Tax increases target tobacco use – smugglers rub their hands
By Ilona Bērziņa Amendments to the European Commission’s Tobacco Tax Directive, put simply, aim to raise excise duty rates in order to make…
Russia on Telegram restrictions: Foreign spies can see messages sent
Russian Digital Development Minister Maksud Shadayev told the Interfax news agency that foreign spies can read messages sent by Russian soldiers on the…
France releases alleged shadow fleet ship; substantial fine paid
France has said it has released an oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s shadow fleet after paying a fine, the BBC…
Intelligence landscape is changing – Germany will give powers back to spies
Germany is planning to strengthen its foreign intelligence service, giving it new powers to prepare for a situation when the United States stops…
Court acquits Magonis and three former Latvian Railways board members in 1.5 million euros case
The Kurzeme District Court in Saldus has acquitted four former board members of state-owned company Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz), including former CEO Uģis Magonis,…
Audit shakes Latvia’s education system: children not guaranteed equal opportunities in schools
An audit conducted by the Valsts kontrole (State Audit Office) has found that children in Latvia are not guaranteed equal opportunities to receive…
Latvia allocates ten million euros to support Ukraine through NATO fund
Latvia will allocate ten million euros to support Ukraine under NATO’s NATO Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) fund, the government decided today. As…
Tighter oversight promised for Latvia’s Saeima elections after Municipal voting glitches
Preparations for the Saeima elections scheduled for this autumn are currently proceeding as planned, according to officials from the Centrālā vēlēšanu komisija (CVK)…
Šlesers calls for stripping citizenship from Mamikins, who fled to Russia
Ainārs Šlesers, chairman of the party Latvija pirmajā vietā (LPV), has called on the Saeima to decide on revoking the citizenship of former…
