Russian Federation halts participation in START
In his nearly two hours’ long speech to the Federal Assembly, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will halt its participation in…
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Latvian PM composes committee for EU funds
Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš has signed the order for the formation of a thematic committee for EU funds, as confirmed by the…
Latvijas Gāze commences Gaso’s sale procedure
State company Latvijas Gāze JSC has started the sale process of its subsidiary Gaso JSC, as confirmed by Latvijas Gāze board chairman Aigars…
Estonia joins the statement on Russian athletes ban
Estonian Culture Minister Piret Hartman has signed the joint statement of officials of 35 countries, which states that there are no reasons to…
Latvian National Guard has a new commander – Kaspars Pudāns
On Wednesday, the 22nd of February, a ceremony for the change of the commander of Latvia’s National Guard was held at the Freedom…
«Latvia has created an example for other Western democracies»
On Thursday, the 23rd of February, the State Chancellery released a statement from the Cabinet of Ministers that states how the country will…
Latvian parliament reviews eID card issue procedure; deadline removed
In the final reading on Thursday, the 23rd of February, the Saeima passed amendments to the Personal Identification Documents Law. These amendments provide…
Latvian government rejects Skulte LNG project developer’s and investor’s proposed conditions
At a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday, the 21st February, members of the government reviewed the report from the Ministry…
North Korea faces food shortages; government makes a show of military might
Chronic food shortages are nothing new in North Korea, but closed borders, bad weather and sanctions have made the situation even worse in…
