All three are today liberal democracies, with unicameral parliaments elected by popular vote for four-year terms: Riigikogu in Estonia, Saeima in Latvia and Seimas in Lithuania. In Latvia and Estonia, the president is elected by parliament, while Lithuania has a semi-presidential system whereby the president is elected by popular vote.

Estonia and Latvia, the two northernmost Baltic states, share 343 km of common borders and a long common history, [1] having since the 13th century been ruled by the Livonian Order, Poland–Lithuania, Sweden and finally, until achieving independence in 1918, the Russian Empire. They were both re-occupied by the USSR between 1945 and 1991. The ...

The Estonia-Latvia programme is a cross-border cooperation programme that is implemented under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg). Our mission is to support sustainable and innovative ideas that help border regions in Estonia …

Jan 17, 2025 · Baltic states, northeastern region of Europe containing the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. They are bounded on the west and north by the Baltic Sea, on the east by Russia, on the southeast by Belarus, and on the southwest by Poland and an exclave of Russia.

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania stand out as democratic leaders among post-Soviet states and are the only states formerly part of the Soviet Union that have joined NATO and the EU. Since the restoration of their independence, the three countries’ governments have tended to consist of

In Latvia and Estonia, parts of territories which had not belonged to the Governorate of Estonia, the Riga Governorate, Vitebsk Governorate or the Courland Governorate within the Russian Empire were detached, but there is no evidence that this was a reason for the transfer of territory.

At the end of February – beginning of March 1921, the Republics of Estonia and Latvia recognised each other de jure. By this point, both Estonia and Latvia had won their wars of independence, the world’s great powers had granted them de jure recognition, and full-fledged diplomatic relations could now be established between the two ...

Estonia, a member of the EU since 2004 and the euro zone since 2011, has a modern market-based economy and one of the higher per capita income levels in Central Europe and the Baltic region, but its economy is highly dependent on trade, leaving it vulnerable to external shocks.

Latvia and Estonia compared: demography, Economy, energy, languages and further dimensions.

4 days ago · Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/eudebates In a heartfelt call, Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna highlights the strong bond between Estonia and Latvia...