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March 11th - March 17th, 2024 by Olevs Nikers

Estonia Weekly:  Economy and high taxes

This week, many posts focused on the economy, raising taxes and the budget.  Several posts claimed the misuse of state funds by politicians for political advertising.  Posts contended that the higher taxes are what is causing the economic downfall.  Some posts centred around the Ukraine war, as well, with claims that Kaya Kallas cannot guarantee that Estonian soldiers will not be sent to Ukraine.  there was also a story about an Estonian ambassador who was removed from a delegation flight to Japan because he was supposedly drunk, but no one will explain what happened.

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February 2024 by Urtė Andriukaitytė

Lithuania Monthly: Suspected embezzlement of millions

During this reporting period, a significant financial scandal dominated the Lithuanian media space. On 2nd February 2024, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office requested the arrest of a former partner of the BaltCap Infrastructure Fund in Vilnius. Šarūnas Stepukonis was suspected of having misappropriated €27 million from the fund. This revelation has triggered a complicated blame game and raised questions about oversight and potential connections between this case and the gambling industry.

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February 2024 by Otto Tabuns

Latvia Monthly: Former Commander warning of russian threat

About an Article published by la.lv, a leading nationalistic voice in the Latvian political X (Twitter) community, she published a tweet implying that Russia poses a realistic threat to Latvia and that if this threat materializes, NATO and Article 5 will demonstrably fail.

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February 2024 by Olevs Nikers

Estonia Monthly: Future of Estonia

In this article that Jana Toom wrote on Estonian Independence Day which was posted on https://yanatoom.ee/in-press-i.php?lang=ru&id=10688 she highlights things that she wishes would change in the future about Estonia. These things include things such as mentioning that she hopes that a group of people in Estonia will no longer be demonized by the majority and that everyone could be seen as equal despite their nationality. She also states things she wishes would be changed about the government and the economics of Estonia, while putting blame on the government and politicians, stating that they are the cause of economic problems.

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