Latvia’s TOP List of Crises: Rail Baltica problems and public outrage over board members’ wages
The situation regarding the financing of Rail Baltica and the construction of the connection with Riga, as well as outrage over the disproportionate…
Author: Ogres
President says Latvia will have to up its defence budget to 4% of GDP
In the coming years, Latvia will have to increase its defence spending to approximately 4% of GDP, said President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs…
Italian villagers banned from getting sick
Residents of Belcastro, a small Italian village in the southern region of Calabria, “are… ordered to avoid contracting any illnesses that may require…
Latvian PM assures re-purchase of Tet and LMT shares will not happen at state budget’s expense
The re-purchase of shares of telecommunication companies “Tet” and “Latvijas mobilais telefons” (LMT) from Swedish company “Telia” will not use state budget funds,…
NATO to send fleet to guard Baltic Sea cables
NATO will deploy around ten ships by the end of the week to guard critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea following a…
“The noise is only in Latvia” – Gauss worried local backlash may hurt airBaltic IPO
Spring could be an appropriate time for Latvian national airline airBaltic to enter the stock market, said CEO of airBaltic Martin Gauss in…
Trump urges NATO members to spend 5% of GDP, does not rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland
US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and…
Winter storm approaching Latvia: strong wind and blizzards to paralyse traffic
The sky will remain cloudy on Wednesday and Thursday. Precipitation will appear every now and then – mainly wet snow and rain, as…
BNN IN FOCUS | airBaltic’s “mistake in communication” as an alibi for failures
Opinion piece. Author: Ilona Bērziņa The “mistake in communication” was [Latvian Transport Minister Kaspars] Briškens’ inability to explain to residents the decision to…
