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15 March 2024

‘Reuse’ and ‘recycle’ – these two words are more important than ever on the 18th of March, the official World Recycling Day. This yearly celebration is all about getting people to waste as little as possible, reuse whenever possible, and about encouraging world leaders...

29 February 2024

In Bulgaria, 3 March is an important day: the country’s Liberation Day. On 3 March 1878, the Treaty of San Stefano was signed. This treaty ended the war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire and proclaimed Bulgaria’s independence. This holiday is at the start of spring...

15 February 2024

On 16 February Lithuania celebrates one of its 2 independence days, the Restoration of the State Day, which should not be confused with the Restoration of Independence Day, celebrated on 11 March. Lithuania was in the midst of World War I. Instead of allying itself with...

17 November 2023

On 18th November 1918, the People’s Council of Latvia proclaimed the independence of the Republic of Latvia. The state would remain independent until the Soviet occupation of the country on 17th June 1940. Latvia regained its independence 51 years later, on 21st August...

10 November 2023

On 11 November, Poland commemorates the anniversary of the restoration of its sovereignty. Poland had been erased from the world map for 123 years when the Second Polish Republic was established in 1918. During those years, the territories that are today part of Poland...

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