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Baltic: Packaging recycling rate near EU average in 2024

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Lithuania: Vilnius mayor to seek second term

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026

Latvia: Finance Minister urges austerity measures

October 23, 2026

Estonia: Centre Party, Social Democrats overtake Fatherland: poll

October 23, 2026

Baltic: Packaging recycling rate near EU average in 2024

October 22, 2026

Lithuania: Ex-president’s health improving after surgery

October 22, 2026

Latvia: Fitch affirms A- credit rating with stable outlook

October 22, 2026October 22, 2026

Estonia: New telecom cable to Sweden, Finland

October 22, 2026

Baltic: Many websites down due to PHP vulnerability

October 22, 2026

Lithuania: Alarms raised over anti-Muslim incidents

October 20, 2026October 20, 2026

Latvia: PM to begin talks on new coalition

October 20, 2026October 20, 2026
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Latvia: 22% of population are seniors: statistics

Via BalticaOctober 18, 202601 mins

Latvia had around 413,000 seniors aged 65 years and older in the beginning of 2026, which was 25,000 more than in 2016, according to the Central Statistical Bureau’s (CSP) data, LSM reported. Seniors now account for 22.4% of Latvia’s total population, which is up from 19.9% ten years ago. Latvia has the EU’s largest gender…

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Estonia: Internet use increasing among elderly: survey

Via BalticaOctober 3, 202501 mins

Altogether 564,800 households in Estonia, which is 95% of all households, now have internet access, which is 20,000 more than in 2024, according to Statistics Estonia’s survey, Estonian World reports. The survey shows that almost 100% of people aged 16-54 years use the internet. Also, internet use has increased markedly among the elderly as people…

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