Latvia’s Pasažieru vilciens appoints new board chairman after last one stepped down
From now on the position of the acting board chairman of Pasažieru vilciens (PV) will be Raitis Nešpors, BNN was told by the…
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US to build temporary port for aid deliveries in Gaza
President Joe Biden gave a 68-minute State of the Union address on Thursday, the 7th of March, in which he outlined his arguments…
Czechs raise funds for 800 000 artillery shells for Ukraine
Norway donated 140 million euros on Thursday, and with that the Czech Republic has secured enough funds to buy 800 000 artillery shells…
Latvian PM explains residents’ worries about security with lacking awareness
Residents’ worry about the security situation in the country can be explained with lacking awareness about the situation and about Latvia’s defensive capabilities,…
Zelenskyy names ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi as UK envoy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a nightly video address on Thursday, the 7th of March, that he had approved the nomination of…
Pasažieru vilciens chairman promises all trains to finally become fully operational by the end of 2024
All 32 new electric trains ordered by Pasažieru vilciens (PV) should become fully operational and deployed on passenger routed by the end of…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuanian PM’s Poland-will-not-defend-us remark sets off a firestorm, Šimonytė backpedals
Linas Jegelevičius Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has triggered a fiery firestorm, claiming that despite NATO’s Article 5, Poland’s internal policies “do not…
BNN ASKS | Problems with infrastructure impacts passenger transports. Who will take the blame?
Due to power disruptions on Riga-Tukums line in the morning on Thursday, the 7th of March, two trains were cancelled and several more…
VID: automatic returns of tax overpayments requires amendments to regulations
For people to automatically receive back their tax overpayment without having to submit an annual income declaration, it is necessary to introduce amendments…
