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Monday, 22.07.2019, 06:45
In 2016, every fifth Estonian lived in relative poverty
18.12.2017According to Statistics Estonia, 21.1% of the Estonian population, i.e. nearly 276,000 persons lived in relative poverty in 2016. The percentage of people living in relative poverty decreased 0.6 percentage points compared to the previous year.
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EUR 113 mln earmarked for health care reforms in Latvia in 2018
18.12.2017Additional financing in the amount of EUR 113.4 million has been earmarked for further health care reforms in Latvia next year from the budget deficit increase approved by the European Commission, according to the Latvian Health Ministry report on the health care reforms planned in 2018, cites LETA.
Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai posts EUR 12 mln in profit in 2017
18.12.2017Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) posted 12 million euros in profit this year, while the state-run company's revenue grew by a tenth to 403 million euros, CEO Mantas Bartuska said, cites LETA/BNS.
Elme Messer Gaas launches Riga filling station
18.12.2017AS Elme Messer Gaas, joint venture of Germany's Messer Group and BLRT Grupp of Estonia, opened a liquid gas filling station in Riga and the total volume of investments was 6 million euros, of which 1.3 million euros came from the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), reports LETA.
Karavela permitted to resume exports to Russia
18.12.2017The Russian food safety authority, Rosselkhoznadzor, has lifted the restrictions earlier imposed on imports of products by the Latvian fish cannery Karavela, Rosselkhoznadzor said in a statement published on December 18th, cites LETA.
17% shortage police officers in Riga
The Latvian State Police is short of policemen, and the police precincts in Riga lack nearly one-fifth of employees, De Facto analytical news program of the public Latvian Television reported on Sunday evening, cites LETA.
Belarus' NPP stress tests fail to answer Lithuania's key questions
Belarus' stress tests report on the Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) under construction some 50 kilometers from Vilnius fails to provide answers to Lithuania's key questions regarding site selection, environmental impact assessment and construction safety or quality, the Lithuanian State Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) said, cites LETA/BNS.
Bologna process: 20 successful years 
