Alcohol consumption in Latvia equated with epidemic; no new initiatives suggested
Alcohol consumption in Latvia has reached a level at which it is equated with an epidemic. This means immediate and complex measures are…
Author: Ogres
France hopes to use Greece’s air defence system at the Olympics
France has asked to borrow Greece’s Crotale short-range air defence missile system for the Paris Olympics. The request comes as France plans to…
Latvia’s economy is short of 2-3 billion euros in investments, says minister
Latvian Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis said in an interview to LTV programme Rīta panorāma on Friday, the 26th of April, that the…
Lukashenko speaks of threats to Belarus to justify “nuclear deterrence” tactics
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday, the 25th of April, that internal and external threats are forcing him to change the security…
OECD: Latvia needs rapid economic reforms to avoid a crisis
Latvia needs to improve its fiscal policy, reform its tax system, improve the public sector’s capabilities and attract investments in order to promote…
Apinis: Global trends in use of medication by pregnant women and breastfeeding women
Author: Pēteris Apinis, physician. Opinion piece Currently, the world, including Latvia, is rethinking attitudes towards gender equality, often with exaggerations. Many participants in…
BNN ASKS | Politologist: claims about requests to falsify election results is the final “nail” for perception of legitimacy of power
Former secretary general of Unity political party Artis Kampars categorically denies the claims from “SOAAR” manager Renārs Kadžulis about the alleged attempts to…
BNN ANALYSES | A boring Lithuanian presidential campaign finally gets some traction – live TV debates
Linas Jegelevičius For the first time, Lithuania’s all eight presidential candidates met in a live, national broadcaster LRT-televised debates, trading jabs while weighing…
Britain’s Rwanda asylum seeker legislation comes into force
Britain’s King Charles on Thursday, the 25th of April, approved a government scheme backing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers…
