Ministry representative on grains: we need a joint decision from the European Union
EU countries are very sensitive when it comes to sanctions on the food industry, said Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy state secretary…
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In an unprecedented shooting at Prague University gunman kills 14 and injures 25
In the worst mass shooting in Czech history, on Thursday, the 21st of December, a 24-year-old Czech student shot dead his father, then…
Latvian Saeima permits employment termination for residents not loyal to the state
The Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the State Administration Structure Law, which will allow employees that are not loyal to…
Latvian president promulgates the country’s state budget for 2024
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has promulgated the state budget for 2024. Consolidated budget revenue is planned at EUR 14.5 billion, whereas costs are…
New school financing model to limit municipalities’ rights to influence funding distribution
Latvian Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) has prepared a new school financing model. It is given the name “Programme in school”. This…
Financial troubles. Daugavpils Hospital may be the first to be taken over by Latvian state
Daugavpils Regional Hospital, which is in financial troubles at the moment, may become the first one to be partially taken over the state,…
BNN ANALYSES | Who are the 2023 winners and the losers in Lithuania?
Linas Jegelevičius The Christmas bells are jingling, bringing the very end of 2023, a year of sadness for many in Lithuania. BNN spoke…
Ukrainians prepare for the first wartime Christmas under the new calendar
Ukrainians, mainly Orthodox Christians, are preparing to celebrate their first Christmas under the new calendar as the country’s main church departs from the…
Poland’s new government stops news channel broadcasting amid reforms
Poland’s new pro-European government under Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday, the 20th of December, suspended a public news channel and dismissed the…
