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Salome Zourabichvili has traveled to the Baltic States
Georgian Business Consulting
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March 24, 2025
Tbilisi (GBC) - The fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, has traveled to the Baltic region today. As part of her visit, Salome Zourabichvili will visit Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn. According to the press service of the fifth president,...
Salome Zourabichvili Has Traveled To The Baltic Region
Business Media Gerogia
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March 24, 2025
The fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, has traveled to the Baltic region today. As part of her visit, Salome Zourabichvili will visit Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn. According to the press service of the fifth president, Zourabichvili...
Salome Zurabishvili has traveled to the Baltic region
Inter Press News
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The fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, has traveled to the Baltic region today. As part of her visit, Salome Zurabishvili will visit Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn. According to the press service of the fifth president, Zurabishvili will...
Rīga's RFS ready for clash with Dutch legends Ajax
LSM
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January 23, 2025
RFS will host the famous Dutch team Ajax of Amsterdam in a UEFA Europa League match at the Daugava Stadium, playing the first official game in January, when the Latvian championship usually has a break. "There was no experience preparing for the...
LTV examines quirks of Rīga public transport's system of fines
LSM
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March 20, 2025
Latvian Television program "4. studija" (Studio 4) looked at what happens when students and others forget to register a trip and why it is the case that other passengers are not allowed to pay on their behalf, even if they volunteer to do so....
Travel expert shares 19 cities to visit before they become too popular
Bristol Post
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January 20, 2025
Brits with a penchant for annual getaways to familiar spots might be tempted to venture off the beaten path as travel trends shift. This wanderlust has led to an unexpected tourism surge in some cities, and experts predict even more destinations...
Popular European tourist hotspot on the brink after major shortage
Daily Express
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March 23, 2025
As Croatia gears up for the approaching 2025 tourist season, businesses are focusing on staffing levels to ensure they can cope with the influx of visitors. However, with the busiest time of year looming, employers are turning to foreign workers...
One in ten Latvians experiences 'material and social deprivation'
LSM
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March 26, 2025
Moreover, 5.3 % experienced severe material and social deprivation2 (down by 0.9 percentage points). The figures, collected in interviews with households, are the lowest recorded so far. To view this resource, we need your consent to the use of...
Travel experts share top holiday destinations for 2025 with flights direct from Manchester Airport
Manchester Evening News
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January 16, 2025
Travel experts have revealed the best holiday destinations for 2025 ahead of the Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show taking place at Manchester Central from January 16 to January 19. From Albania, which has been dubbed ‘the new Croatia’, to...
Travel expert shares 19 European cities to visit 'before they become too popular'
Daily Express
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January 18, 2025
While many Brits have their favourite holiday destinations that they like to jet off to every year, some may be looking to branch out to places that are a bit more off the beaten track. This change in holiday habits has seen some cities suddenly...
'Be alert' warning issued for 29 European countries as travelling Brits warned to prepare and face delays
Wales Online
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March 21, 2025
The Foreign Office has alerted British tourists to a significant adjustment on the horizon for those looking to venture into 29 European destinations. An update detailing the European Union's moves towards altering its border policy later this...
Riga aims for status of Northern European cultural metropolis
The Baltic Times
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RIGA - A number of significant contemporary art, cultural and musical events are scheduled to take place in Riga this year, LETA was told at the municipal press office. The overarching goal of these events is to bring Riga closer to the status of...
A Latvian citizen has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for his participation in the war against Ukraine
The Odessa Journal
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The Riga City Court sentenced Latvian citizen Ivan Tarabanov to 5 years and 6 months in prison, along with a three-year probation period, for his involvement in the war against Ukraine, as reported by Delfi. Previously, he was accused of...
Brits warned as popular holiday country slashes visa-free stays for tourists
The Mirror
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March 20, 2025
This booming South East Asian holiday destination has announced a plan to halve its current 60-day visa-free tourist exemption for foreign tourists One of the most searched travel destinations of 2025 has just announced plans to halve its allotted...
Rīga's tour guides say another monument should be taken down
LSM
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January 13, 2025
There has been a lot of discussion in Latvia about the demolition of Soviet monuments. Some of them have already been demolished or relocated based on a special law "On the prohibition of the display of objects glorifying the Soviet and Nazi...
India leaps 8 spots in global passport index
The Siasat Daily
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July 24, 2025
New Delhi: India has made a jump of eight spots to rank 77th in the Henley Passport Index’s mid-year update. India’s feat is impressive, as it is the biggest climb in ranking by any country in the last six months. Earlier this year, India was...
Expert weighs in on whether Latvian basketball really needs Estonian teams
ERR
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March 18, 2025
Introduced in 2018, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League (Eesti-Läti Korvpalliliiga) is the top-tier men's basketball league in both countries. Its season runs in parallel with the domestic PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga series, to which can be...
New EU travel system explained as UK Foreign Office issue urgent guidance
Chronicle Live
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March 19, 2025
UK holidaymakers are set to see changes to the way they travel to and from European countries as new measures come into force later this year. The UK Foreign Office has updated its advice for holidaymakers heading to any of the 29 European...
Tourist stays battle after-effects of pandemic
Cyprus Mail
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January 20, 2025
Overnight stays in Cyprus increased by 5.5 per cent in 2024 according to Eurostat. This lists the Republic among the four EU countries with the greatest increase in short term rentals compared to the previous year including Luxemburg with 21 per...
List of the World's Strongest Passports July 2025
Tempo.co
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July 24, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Singapore has once again taken the top spot as the world's strongest passport according to the Henley Passport Index 2025. Singaporean passport holders enjoy visa-free access to 193 out of the 227 countries and territories...