Lithuanian and Estonian seniors one step ahead of their Latvian neighbours welfare-wise
Although the average pension in Latvia is EUR 576, every fourth senior has to live on a monthly pension of only EUR 400…
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BNN ANALYSES | High-pitched beeps can be pesky, but Lithuania is set to improve its emergency alert system
Linas Jegelevičius Sharp alarming beeps on your cell phone while in Lithuania will likely make you uneasy – what is going on? No…
The Insider: documents indicate Navalny was poisoned
The Insider reports having accessed hundreds of official documents related to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison. According to…
BNN ASKS | Ministry of Defence – an obstacle to drone development? A scandal that threatens Latvia’s security?
Opinion article/Ilona Bērziņa No one has any doubts that drones play a major role in war now and will in the future. This…
Week in Lithuania | “For Lithuania” whip says Lithuania needs to normalise ties with China, President calls for UN reform
Last week, TV host Ramanauskas apologised for remarks about Russian speakers; SD leader promised luxury tax, higher income tax for the wealthy Lithuania…
Latvian PM promises to make country more attractive to foreign investors
The priorities when working with the Foreign Investors Council in Latvia (FICIL) next years will be human capital development, increase of productivity and…
Dombrovskis: Russian assets to serve as collateral in EC’s new loan to Ukraine
Russian assets frozen in European countries will serve as collateral to some extent to the planned European Commission (EC) loan of up to…
Shahed drone in Latvia: border guards received the information too late
The guidance block of the Russian Shahed-type drone that crashed in Gaigalava Parish of Rezekne was destroyed, according to what Chief of Latvian…
Saeima decides to freeze state financing to political parties
On Thursday, the 26th of September, the Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the Law on Financing of Political Organisations (Parties),…
