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Approximately 9,000 troops from 20 NATO countries have been conducting military exercises in June in the Baltic Sea region, an area of increased strategic significance following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This year's Baltops exercises are notable as Sweden, now a full NATO member, joined the drills for the first time since its recent induction into the alliance. The exercises, which run through Thursday, involve comprehensive training operations including sea mine sweeps, submarine detection, landings, and medical response to mass casualty scenarios. Mark Rutte set to be next NATO chief aft...
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‘Down in the Bog — Sporulation’ (‘Sügaval soos — eoste teke’) – the summer show at Tallinn’s Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM) – brings together artists, designers and scientists to engage with the peatlands of Estonia and other regions, including northern Norway. Curated by Karolin Tampere, a Norwegian curator with Estonian roots, the show is the second in a three-part international exhibition series on bogs, with the first and third parts taking place in the northern Norwegian city of Tromsø. Among the highlights are the work of Ensayos, an international nomadic feminist research gro...
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A Russian plan to re-examine its maritime borders in the Baltic Sea caused uncertainty and concern among its European neighbours on Wednesday. Russia's Ministry of Defence on Tuesday published an initiative to "determine geographical coordinates" in the Baltic Sea because previous Soviet-era boundaries were inaccurate. It highlighted maritime borders near Russian islands in the Gulf of Finland and others off the coast of the cities of Baltiysk and Zelenogradsk in Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, which borders Poland and Lithuania. The Soviet era coordinates did not allow for a continuous border l...
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A Russian plan to re-examine its maritime borders in the Baltic Sea is causing concern among its European neighbours. Russia's Ministry of Defence on Tuesday published an initiative to "determine geographical coordinates" in the Baltic Sea because previous Soviet-era boundaries were inaccurate. It highlighted maritime borders near Russian islands in the Gulf of Finland and others off the coast of the cities of Baltiysk and Zelenogradsk in Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, which borders Poland and Lithuania. The Soviet era coordinates did not allow for a continuous border line, the Defence Ministry...
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Environment ministers from countries on the Baltic Sea convened in Riga on Thursday to discuss pollution. "The cleanliness of the Baltic Sea is our joint goal," Latvian Environment Minister Inga Bērziņa said after a meeting of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM). Berzina said that marine pollution had declined, but only to a very limited extent. HELCOM executive secretary Rüdiger Strempel said the sea continued to be under enormous pressure. According to a report, the sea's condition has scarcely improved over recent years. The report, which covers the period 2016 to 2021, took the view that regi...
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