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Are Baltic states still Baltic tigers?

Michał Kowalczyk August 4, 2017

By Michał Kowalczyk. Baltics - More than 25 years have passed since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have an indisputable reputation of being the most developed of former republics of USSR. These states have often been called…

Politics

Three Seas Initiative: Trump in Warsaw supports the project

Ferenc Almássy July 8, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - Poland received the US President Trump alongside with representatives of the countries of the Three Seas Initiative, a recent Central European project. An "incredibly successful" meeting, according to Donald Trump. For his first press conference abroad, US President Donald…

Politics

The Three Seas Initiative: Strengthening Cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe

Olivier Bault May 13, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland, Helenów - Pressed between Moscow's energy and military pressure in the east, and the economic and ideological pressure of Brussels, Berlin and Paris to the west, twelve Central and Eastern European countries are taking part in the Three…

Society

Prices of basic foodstuffs and agricultural produce in Central and Southeast Europe

Michał Kowalczyk April 26, 2017

Article originaly published on Central European Financial Observer. By Michał Kowalczyk. Central Europe - Central and Southeast European (CSE) countries without doubt appear to be the ones with the lowest prices in the European Union. Poles, Hungarians or Romanians pay less for basic…

Society

New Migratory Routes in Central and Eastern Europe

Ferenc Almássy January 19, 2017

By Ferenc Almássy. Central Europe - Massive illegal immigration to the European Union is seeking new ways. Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are becoming countries of transit, or even emigration. Migrants are trying to get to the EU via Poland and Lithuania. In the…

Politics

16+1 Summit: China is betting on Central Europe

The Editorial Board November 7, 2016

Latvia, Riga - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Latvia on Friday, November 4 to attend the 5th China-CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) Summit, also known as the 16+1 Summit, since it concerns 16 European countries and China. Numerous heads of state were…

Interviews

Rolandas Paksas: Visegrád group could be a great ally for the Baltics and Lithuania

Ferenc Almássy November 5, 2016

Lithuania - Interview with Rolandas Paksas, former President of Lithuania: "The Visegrád group could be a great ally for the Baltics and Lithuania, and we shall strengthen the cooperation", by Ferenc Almássy. Ferenc Almássy made an interview in Stockholm with Rolandas Paksas,…

Politics

The Three Seas Initiative: Central and Eastern Europe takes charge of its own destiny

The Editorial Board August 28, 2016

Dubrovnik, Croatia - A two-day forum was attended by Croatia with heads of state and officials from twelve countries of Central and Eastern Europe, all members of the European Union, to discuss common challenges to strengthen economically and politically the area between the…

Culture

“The Baltic Way”

The Editorial Board August 27, 2016

By Dace Kalniņa. Every year in August, the Baltic people are remembering the so called “Baltic way”. Almost every family has some memories of this moving event, which took place on 23rd of August 1989. This year on a 23rd of August in…

Politics

Lithuania and Croatia strengthen their mutual cooperation in defense and energy

The Editorial Board July 22, 2016

Vilnius, Lithuania - Presidents of Lithuania and Croatia, during their meeting, welcomed on latter Thursday the NATO decision to strengthen its eastern flank and deploy international battalions in the Baltic States and Poland. They also discussed energy related topics. "Once the new…

Society

Relocation program has started: migrants are resettled in Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania

The Editorial Board July 4, 2016

European Union - The relocation of migrants throughout the European Union has started. The first migrants from Greece and Italy arrived in Croatia, Lithuania and Latvia. Unlike the V4 countries which refused to be part of the relocation scheme of the European…

Society

Operation Anaconda 2016: the biggest NATO exercise in Central Europe

The Editorial Board June 9, 2016

Poland – 24 countries sent troops for this huge 10-day long NATO exercise taking place in Poland and Lithuania. While tension rises more and more between the West and Russia, this massive exercise of 31,000 troops, one month before the NATO summit…