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Lithuanian Seimas approves of the development of Visaginas NPP
19.06.2012On Tuesday, after voting, the Seimas approved amendments to the draft law on the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) construction.
Keyword tags: Energy, Legislation, Lithuania, Nuclear power plant
Estonian kroon exchange continued by the central bank’s museum, Swedbank and SEB
19.06.2012Until the end of 2012, kroons can be exchanged for euro in addition to the central bank’s museum also at all the cash offices of Swedbank and SEB, as well as at the head office of Krediidipank in Tallinn, Estonian central bank announced.
Tallinn's express buses' fares to become cheaper in September
19.06.2012Tallinn City council approved new fares of express buses which will become equal to price of tickets at ordinary buses as of September 2012, the city council said in a statement.
Smiltenes piens increased turnover by 26.5% in 2011
19.06.2012Joint-stock dairy company Smiltenes piens increased its turnover by 26.5% in 2011 to LVL 7.05 million, according to information at Firmas.lv.
Administrative corruption most widespread in healthcare sector in Latvia
19.06.2012Administrative corruption in Latvia is most widespread in the healthcare sector, Corruption Prevention Bureau (CPB) Chief Jaroslavs Strelcenoks said during a Saeima Corruption Prevention Sub-Committee meeting today.
Tallinn doing well in ICCA rankings 2011, Riga and Vilnius behind
The 2011 International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) rankings have been released, and Tallinn is among one of the biggest climbers moving from 65th place in 2010 to 43rd in worldwide rankings, leaving behind big cities like New York, Moscow, and Frankfurt am Main, the Tallinn's Tourism Board said in a report.
Almost 2 mln tourists stayed in Tallinn in 2011
A total of 1,498,500 tourists have stayed in Tallinn's accommodation establishments, and 438,000 cruise passengers visited the European Cultural Capital in 2011, the Tallinn Tourism Board said in a statement.
EU’s assessment of Latvian economic activity 
