Latvia’s transport minister keeps his post: Saeima rejects dismissal with a narrow majority
A majority of MPs today voted down the opposition’s draft decision to express no confidence in Minister of Transport Atis Švinka (Progressives) during…
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Take in or pay – Lithuanian migration dilemma continues
The Lithuanian government must decide by the end of the year whether to take in 158 migrants from other European Union countries or…
“Paranoid psychosis”: why Russian society believes a Western attack is imminent
Russian society is firmly convinced that sooner or later a Western invasion is coming, and this belief is consciously reinforced daily by state…
A new Prosecutor General in Latvia – Armīns Meisters
On Thursday, the Saeima appointed Armīns Meisters, Chief Prosecutor of the Riga Judicial Region Prosecutor’s Office, as Latvia’s new Prosecutor General. Eighty-eight Members…
A new cyclone will bring snow and sleet to Latvia
On Thursday, the sky will be cloudy, clearing only in some places from the second half of the night. During the night, precipitation…
Georgia: Abandoning the path to the West and a few steps away from dictatorship
A little over a year ago, a series of opposition parties competed for votes in Georgia’s parliamentary elections, with four of them entering…
Major criminal cases “get stuck” in the system in Latvia – Prosecutor General candidate calls for changes to the Criminal Procedure Law
Under the current regulations, it is in fact impossible to adjudicate any large-scale criminal case within a reasonable time frame, Prosecutor General candidate…
Dance around Mere – Lithuanian stores change parent company, but not owners
The Spanish company that took over the Mere store chain in Lithuania is owned by the same three Russian citizens who were previously…
Chinese agents’ new playground: LinkedIn
British intelligence agency MI5 has warned that Chinese state security agents are targeting British lawmakers by offering them jobs on the social networking…
