Coalition “puts ZZS in its place” over plan to abolish the Society Integration Foundation
The coalition parties have reached an agreement that the Society Integration Foundation (SIF) will not be abolished, Progressives Saeima faction leader Andris Šuvajevs…
Turkish military plane crashes in Georgia; 20 soldiers killed
A Turkish military C-130 cargo plane crashed in Georgia on the 11th of November while en route from Azerbaijan to Turkey for reasons…
Weather in Latvia to turn more winter-like: frost and snowflakes possible over the weekend
Wednesday is expected to be mostly cloudy. Light rain or drizzle will occur in some areas during the night, but no significant precipitation…
Council in Britain loses court case over migrant eviction from hotels
Epping council’s bid has been rejected by a court; council asked to stop the hotel accommodation after an asylum seeker was accused of…
Latvia plans to assign new ministerial responsibilities under the Rail Baltica Implementation Law
The government on Tuesday approved amendments prepared by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to the Rail Baltica Project Implementation Law, which aim to…
Orbán hopes for Trump help; Hungarian opposition demands explanation
Hungary’s growing opposition has demanded an explanation from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about the “aid package” allegedly offered by US President Donald Trump,…
Neglected graves and loss of rights: new bill introduces a unified cemetery management system in Latvia
At a meeting of the Saeima’s Public Administration and Local Government Committee on Tuesday, several MPs pointed out shortcomings in the draft Cemetery…
US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown; House to consider it
The US Senate has approved a compromise bill that would end the longest government shutdown in history and end weeks of inaction that…
Public transport in Latvia’s regions may collapse — driver shortage and lack of funding worsen the crisis
Losses among regional public transport operators in Latvia could reach 6.95 million euros this year, according to Ivo Ošenieks, president of the Latvian…