Estonia: Foreign Ministry appoints Undersecretary for Global Affairs

Estonia’s Foreign Ministry has appointed Minna-Liina Lind as Undersecretary for Global Affairs, ERR reports. Earlier, Lind has served as ambassador for human rights and migration at the ministry. She has worked at the Foreign Ministry since 2004. During her tenure, she has actively engaged with UN-related matters, serving both in the policy planning department of…

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Latvia: Restaurant operator Rosinter Restaurants liquidated

Latvian restaurant operator Rosinter Restaurants, which owned the IL Patio, Planeta Sushi, and TGI Fridays restaurants in Riga, has been liquidated, TVNET reports. The company was registered in 2004 and was one of the oldest catering companies in Latvia. The company initiated insolvency proceedings in autumn 2021. Rosinter Restaurants reported a turnover of EUR 1.4mn…

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Estonia: Russian propagandist Alexey Yesakov expelled

Estonia’s Tallinn District Court has rejected the appeal of Alexey Yesakov, one of the organisers of the pro-Russian “Immortal Regiment” protest march, against being deported from Estonia, Postimees reports. The court thus upheld an October 2022 ruling of the administrative court. Yesakov was deported and his permanent residence permit was annulled in May 2022 for…

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