Lithuania Remembers
On June 14 Lithuania marks the Day of Mourning and Hope, and the Day of Occupation and Genocide. On June 14, 1941 at 3 o'clock in the m...
Tykocin town with the second oldest secular monument in Poland
Tykocin is a small town in north-eastern Poland with a population of 2,010 inhabitants located on the Narew river. This little town has...
Varso in Warsaw tallest building of the European Union
Did you know that the highest buidling of the European Union is located in Warsaw, capital city of Poland?Since 22 February 2021 th...
”The Baltics and the Russian war in Ukraine” lecture by Mr Vidmantas Purlys Ambassador of Lithuania
On 12 May H.E. Mr. Vidmantas Purlys, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kingdom of the Netherlands gave a very insightful l...
Latvian restoration of independence
On 4 May 1990, the parliament in Riga decided that Latvia would break away from the Soviet Union and restore its independence, res...
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Today is the anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943. The Warsaw Ghetto was established by Nazi Germany ...
Anniversary of the first transport of prisoners directed for execution in Katyn
Katyn MassacreOn April 3, 1940, from the camp in Kozielsk, which was one of three large camps for Poles, the first transport of pri...
The Romanian Revolution of 1989
Events in Timisoara in mid December 1989 mark the begin of the Romanian
Revolution which led to the death of the communist dictator Nic...
13 December: Martial Law in Poland
On December 13 1981 in the morning Polish people woke up in the new shocking reality caused by the totalitarian communist system.
On th...
Maastricht worst city for expats in the Netherlands
Each year a network of expats around the world InterNations conducts a survey: Expat Insider Survey to create a list of cities ranking ...