March 19, 2021
The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) held its first virtual Baltic Advocacy Week from March 8th to 12th. JBANC has been holding annual in-person advocacy events for several years but missed last year because […]
March 5, 2021
Belarus, its current political situation, and the United States’ response were among the topics discussed at the Central and East European Coalition’s (CEEC) panel discussion on February 24t,h titled Belarus’s Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy. […]
February 19, 2021
Only two weeks to go until the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) hosts its first virtual Baltic Advocacy Days, with support from the Estonian American National Council (EANC), the American Latvian Association, the Lithuanian […]
January 29, 2021
JBANC is calling on Baltic Americans to join us in welcoming the new Congress and letting them know about the issues that matter to us! Baltic Advocacy Days 2021 will take place virtually March 8-12 […]
January 22, 2021
On January 19th, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) held its hearing to consider the nomination of Mr. Antony Blinken to the position of Secretary of State. The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) drafted […]
January 7, 2021
Legislation signed into law at the end of 2020 included several items relevant to the Baltic countries and the broader region. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) and the Consolidated Appropriations […]
December 18, 2020
The Embassy of the Czech Republic recently hosted an online panel discussion Radio Free Europe at 70: Its Importance Then and Now to look at the relevance of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL or the […]
December 4, 2020
Estonian American National Council (EANC) leadership recently took part in a video conference with the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Tallinn, Brian Roraff. EANC President Marju Rink-Abel and Vice President Mai-Liis Bartling represented EANC, with Washington, […]
October 22, 2020
The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) recently prepared and sent its questionnaire for the 2020 Presidential candidates to both the Trump and Biden campaigns. The CEEC has been sending questionnaires on our issues of […]
October 17, 2020
On October 7th, the embassies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) held their first meeting since the start of the pandemic. Under normal circumstances, the embassies and JBANC […]
October 8, 2020
While Congress enters its pre-election recess, the Estonian American National Council (EANC) will stay in touch with Congressional staffers to ensure issues important to Estonian Americans aren’t forgotten as the elections become the focus of […]
September 30, 2020
Resilience and Russian Interference: Neutralizing the Kremlin’s Campaign to Dismantle Democracy On September 18th, the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) held a virtual policy discussion on the Kremlin’s disinformation campaigns, Putin’s recent attempts at […]