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Latvia: Sorting biowaste to be mandatory as of 2024

Via BalticaSeptember 9, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

Sorting biodegradable waste will be mandatory in Latvia as of 1 January 2024, LSM reports. Currently, only around 25% of Latvian households sort their waste, according to a Norstat survey for waste management company Getlini EKO. The company has opened a website that allows residents to request that biowaste containers be placed at their address….

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Estonia: 67% think PM Kaja Kallas should resign: poll

Via BalticaSeptember 7, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

Over two thirds of Estonians think that Prime Minister Kaja Kallas should resign amid a scandal over business ties with Russia, according to a new Norstat poll for the Institute of Societal Research (YI), ERR reports. The survey showed that 67% of respondents thought that Kallas should resign, while 27% said that she should not….

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Estonia: Coalition voters still prefer Kaja Kallas as PM: poll

Via BalticaSeptember 1, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

Estonia’s Prime Minister, Estonian Reform Party leader Kaja Kallas, remains the most popular candidate for prime minister, according to a Norstat poll for the Institute of Societal Research (YI) in late August 2023, ERR reports. The survey showed that 23.7% of voters would like Kallas to remain as prime minister, while 20.2% prefer Jüri Ratas,…

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Estonia: Most Estonians want PM Kallas to resign: polls

Via BalticaAugust 28, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

Most Estonians want Prime Minister Kaja Kallas to resign amid a scandal involving her husband, according to polls, ERR reports. In a Norstat survey for the Institute of Social Research (YI), 57% of respondents said that Kallas should resign, while 31% said that she should provide an explanation but could continue as prime minister. Another…

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Estonia: 72% of residents oppose proposed car tax: poll

Via BalticaJuly 25, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

An overwhelming majority of Estonians oppose the introduction of a proposed car tax, according to a Norstat poll conducted in July 2023 for the Institute of Societal Studies (YI), ERR reports. The survey showed that 72% opposed and 21% supported the car tax. The remainder had no opinion. Altogether 80% of households polled had a…

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Estonia: Opposition ahead of coalition in June-July 2023: poll

Via BalticaJuly 19, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

Parties in Estonia’s ruling coalition government enjoyed the support of 44.4% of voters in June-July 2023, according to a new Norstat poll for the Institute of Societal Studies (YI), ERR reports. The survey showed that the Estonian Reform Party of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas had the support of 28% of voters, while the Social Democratic…

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Latvia: Consumers worried about utility, electricity, food prices: poll

Via BalticaJuly 14, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

Latvian consumers are worried the most about the rising prices of utilities, electricity, and food products, according to a Norstat poll for Luminor Bank, Baltic News Network reports. The survey showed that 29% of respondents were worried the most about heating and other utility costs, another 29% about electricity costs, and 24% about food prices….

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Lithuania: 71% of Vilnius residents prefer to drink tap water: poll

Via BalticaJuly 6, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

Almost two thirds of residents in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius, prefer to drink tap water, according to a Norstat LT poll for the municipal water supplier, Vilniaus Vandenys, ELTA reports. The survey showed that 71% of Vilnius residents preferred tap water to bottled water. In a similar survey done in 2021, just 44% of Vilnius residents…

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Estonia: Support for Reform up, Estonia 200 down: poll

Via BalticaJuly 5, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

The Estonian Reform Party has seen an increase in voter support, while support for its coalition partner, Estonia 200, continues to fall, according to the latest weekly Norstat poll published on 5 July 2023, ERR reports. The survey indicates that support for Reform currently stands at 27.4% of voters, followed by the Conservative People’s Party…

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