Ukraine digs into its massive problem of trafficking in human beings
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova has stated that in the 30 years of Ukraine’s restored independence, around 260 000 people in the European…
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Latvian police warn about scammers active on the pet market
Lately Latvian State Police have received multiple reports from residents about scammers. Most residents reported scammers attempting to acquire their payment card data…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 117 in Latvia, 2 354 in Lithuania, 1 190 in Estonia
A total of 2 117 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 521 of the patients…
Facebook profit reaches 9 billion in nine months
The world’s largest social media company Facebook, Inc has announced earning USD 9 million (EUR 7.7 billion) in the first three quarters of…
Latvian parliament’s committee passes sea port management reform
On Tuesday, 26 October, members of the Saeima’s Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee passed for the second reading amendments to the…
Estonian rights chancellor deems new restrictions justified
In Estonia, new epidemiological rules over the surge in new Covid-19 cases have been introduced. The country’s Chancellor of Justice has evaluated that…
OECD: Latvia has accomplished progress in the fight against bribery of foreign officials
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Working Group on Bribery (WGB) outlines significant progress accomplished by Latvia when it comes to…
Latvian minister blames low Covid-19 vaccination in Latvia on «post-Soviet heritage»
The low Covid-19 vaccination coverage in Latvia and countries of the region can be attributed to «post-Soviet heritage», said Latvia’s Minister of Culture…
Vilnius major sees two ways out of «pandemic of the unvaccinated»
With Lithuania’s numbers of new daily Covid-19 cases remain high and hospitals continue to work at maximum capacity, Vilnius major Remigijus Šimašius has…
