May 2, 2008 - Estonia, Lithuania hold energy-security talks
Apr 30, 2008 - Lithuania's president urges Baltic unity in relations with Russia
Apr 27, 2008 - A year on, jury out on economic harm of Estonia's row with Russia
Apr 24, 2008 - Latvian Leader Talks Country’s Future
Feb 26, 2008 - Estonia's President Sounds the Alarm
Feb 7, 2008 - Get Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius on the Monopoly game map!
Feb 6, 2008 - Saakashvili: Estonia is the most successful model for a transition society
Jan 16, 2008 - President Bush's Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the US-Baltic Charter
Jan 16, 2008 - The Baltic Model. By MARIS RIEKSTINS and RONALD ASMUS
Dec 21, 2007 - Baltic states first of new Schengen members
Dec 18, 2007 - US welcomes Latvia-Russia border treaty
Nov 30, 2007 - Fraud, intimidation and bribery as Putin prepares for victory
The Guardian
Nov 26, 2007 - Estonian defense leaders to visit USA
Nov 11, 2007 - As it rises, Russia stirs Baltic fears
International Herald Tribune
by Adam B. Ellick
Oct 22, 2007 - Riga is Cleanest City in Europe
Oct 21, 2007 - NY Times Travel guides: 36 Hours in Riga, Latvia
Oct 19, 2007 - The Future Calling In Estonia, The Washington Post
Oct 16, 2007 - "Preserving Our Common Values," the official version of remarks given by Ambassador Bailey at the Latvian University
Sep 25- Oct 3, 2007 - The UN General Assembly meeting in New York: Statements by Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
August 14, 2007 - "Baltic States Close Ranks With Georgia, Join U.S. to Investigate Missile Incident"
by Vladimir Socor
August 5, 2007 - Mart Laar Will Give Keynote Address at The Atlas Experience
Riga is Cleanest City in Europe
October 22, 2007 - Dublin remains one of Europe's dirtiest cities, according to the results of survey published today. Irish Business Against Litter has called on the government to get tough enforcing the laws on litter. According to the survey, the city is getting cleaner, but it remains the dirtiest of the ten cities tested, with Riga in Latvia the cleanest. [read more]
LITHUANIA'S ZALGIRIS BASKETBALL TEAM WILL PLAY AGAINST NBA TEAMS THIS FALL
October 15, 2007 - Thanks to the ongoing collaboration between Euroleague Basketball and the NBA, the best Lithuanian basketball team Zalgiris Kaunas will take part in three exhibition games.
Mart Laar Will Give Keynote Address at The Atlas Experience
August 5, 2007 - A few weeks ago, in the aftermath of a political disagreement with Russia, the 'oxygen' in Estonia was constricted by cyber-attacks, which essentially shut down the country's access to the outside world...
USBF voices concern over the Russian bullying of Estonia
Estonia, after 50 years of occupation by Soviet and Russian forces, is once again having its independence endangered by threats and pressure from Russia...
President Bush Welcomes President Ilves of Estonia to the White House
June 25, 200 - President Bush welcomed President Toomas Ilves of Estonia to the White House on June 25, 2007...
May 24, 2007 - New Grants Support Educational Youth Camps in Rural Lithuania
Funds raised in United States, a public-private partnership with the Ministry of Education...
PAST CULTURAL EVENTS:
12/04/07 - The Singing Revolution is opening in theaters for all to see!
11/17/07 - Estonian composer Arvo Part featured as the James River Singers celebrate music From the Baltic Sea
10/31/07 - Lithuania: a stranger in the south of the north
10/22/07 - Embassy of Latvia presents an exhibition "Latvian National Costumes"
10/15/07 - Lithuania's Zalgiris Basketball Team Will Play Against NBA Teams This Fall
Lithuania makes significant progress in gender equality
November 10, 2007
VILNIUS, Nov 10 (LETA) - The World Economic Forum has published the Gender Gap Index 2007. The annually published index assesses countries according to their gender gap indicators in four critical areas, such as economic and political participation, access to education and access to healthcare.
According to 2007 Gender Gap Index, Lithuania made the biggest progress among the top 20 countries, gaining seven places to become 14th, as the Lithuanian government announced. The Global Gender Gap Report covers 128 countries, representing over 90 percent of the world’s population. Nordic countries - Sweden, Norway, Finland and Island top the gender equality rankings.
The UN General Assembly meeting in New York
September 25 - October 3.
Below are links to the statements by President Ilves of Estonia, President Zatlers of Latvia, and President Adamkus of Lithuania.
More info at: http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/62/ (videos also available)
ESTONIA - Tuesday, September 25 (Afternoon Session 15:00-19:00) http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/62/2007/pdfs/estonia-eng.pdf http://www.un.org/av/photo/detail/0154230.html
LATVIA - Wednesday, September 26 (Morning Session 9:00-13:00) http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/62/2007/pdfs/latvia-en.pdf http://www.un.org/av/photo/detail/0154904.html http://www.un.org/av/photo/detail/0153492.html
LITHUANIA - Wednesday, September 26 (Morning Session 9:00-13:00) http://www.un.org/webcast/ga/62/2007/pdfs/lithuania-en.pdf http://www.un.org/av/photo/detail/0154604.html
