VIDEO | As protests grow, Georgia pushes ahead with foreign agents bill opposed by EU
The Georgian Parliament on Wednesday, the 17th of April, gave initial approval to the controversial “foreign agents” bill, which for the third night…
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Sweden to allow legal gender change from the age of 16
The Swedish Parliament on Wednesday, the 17th of April, passed a law that will make it easier for people to change their legal…
Teacher’s Day in Latvia to be celebrated on the 5th of October from now on
Latvian Saeima has passed in the final reading amendments to the Law on Public Holidays, Commemoration Days, and Celebration Days proposed by President…
Lithuania Receives International Safety Rating From FAA
Lithuania has achieved the top ranking (Category one) from the Federal Aviation administration (FAA) following its first International Aviation Safety Assessment. This opens…
Foreign investors give Latvia’s investment climate historically the lowest score
According to foreign investors, the investment climate in Latvia in 2023 was the lowest it has ever been – 1.9 points out of…
With Kariņš back in the Saeima, one New Unity member loses her seat
With former Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš back in the Saeima, Viktorija Baire loses her seat in the parliament, according to information from…
Residents protest in Riga against construction of football stadium on top of public gardens in Lucavsala
More than 50 people came to Riga City Council to protest against the removal of public vegetable gardens from Lucavsala to clear the…
Survey: voters in many countries sceptical about democracy
A survey published on Thursday, the 11th of April, by the governance watchdog, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), concludes…
Ambulance medic receives suspended prison sentence for not providing aid to woman, who later died
Zemgale District Court gave former Emergency Medical Service (NMPD) medical assistant to a suspended prison sentence for abandoning an unconscious woman and not…
