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Photo Story: White Night Festival in Riga

People view a 3-D installation named 'Museum of the Moon' by British artist Luke Jerram during the fifteenth White Night Festival in Riga, Latvia on Saturday evening. White Night in…

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Photo Story: The Limbazi Airshow 2020 in Latvia

Piper Cherokee and RV8 planes performs during the Limbazi Airshow 2020 that is being held over the weekend in Limbazi, Latvia. Lithuanian aerobatic pilot Jurgis Kairys performs during the Limbazi…

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Latvia eases restrictions after only two Covid-19 patients remain in hospital

The Latvian Government has eased social restrictions in the country, deciding that from the coming weekeing visitors to museums, libraries, cultural centers, exhibition halls, open-air museums, theater buildings, concert halls,…

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Baltic countries, US reaffirm opposition to Russia’s attempts to rewrite history

On the 80th anniversary of the Welles Declaration, the foreign ministers of the United States, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement reaffirming their opposition to Russia's attempts to…

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Photo Story: The 14th International Sand Sculpture Festival in Latvia

A sand sculpture depicting crowned lions holding up the coat of arms of Jeglava is displayed at the 14th International Sand Sculpture Festival in Jelgava, Latvia. The themes of this…

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Photo Story: Tribute to ‘Medics To The World’ in Latvia

Latvian sculptor Aigars Bikse reacts during the unveiling ceremony of the 6-meter-tall statue 'Medics To The World', made by sculptor Aigars Bikse, in tribute to medics around the world, at…

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Seven eastern EU member states set to oppose asylum seekers relocation mechanism

Seven eastern EU member states are opposing the possibility of the EU creating a mechanism to relocate asylum seekers between countries. In a letter to the European Commission, the interior…

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Latvia drops quarantine rules for more than 20 European countries

Latvia announced it will drop coronavirus quarantine rules for travellers from more than 20 European countries, a move already adopted by its Baltic eurozone neighbours Estonia and Lithuania. Mandatory two-week…

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Latvia to launch Google-Apple friendly coronavirus contact tracing app

Latvia aims to become one of the first countries to launch a smartphone app using a new toolkit created by U.S. tech giants Apple and Alphabet's Google to help trace coronavirus infections. Early success of tracing apps in countries like Singapore and Australia…

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Baltic countries open Europe’s first pandemic ‘travel bubble’

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opened their borders to each other at the stroke of midnight, creating the first “travel bubble” within the European Union in a bid to jump-start economies…

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Baltic states to create “travel bubble” as pandemic curbs eased

Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia will open their borders to each other’s citizens from May 15, creating a Baltic "travel bubble" within the European Union amid an easing of pandemic restrictions, their prime…

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Latvia’s government approves 250 million euros investment in airBaltic

Latvia's government on Thursday gave the go-ahead to an investment of up to 250 million euros ($271 million) in airBaltic to help the airline get through the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

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Photo Story: Umbrella installation in Ogre in the colours of Latvia

Newlyweds stand under an umbrella installation in the colours of the national flag, in Ogre, Latvia, 05 May 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. Via EPA-EFE/TOMS KALNINS

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Malta amongst European countries wanting EU to suspend refunds for cancelled flights law

France, Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Portugal are calling on Brussels to temporarily suspend a European law granting refunds for cancelled flights. France and…

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Photo Story: Storks flock to Latvia

A white stork near to Vecate, the largest colony of white storks in Latvia as storks gather in Latvia during their annual migration. About 4% of the world's white storks…

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Joint statement on the principles of the rule of law in times of Covid-19

Thirteen EU countries on Wednesday issued a joint statement calling for coronavirus emergency measures to be temporary and in line with rule of law principles. The move comes after Hungary’s…

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Malta, one of nine EU countries push back France’s drive to change EU enlargement process

Malta together with Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia have backed a counter-proposal to France's push aimed at changing the process for taking in new members, arguing…

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EU heavyweight states push for joint supervisor against money laundering

The European Union’s largest states are pushing for the establishment of a new supervisory authority that would take over from states the oversight of money laundering at financial firms, after…

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Photo Story: Autumn in Latvia

A couple kiss with a backdrop of Autumn colours at the Gauja National Park in Sigulda, Latvia. Gauja National Park is Latvia's largest and oldest national park and has an…

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Photo Story: Fireworks rule the night from Poland to Singapore

Fireworks are a popular summertime tradition not only in Malta but in various corners of the world as these photos illustrate. Photos of various fireworks displays that were held…

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On this day…

365 Crete Earthquake followed by tsunami around the Eastern Mediterranean allegedly destroys Alexandria 1542 Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium) 1831 Belgium gains independence from Netherlands,…

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Photo Story: UEC European BMX championships Men Elite race

Filip Svanberg (L) of Sweden, Jeremy Rencurel (2nd L) of France, David Graf (3rd L) of Switzerland, Simba Darnand (3rd R) of France, Amidou Mir (2nd R) of France and…

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Latvia warns that European leaders fail to grasp ‘hardening’ of UK view on Brexit

Edgars Rinkēvičs, Latvia's Foreign Minister has warned that a hard Brexit could be made more likely because European Union leaders have failed to grasp the hardening of opinion…

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Seven countries stop their participation in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe following return of Russia legislators

Delegations of Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe decided to cut short their participation in the summer session following…

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Maltese Company to expand container terminal in Latvia – Malta Independent

The Malta Independent carries a story about Maltese Hili Company expanding its container terminal in Latvia. The logistics hub already handles two-thirds of all container cargo in the Baltic country.…

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Photo Story: Sculptured in Sand

Sand sculptures are on display at the 13th International Sands Sculpture Festival in Jelgava, Latvia. The theme of this year's festival is 'Ancient World'. 15 artists from eight countries…

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Family of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia files report which indicates a possible Latvian link to her murder

The family of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have filed a 31-page Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) with Latvia’s Office for the Prevention of Laundering of Proceeds Derived from Criminal Activity,…

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Europe Votes : Latvia, the projections

Latvia – The Projections If turnout of 30.24% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts Saskana SDP will beat second-placed V by 25,191 votes. That is just 2.44% o9f the…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with a quick roundup of the main headlines from the various portals, agencies and newspapers from Malta, Europe and the world to start your day…

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Putin’s Russia is the major threat for the unity of the European Union – Donald Tusk

Vladimir Putin’s Russia represents a major threat to the unity of the European Union, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk said Saturday. Tusk used his speech at a…

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Jeremy Hunt’s likening EU membership to USSR attracts ire and criticism

Two former leaders of the Foreign Office and a former president of Estonia were among those who condemned the speech, in which Hunt described the EU as a prison. Peter…

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Pope Francis starts Baltic visit

Pope Francis kicks off a Baltic tour in Catholic Lithuania on Saturday where he will honour victims of the region's Nazi and Soviet occupations as the Church reels from fresh…

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EU to crack down on ‘citizenship by investment’ schemes

The Financial Times reports that Brussels is preparing to crack down on EU governments, that award citizenships to rich people from outside the bloc, as concerns mount about so-called dirty money…

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