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Small Baltic, Finnish gas markets go it alone
Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania have long been dependent on Russia for their gas supplies....
Baltic statesProspects for Europe in the third quarter
The EU and euro-area's economic performance will continue to be powered by Germany, where links...
EUEUROPEAN UNION: Debt crisis response falls short
At the conclusion of the two-day EU summit on March 24, member states agreed to increase the full...
EUROPEAN UNION: Theft risks haunt carbon trade
As of today, 19 of the 30 national carbon registries in the European Trading Scheme (ETS) have...
LATVIA: Budget dominates government's first 100 days
The government is agreed in principle on additional measures to narrow the 2011 budget deficit,...
LatviaBALTIC STATES: Holocaust 'blindness' easily offends
A petty anti-Semitism is apparent in the Baltic states. An inability openly to face local...
Baltic StatesBALTIC STATES: Gender ratio hurts men and women alike
In Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the male/female imbalance and life expectancy differential are...
Baltic StatesLATVIA/RUSSIA: Business trumps historical tensions
Relations between Latvia and Russia have been tense since the collapse of the Soviet Union. ...
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