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Covid 19: Parents to receive sickness benefits for children all quarantine period – Lithuanian parlt
17.03.2020Parents looking after children attending kindergartens and primary schools will be able to receive sickness benefits the whole quarantine period, based on the amendments adopted by the Seimas of Lithuania on Tuesday, writes LETA/BNS.
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Foreign Ministry advises Latvian returnees with cars stuck in Germany to catch ferry from Sassnitz
17.03.2020The Foreign Ministry is calling on the Latvian nationals with cars waiting at the German-Polish border to drive to the German town of Sassnitz and return from there to Latvia by ferry, the ministry's press secretary Janis Bekeris informed LETA.
Estonian ministry: Commuting between Estonia, Finland to stop
17.03.2020As Finland is about to close its borders, commuting between Estonia and Finland will become impossible and people will have to decide whether it's more important for them to remain working in Finland or return to Estonia, the Estonian Foreign Ministry said LETA/BNS.
Estonia: Tallink to halt operation of Silja Serenade, Silja Symphony from Thursday
17.03.2020Listed Estonian shipper Tallink Grupp announced on Tuesday that it will suspend the operation of the vessels Silja Serenade and Silja Symphony plying the Helsinki-Stockholm route from Thursday, writes LETA/BNS.
Aeroflot flight to Moscow given permission to depart from Riga Airport
17.03.2020Transport Minister Talis Linkaits (New Conservative Party) has given permission to allow a Aeroflot flight to depart from Riga International Airport to Moscow, the ministry informs.
Covid-19 Latvia: State to pay employees in hardest-hit sectors 75% of their wages if necessary
If necessary, the state will pay employees in sectors that are the hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis 75 percent of their wages, with monthly caps set at EUR 700, Finance Minister Janis Reirs (New Unity) told journalists following Tuesday's government meeting, citing LETA/BNS.
Estonia: Tallinn makes free lunches available to pupils while schools are closed
Pupils of Tallinn's schools will be able to get a daily free school lunch again starting from Wednesday under a special arrangement approved by the city's authorities, reported LETA/BNS.