Saeima prevents liberal-leaning constitutional judge from office in Latvian Supreme Court
Members of the Saeima voted on Thursday, February 17, not to appoint former head of the Latvian Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova, who has…
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New Covid-19 cases in Baltics
In 24 hours to Thursday, February 17, Latvia registered 11,595 new coronavirus infections, while Estonia registered 6,499 and Lithuania – 7,620. A total…
Belgium to introduce four-day working week
In Belgium, the government has agreed on a labour reform package, which sets forth offering workers the four-day working week public servants have…
Latvia planning to sell Covid-19 vaccines abroad
The Latvian Health Ministry has drafted amendments to law to permit the sale of Covid-19 vaccine doses to other countries. In order to…
Latvian foreign trade value reached records in 2021
Under the influence of rebounding EU economy and high inflation the value of Latvian exports and imports reached records in 2021, official statistics…
Wind turbine falls down in Estonia
On Estonia’s largest island, a wind turbine has broken in pieces and fallen down. The accident, which could have had tragic consequences, has…
EU’s top court upsets Polish, Hungarian governments in historic ruling
The EU’s Court of Justice rejected on Wednesday, February 16, the actions brought by Hungary and Poland against the conditionality mechanism, which makes…
Wednesday’s new Covid-19 cases in Baltics
A total of 11 425 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours to Wednesday, February 16. 20…
Ukraine celebrates Unity Day being in European defence spotlight
Ukraine marks on Wednesday, February 16, its new national holiday, the Unity Day, Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reports. Russia announced recently plans to…
