The number of live births recorded in Estonia totalled 915 in June 2023, which was down 11% from 1,031 in the corresponding month of 2022, according to data from the Ministry of Interior, ERR reports. Altogether 483 boys and 432 girls were born in June 2023. Deaths totalled 1,292, which was down 7.7% from 1,392…
Lithuania’s government has approved an updated state border protection plan adapted to new threats, Baltic News Network reports. The Interior Ministry said that the updated plan would ensure timely and operational reinforcement of forces at the border, without the need for additional inter-agency coordination, in the event of a high threat level. The plan establishes…
Estonia’s Minister of Interior, Lauri Läänemets (SDE), does not support the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority’s (TTJA) proposal to begin monitoring media bias in news programmes, ERR reports. The ministry’s media adviser, Andres Jõesaar, rejected the idea as well. Speaking on ETV’s “Aktuaalne Kaamera,” Jõesaar stated that there was no problem that required such…