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War, treachery, intolerance, coming of age, and forbidden love – in the films of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The third annual Boston Baltic Film Festival will take place on February 25 – 27, 2022. Films will be shown in person at the ArtsEmerson Paramount Center in downtown Boston, followed by...

Andrew Prozes – Estonian Canadian-American business executive and investor on his roots, the case for empathy in business, and how Estonia can become the Silicon Valley of Europe – at globaalsedeestlased.org. Andrew Prozes is an American-Canadian Estonian business executive, investor and advisor, who was born in Germany to Estonian parents...

For starters, let me give you a quick summary of the first part of this article published in January’s paper, which was subtitled Simple Carbohydrates. The summery is followed by the second part of this article, called Complex Carbohydrates. A simple carbohydrate or sugar consists of one or two sugar...

The time is still ripe for constituent action on legislation to support Ukraine and Baltic security. Several developments have occurred since the Estonian American National Council’s last call to action for the region. The Senate is working on a new bipartisan bill to provide military support to Ukraine and impose...

The Integration Foundation announced a call for proposals for supporting foreign Estonian cultural society projects and events which help preserve the Estonian language and culture in the world and help Estonians living abroad retain their connections with Estonia. Applications can be submitted until February 10 (included). ‘The aim of the grant...

Support for Kaja Kallas as prime minister has fallen sharply since December and is likely due to the handling of the energy price crisis, a survey by newspaper Eesti Päevaleht shows. Kallas' support is now below EKRE and Eesti 200, the results show. Only 10 percent of respondents said they...

LEP2022 Registration Information In order to simplify LEP ticketing, we are offering two tickets: a LEP “Base Ticket”, which is all inclusive of LEP activities, with the exception of the Gala, and a Gala Ticket. The LEP “Base Ticket” includes:RegistrationOpening CeremoniesTantsupidu and LaulupiduRahvapidu with DinnerSpordipäevAccess to SaunAccess to Beer TentOther...

Dear Mr. President: With anticipation and trepidation, the Baltic-American community is looking ahead to next week’s talks between the United States and the Russian Federation on the situation related to Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine. We value your administration’s consistent and ongoing resistance to the Kremlin’s aggression in the region and...

In the week leading up to the discussions taking place in Europe January 10-13 regarding Ukraine’s security and Western relations with Russia, Baltic Americans and the broader diaspora communities from central and eastern Europe have issued statements, letters, and calls to action to let U.S. policymakers know our concerns. The...

Since this is a bigger topic, I am going to divide it into two parts. Today we will cover the SIMPLE carbohydrates or sugars. Next time I will cover the COMPLEX carbohydrates found in whole foods. Carbohydrates have generated much confusion in the world of nutrition. The recent “low-carb” or...