Estonian Defense Forces could be given broader powers to detain individuals
The possibility of granting the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) and the Defense League broader powers to detain and search individuals outside national defence…
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Rail Baltica bridge support in the Daugava and railway overpass – government decision implemented only partially
An internal investigation into the unfinished Rail Baltica bridge support in the Daugava River and the partially constructed railway overpass in Mārupe has…
Safety protocol breaches force Dutch doctors to quarantine
Radboud Hospital in the Netherlands has placed 12 medical staff members in a six-week quarantine after working with blood and urine samples from…
EU: Airlines can’t raise prices after ticket sales or refuse compensation
The European Commission has made a point in new guidelines for the bloc’s transport and tourism sectors that airlines must not raise prices…
Estonia seeks ways to curb pseudoscience in family physicians’ practices
Planned changes to the Estonian family medicine system are aimed at creating a better quality service and include proposals to discipline doctors who…
Scientists: Unprecedented heat will bring huge fires
Climate change has already brought record-breaking fires in Africa, Asia and elsewhere this year, and as summer sets in in the Northern Hemisphere,…
Latvia must choose – help prevent a global food crisis or continue feeding Russia’s war economy
The world is approaching a dangerous threshold. The United Nations has warned that disruptions to fertilizer supplies could trigger a massive humanitarian catastrophe…
Latvia considers creating a brigade of Ukrainian soldiers modeled after the French Foreign Legion
The political party For Latvia’s Development has included the creation of a special brigade within the National Armed Forces of Latvia (NBS) among…
Latvia’s Prime Minister’s pick for Defence Minister reveals his priorities if appointed
Colonel Raivis Melnis, selected by Prime Minister Evika Siliņa for the position of Defence Minister, says his main priority would be improving the…
