Latvia’s government change to cost more than half a million euros as cabinet seeks budget savings
While the Latvian government is searching for ways to reduce public spending, the replacement of Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity) by Andris…
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Salmonellosis outbreak detected in Estonia; source: instant noodles
The number of salmonellosis cases is increasing across Europe, and it has also been detected in Estonia; the source of the disease is…
Macron’s ally against the far right: migration as a weapon
The French government and its far-right opponents are in a bitter exchange over migration policy, just 10 months before the most important presidential…
Latest data reveals how fast prices are rising in Latvia compared with the rest of Europe
Latvia recorded a higher annual inflation rate in May than the average levels in both the European Union (EU) and the euro area,…
Artist critical of Kremlin killed in Poland
Polish police are investigating the murder of Russian artist Robert Kuzovkov, who used the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, a vocal Kremlin critic, the BBC…
Latvenergo issues 300 million euros in Green Bonds
Latvia’s state-owned energy company Latvenergo issued 300 million euros worth of seven-year unsecured European Green Bonds on the 16th of June, according to…
Crimea bans nighttime riding of motorbikes because of drone-like sound
Moscow officials in annexed Crimea have announced that they are banning the use of mopeds, motorcycles and quads at night because they sound…
New government – in Lithuania as well
Mindaugas Sinkevičius, the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democrats, has announced that he will replace the current Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė, but she…
KNAB comments for the first time on suspected information leak in the timber industry case
The head of Latvia’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB), Jēkabs Straume, has ruled out the possibility that information was leaked from the…
