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        <title><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis - Journalist]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Latvian Defense Minister Spruds Resigns After Drone Incursions]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:20:33 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Andris Spruds, Latvia&apos;s defense minister, at The Riga Conference on &quot;Unity, Security and Resilience in a Fragmented World&quot; in Riga, Latvia, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. The European Union should pool its resources on defense spending and consider a common budget financed by jointly-issued debt, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Martins Kazaks.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Baltics Warn Europe There’s No Going Back to Life With Russia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Some countries are doing business with Moscow, but Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are maintaining their hard line.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ott Tammik]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:15:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Estonia Rebuffs Ukraine’s Warnings of Russian Invasion]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:33:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Latvian Parliament Approves €30 Million Loan for Air Baltic]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:14:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>An Airbus A220-300 passenger jet, operated by Air Baltic Corp., at Riga International Airport, in Riga, Latvia, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. European airlines may face a nervous wait for summer yield as peak capacity ramps up, given the later bookings trend highlighted by Jet2 and EasyJet.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Latvia Premier Ready to Sacrifice Coalition to Rescue Air Baltic]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:36:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB’s Cipollone Sees ‘Good Momentum’ for Digital Euro Project]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Schroers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:42:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stray Drones Put Baltic States in Crossfire of Ukraine Conflict]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ott Tammik]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Kristen Michal, Estonia’s prime minister</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stray Drones Crash in Baltics After Kyiv Hits Russian Port]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ott Tammik]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:34:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Euro-Zone Inflation Unexpectedly Rises as Iran Risks Swirl]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:04:41 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Euro-area consumer prices rose 1.9% from a year ago in February. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB Has Yet to See Full Impact of Euro Appreciation, Kazaks Says]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/ecb-has-yet-to-see-full-impact-of-euro-appreciation-kazaks-says</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Air Baltic Begins to Explore Stake Sale as IPO Efforts Stall]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Clark]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:46:32 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Passengers disembark an Air Baltic Corp., aircraft at Riga International Airport, in Riga, Latvia. Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Baltic Nations Make Joint Push to Secure ECB Vice Presidency]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Weber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:20:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Latvia Says Suspected Ship Likely Not Linked to Cable Damage]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:58:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Euro Zone’s Growing Eastern Wing Wants Seat at ECB’s Top Table]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Weber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Latvia Probes Ship After Communications Cable Cut Off Coast]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 21:59:34 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Latvia&apos;s Prime Minister Evika Silina arrives to attend the European Council meeting in Brussels on December 18, 2025. European Unions leaders meet in Brussels on December 18 and 19, 2025, to discuss in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU&apos;s strategic autonomy. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB Needs Full Optionality With Risks on Both Sides, Kazaks Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:47:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB’s Kazaks Says Inflation Near Target But Momentum Picking Up]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia’s Threats Put Europe’s Borderlands on Edge]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Baltic countries are fortifying their frontier regions as a deterrent to Russian aggression. Close to the border, communities now have to reckon with the price of peace.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Milda Seputyte]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 22:00:41 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The ruins of the Soviet missile base in the forest Zeltiņi, Latvia. Missile Launch Hangar. On Sunday, November 30, 2025.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Latvia Will Propose Kazaks for ECB Vice President’s Job]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:26:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Latvia Bidding to Get Eastern Europe’s First Ever ECB Board Seat]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Eglitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:55:42 GMT</pubDate>
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