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Baltic: Railways more popular in Latvia than in Estonia, Lithuania
Lithuania: Orlen may shut down Mazeikiai oil refinery
Latvia: President nominates Andris Kulbergs for PM
Estonia: President nominates new justice chancellor

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Baltic: Railways more popular in Latvia than in Estonia, Lithuania

November 5, 2026November 5, 2026

Lithuania: Orlen may shut down Mazeikiai oil refinery

November 5, 2026November 5, 2026

Latvia: President nominates Andris Kulbergs for PM

November 4, 2026

Estonia: President nominates new justice chancellor

November 4, 2026

Baltic: Residents rate health worse than EU average

November 4, 2026

Lithuania: Ex-president Valdas Adamkus turns 100

November 4, 2026

Latvia: New parliament elects new speaker

November 4, 2026November 4, 2026

Estonia: Fatherland-Centre coalition most popular: poll

November 4, 2026

Baltic: Road traffic safer in Estonia than in Latvia, Lithuania

November 2, 2026

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Latvia: Children are 18% of population in 2026

Via BalticaAugust 7, 202601 mins

The number of children aged 0-17 years in Latvia totalled 334,233 in the beginning of 2026, which was down 2.7% from 343,555 a year earlier, according to the Central Statistical Bureau’s (CSP) data, LSM reported. Children accounted for 18.1% (18.5%) of Latvia’s population. The number of boys amounted to 171,836 (176,322) and girls to 162,486…

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Estonia: Number of births down to new record low in 2023: statistics

Via BalticaJanuary 13, 2024January 13, 202401 mins

Estonia’s annual number of live births dropped to a new record low in 2023, according to data from the Ministry of Interior, ERR reports. The number of people born totalled 10,721 in 2023, which was down 867 from 11,588 a year earlier. Deaths totalled 15,832, which was down 1,413 from 17,245 in 2022. Deaths thus…

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