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Lithuania Monthly: Make russia Small Again
The disqualification of Lithuanian athlete Kornelija Dūdaitė from the World Functional Sports Championships sparked widespread debate, highlighting the entanglement of sports and global politics. Celebrated at home for her bold stance against Russian athletes competing under their national symbols, Dūdaitė faced intense criticism from Kremlin-aligned actors who labeled her actions as Russophobic. This incident underscores how geopolitical tensions permeate even the sporting arena, with reactions ranging from admiration to condemnation on a global scale.
Monthly Reports
Lithuania Monthly: Resignation of the Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anušauskas
During this reporting period, Lithuanian politics were shaken by the news: the sudden resignation of National Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas.
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Latvia Monthly: Hate speech should not be accepted
The leader of the opposition party “Latvija Pirmaja Vieta”/Latvia in First Place addressed the parliament stating that the Russian speaking population is not being treated humane.
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Estonia Monthly: Government is pushing old people into poverty
The government enforcing and billing more taxes, especially taxes on things such as pensions and taxes on people and things where it is not normal in other countries
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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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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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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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Lithuania Monthly: Farmers’ protest in Vilnius city centre
Lithuanian social media buzzed with diverse topics all through the month of January. Social media monitoring tool Awario revealed the most engaging stories, highlighting which one truly resonated with Lithuania’s audiences:
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Latvia Monthly: International Court of Justice
During the reporting month, Latvian social media actors primarily focused on issues arising out of Latvia’s European Union membership, portrayed in a positive light in states such as China as well as addressed the changes in the Latvian education system. The main narratives are as follows :
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Estonia Monthly: Yana Toom’s opinion on the politicians leaving the Estonian Centrist Party
The Estonian social media and web-based media actors during the reporting month predominantly were still focused on the Estonian/Russian language policy issues, human rights issues, democracy and trust towards elected officials, and war in Ukraine as well as the international security situation in general. Accordingly, the main narratives that were spread over the social media were the following:
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