BNN ASKS | Saeima speaker: Kariņš has an authoritarian style of leading coalition negotiations
The thing that is slowing the coalition formation process in Latvia is the style employed to organise negotiations. Politicians engaged in the process…
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Euribor interest rate rise to affect car lease market
Luminor Bank warns leasers that the Euribor interest rate may considerably affect their payments across their entire lease contract term. After several years…
Latvia removes all 69 objects glorifying the Soviet union; municipalities remove 55 more
According to information from Latvian municipalities, all 69 objects believed to glorify the Soviet union have been removed from the country’s territory within…
Swedish expert: Russia’s crisis will not go away after war in Ukraine is over
Russia is not expected to change and cease its aggressive and hateful policy in the near or medium-term perspective. This means we have…
National Alliance leader fears humiliating failure to compose Latvia’s new government
Failure of three experienced organisations to compose a new government would be humiliating, said National Alliance’s leader Raivis Dzintars in an interview to…
BNN summary of the week: Price hike in Latvia. Coalition under construction. Russians leave Kherson
This week passed in Latvia largely with expectations for continued coalition negotiations. The process remains slow, but both the National Alliance and New…
Week in Lithuania | Conservatives lead Lithuania’s party rankings, 2023 budget bill sent back to government
Linas Jegelevičius Last week, Singapore’s firm unveiled a plan to invest EUR 15 million in Kaunas, US set to sell eight HIMARS systems…
Apartment market in Estonia slumps to a low not observed since 2016
In October 2022 apartment-related deals in Estonia dropped to the level of 2016. It is likely this level will remain across the entirety…
Authorities take notice of Rezekne mayor’s controversial take on Soviet monuments and war in Ukraine
Following his recent public statements, Rezekne mayor Aleksandrs Bartaševičs was invited by Latvian State Security Service (VDD) to come in and provide explanations,…
