Lithuania becomes UN Human Rights member for first time
The UN General Assembly has elected Lithuania as the member of the organisation’s Human Rights Council, which has happened for the first time,…
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No more LDz Cargo monopoly on Latvian-Lithuanian border for Baltic Express
Baltic Express has signed a contract with Latvian state company Lithuanian Railway (Lietuvos geležinkeliai) freight company LTG Cargo. From now on Baltic Express…
Italy imposes Covid certificate requirement to all workers
Introducing one of EU’s strictest Covid-19 rules, Italy requires from Friday, October 15, all workers in the country to present one of the…
Covid-19 vaccination becomes available at parking lots of Lidl stores in Riga
From Friday, 15 October, until Wednesday, 20 October, Latvian residents will be able to vaccinate for Covid-19 at parking lots of several Lidl…
Norway’s tragic bow and arrow attack could have been terrorism
In Norway, following the killing of five people in a bow and arrow attack, a court hearing is held on Friday, October 15,…
Latvia may see first snow in the coming weeks
The beginning of October was very dry but this week there was a lot of rain in Latvia, especially in Kurzeme. The next…
More than ten criminal procedures commenced in Latvia over fictive vaccination
Latvian State Police have more than ten criminal procedures in the works regarding possible fictive Covid-19 vaccination, journalists were told on Thursday, 14…
Hospitals in Latvia to shut down scheduled services next week
With the rapid increase of Covid-19 infections and patients coming in, National Commission for Operational Medicine (VOMK) decided on Thursday, 14 October, to…
Estonia to help low-income families to pay electricity, gas bills
As energy prices for consumers have increased rapidly, the Estonian government has backed a package of support to cover the increasingly expensive bills…
