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![Latvia's coronavirus patient returned from trip to Italy on Munich-Riga flight Latvia's coronavirus patient returned from trip to Italy on Munich-Riga flight](images/text/medium/2020-03/200302_ambulance.jpg)
Latvia's coronavirus patient returned from trip to Italy on Munich-Riga flight
02.03.2020Latvia's first Covid-19 case is a woman who returned from a trip to Italy on a Munich-Riga flight last Saturday, Jurijs Perevoscikovs, director of the infectious diseases risk and analysis department at the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, told journalists Monday.
Keyword tags: EU – Baltic States, Health, Latvia, Medicine
![Long-standing Citadele Bank CEO Belavskis resigns Long-standing Citadele Bank CEO Belavskis resigns](images/text/small/2020-03/200302_citadele.jpg)
Long-standing Citadele Bank CEO Belavskis resigns
02.03.2020Citadele Bank's long-standing CEO Guntis Belavskis has resigned from the bank as of today and has decided to pursue outside opportunities in Latvia and abroad, the bank's spokeswoman Kristine Mennika informed LETA.
![Two firms to build 50 wind turbines in Lithuania's Akmene district Two firms to build 50 wind turbines in Lithuania's Akmene district](images/text/small/2020-03/200302_akmene.jpg)
Two firms to build 50 wind turbines in Lithuania's Akmene district
02.03.2020Vejo Parkai, a company owned by Enefit Green, a subsidiary of Estonia's Eesti Energia, and foreign-owned Windfarm Akmene One are planning to build a total of around 50 wind turbines with a total capacity of almost 300 megawatts (MW) in the northern Lithuanian district of Akmene, informed LETA/BNS.
![EBRD: Ignalina decommissioning reaches new milestone EBRD: Ignalina decommissioning reaches new milestone](images/text/small/2020-03/200302_ignalina1.jpg)
EBRD: Ignalina decommissioning reaches new milestone
02.03.2020Ignalina decommissioning reaches new milestone. Final cask for spent fuel delivered. Full capacity reached to safely manage and store all spent nuclear fuel.
![Moscow slams Estonia's decision to strip Russian journalist of Schengen visa Moscow slams Estonia's decision to strip Russian journalist of Schengen visa](images/text/small/2020-03/200302_russianFM.jpg)
Moscow slams Estonia's decision to strip Russian journalist of Schengen visa
02.03.2020The Russian Foreign Ministry has urged European human rights bodies and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to assess Estonia's decision to strip Russian journalist Andrei Zakharov of the freedom of travel around the countries of the Schengen zone informed LETA/BNS/Interfax.
Estonia: Xolo, Wirecard launch new banking service for e-residents
Xolo, Estonia's biggest provider of services for e-residents, and German bank Wirecard have launched a new banking service that enables e-residents to open a bank account without visiting Estonia, informed LETA/BNS.
Latvia: Prices of essential goods to be monitored amid coronavirus fears
Considering public concerns about a possible outbreak of coronavirus Covid-19, the Crisis Management Council today ordered supervisory authorities to monitor prices of essential goods and services to prevent dishonest businesspeople from taking advantage of the situation, reported LETA.