For five months 50% of housing benefit costs will be covered by the state in Latvia
On Wednesday, 22 December, Latvia’s Saeima passed amendments to the Law on the Suppression of Consequences of the Spread of Covid-19 Infection. These…
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Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 954 in Latvia, 1 722 in Lithuania, 867 in Estonia
A total of 954 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 472 of the patients were either…
Spain to introduce requirement to wear face masks outdoors
Spain, which has avoided tough epidemiological restrictions this autumn, has registered a record number of new, daily Covid-19 cases this week. It has…
Latvian State Police to rotate some of its top brass
Chief of Latvian State Police Armands Ruks has decided to perform rotations in the Economic Crimes Enforcement Department, Organised Crime Enforcement Department and…
Hong Kong removes statue devoted to Tiananmen Square Massacre
In Hong Kong, a partially democratic Asian metropolis part of communist China, a statue devoted to the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square…
Shopping malls experience problems organising workers for weekend shifts
Following the 21 December decision of the Latvian government, which permits all stores in shopping malls to open up for weekends and holidays,…
Latvian corruption watchdog terminates criminal procedure involving Saeima deputies
Latvia’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) did not find signs of bribery in the actions of Saeima deputies Viktors Valainis and Ralfs…
Estonian top searches on Google in 2021 focused on football, politics and TV personality
The key words Estonians used the most in the Google search engine in 2021 show that people in the Baltic country were interested…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania will slip back into lockdown with 240 COVID-19 patients in ICU
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN The good news is that the COVID-19 caseload in Lithuania has shrunk by half over the last two…
