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Tuesday, 16.07.2019, 05:31
Lithuanian and Latvian foreign ministers in the 10 Best Connected World Leaders 2018
12.07.2018All the world’s atwitter! Or almost. 97% of all 193 UN member states have an official presence on the platform. The governments of only six countries, namely Laos, Mauritania, Nicaragua, North Korea, Swaziland and Turkmenistan do not have an official presence on the platform, told in the BCW`s Twiplomacy study.
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Jaan Tamm resigns as CEO of Estonian carrier Nordica
12.07.2018Jaan Tamm, CEO of the Estonian state-owned airline Nordic Aviation Group (NAG) operating under the Nordica trademark, on Thursday submitted his resignation to the company's supervisory board, which was duly accepted, Nordica`s representative informed BC.
University of Tartu gets permission to have genome samples surveyed abroad
12.07.2018The Estonian government on Thursday granted permission to the University of Tartu to have genome samples held at the Estonian Biobank surveyed abroad, reported LETA/BNS.
H1 freight volume of Estonian Railways up 13% on year
12.07.2018Freight volumes on the infrastructure of the state-owned Estonian railway infrastructure company Estonian Railways rose 19.6% on year to 1.1 mln tons in June, while the freight volume of the first six months of 2018 rose 13% to 7.1 mln tons.
New light-vehicle registrations in the Baltic States grew by 14.8% in Q2 of 2018
12.07.2018Analysis of fully-processed registrations’ data performed by AV Automotive Research / AutoTyrimai, based on source data obtained from Regitra (Lithuania), CSDD (Latvia) and Maanteeamet (Estonia), show that new light-vehicle (M1&N1) registrations in the Baltic States grew by 14.8% to 25’493 units in II quarter 2018.
Vilnius-London City Airport flights could be launched in spring
A direct flight between Vilnius and London City Airport might be launched in the spring, Lithuanian Economy Minister Virginijus Sinkevicius says LETA/BNS.
Danpower deal: Lithuanian court refuses to endorse energy inspectorate
The agreement is part of a wider amicable agreement between the Energy Ministry and Danpower. The court endorsed it in two other cases, reports LETA/BNS.
SDGs in the EU: monitoring progress 
