according to the latest data from … Read More
Russia cracks down on smoking and drinking
The St. Petersburg government has passed legislation banning the sale of alcohol between the hours of 10 p.m. and 11 a.m. The law passed its third and final reading last week. The federal law that regulates the sale of alcohol … Read More
Pamela Eesmaa
I will write about my life in small village of 40 people. How will young person survive outside big cities and far from entertainments. How goes Estonian’s life beside forests and fields in peace and nature. (And when I go … Read More
First Blog - Katre Laan
Katre Laan, 27 years old, is from Estonia living in Tallinn currently working as freelance writer and photographer, on several projects. Katre also blog about my vegetarian adventures and share motivating content on maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Katres hobbies: … Read More
First Blog - Malvine Vernera
I am a student, an everyday life explorer. Around me I see great potential of moments, that majority would find regular. But I tend to see them as a happenings that occur for certain reasons. First of all, I guess … Read More
Foreigners in Germany reach record levels
The number of foreigners living in Germany has grown at its fastest rate for 20 years and now stands at a record level of 7.2 million, government figures showed yesterday. The Central Register of Foreigners (AZR), a government body which … Read More
Polish firms due 12.5 billion euro from EU budget
EU is just about to finish the budget for 2014-2020 and the Ministry of Regional Development has already announced that some 12.5 billion euro are ear-marked for Polish firms in that six year periode. According to the ministry’s calculations, 7 … Read More