Human rights commissioner: Depriving rights will not reduce migration
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner, Michael O’Flaherty, has warned that reducing the human rights of a particular group of people would…
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Nils Ušakovs leaves the board of the Saskaņa party
Member of the European Parliament Nils Ušakovs (S) has stepped down from the board of the party Saskaņa. “I would like to wish…
US partially evacuates Beirut embassy staff
The US government has ordered all non-essential embassy staff to leave Beirut after an updated security review, the BBC reports. The decision comes…
Four years since Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine; only 0.79% of Ukrainian territory seized last year
Tuesday marks four years since Russia’s renewed full-scale invasion of Ukraine, triggering the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II. The…
EU sanctions eight Russian officials over human rights abuses
The European Union has imposed sanctions on a new group of officials – eight Russian government and law enforcement officials who have violated…
Precipitation zone to continue crossing the country, heavy snowfall expected in some areas
The precipitation zone will continue to move across Latvia on Tuesday, the 24th of February — skies will be mostly cloudy. Snow will…
Hungary vows to block new EU sanctions on Russia
Hungary plans to oppose further European Union sanctions on Russia and also wants to use its veto power to block a 90 billion…
Iceland eyes resuming EU accession talks
Two people familiar with the matter said Iceland is considering holding a vote to reopen EU accession talks as soon as August, Politico…
Unlike last year, this year has started with a deficit in Latvia’s state budget
At the end of January this year, Latvia’s consolidated general government budget showed a deficit of 21.5 million euros, according to information published…
