Estonia – Latvia Programme co-funded project „Eagles Across Borders“ informs that this time, when many of us feel the winter has been too long and there are no signs of spring quite yet, is one of the most interesting times to observe white-tailed eagles.

Ventspils Youth Council in the framework of Estonia – Latvia Programme project „Youth Initiatives & Cooperation”will organize two seminars for young people in Kurzeme – seminar „Be a leader of your life” to promote volunteerism in Ugāle and seminar „unAdditcted” to inform about substance abuse dangers in Ventspils.

Four folk instrument production masters from Latvia and Estonia participated in a hands-on training seminars on making traditional musical instruments, organized by Estonia – Latvia Programme House of Sounds project. The trainings took place in Põlva, Estonia, and Krape, Latvia.

Classical music stations of public broadcasters in Estonia and Latvia are searching for young, talented classical music performers together and also provide them opportunities to perform, Estonian Public Broadcasting reported over the weekend.

Last November Põlva region farmer Ly Kaasik from Põhjala farm in Southern Estonia participated in Food Art hands-on training about baking, herbs and spices. Little did she know that the product that she created during the training would become bestseller already by Christmastime.

Estonia – Latvia Programme project Baltorgpotato is organizing a series of seminars on growing organic potatoes. The first one will take place on January 29 at 11:00 in Ungurpils, Latvia.  Everyone is welcome to participate. 

Estonia – Latvia programme project DELBI organizes a workshop for mature companies from Estonia and Latvia – "Challenges and Possibilities in Labour Market 2013”. It will take place on February 5, 2013 in Rīga, Latvia.

This Sunday, January 20 at 15:00 Latvijas Radio 3 – Klasika will broadcast a recording from the concert of young musicians, which was created in the Latvian Radio Studio One by meeting of more than fifty young musicians from Latvia and Estonia. The festival opening pieces were performed by Maestro Raimonds Pauls. 

Maestro Raimonds Pauls participated in the opening of Estonia – Latvia Young Musicians Festival in Latvian Radio’s First Studio that took place on January 12, 2013, which also happens to be Maestro’s birthday. He was invited by Estonia – Latvia Programme project Radio Classics to open this Festival for young musicians performing classical music.