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Baltic: Estonians more active than Latvians, Lithuanians
Lithuania: Parliament backs removing nuke ban
Latvia: Pro-Russian party leader under inquiry
Estonia: Parties to spend up to EUR 2mn on elections

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Baltic: Estonians more active than Latvians, Lithuanians

October 17, 2026

Lithuania: Parliament backs removing nuke ban

October 17, 2026October 17, 2026

Latvia: Pro-Russian party leader under inquiry

October 17, 2026October 17, 2026

Estonia: Parties to spend up to EUR 2mn on elections

October 17, 2026October 17, 2026

Baltic: Hotel stays rose in 2025: statistics

October 17, 2026

Lithuania: Government approves draft budget for 2027

October 17, 2026October 17, 2026

Latvia: New railway line to Riga Airport to be built

October 16, 2026October 17, 2026

Estonia: China protests MPs celebrating Taiwan’s National Day

October 16, 2026

Baltic: Estonians travelled less in 2025: statistics

October 16, 2026

Lithuania: Increased Lithuanian emigration, foreign immigration

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026
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Latvia: Pupils performed best in English, worst in math in 2023/2024

Via BalticaJuly 2, 2024May 10, 202601 mins

In the 2023/2024 school year, Latvian ninth-graders performed best in English exams, with an average score of 63.9%, and worst in mathematics, with an average score of 43.2%, according to data from the National Centre for Education (VISC), LETA reports. Both results were lower compared to the previous year, when students averaged 66.1% in English…

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Latvia: Plan to reduce physical education in secondary school

Via BalticaJuly 1, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

Latvia’s National Centre for Education (VISC) has proposed a draft regulation that would cut the number of hours of physical and health education in secondary school by 128 hours in the academic year 2024/2025, DELFI reports. Under the plan, sports and health courses would take 187 hours instead of 315 hours at present. In place,…

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