- Quotes of the year
“This is an important moment for us to prove we are not a small, scared country, but one that can stand up and take part in collective international security.” Latvian Prime Minister Einars Repse.
- 2003 CHRONOLOGY
Jan. 5 – Rolandas Paksas upsets incumbent Valdas Adamkus – 54.9 percent versus 45.1 percent – to take Lithuanian presidency.
- Though dramatic, 2003 was the ‘Year of Confirmation’
Many journalists admittedly have a deranged sense of excitement. Where others may find comfort in predictability, journalists thrive in times of chaos and often hope for the worst so as to bring more attention to what they do.
- Looking back on the ‘Year of Invitations’
For the Baltic states, palindromic 2002 will be forever remembered as the Year of the Invitations.
- Balts invited to join EU family
The European Union’s Copenhagen summit turned out to be the momentous occasion that many had predicted.