New government – in Lithuania as well
Mindaugas Sinkevičius, the leader of the Lithuanian Social Democrats, has announced that he will replace the current Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė, but she…
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KNAB comments for the first time on suspected information leak in the timber industry case
The head of Latvia’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB), Jēkabs Straume, has ruled out the possibility that information was leaked from the…
Russian warship fires warning shots near British territorial waters
A Russian warship fired warning shots in foggy weather in the English Channel to force a British civilian yacht to change course and…
Weather in Latvia set to change rapidly: what to expect before Midsummer celebrations
Wednesday and Thursday will bring predominantly cloudy weather across Latvia, although skies are expected to clear at times and sunshine will break through…
Will Rail Baltica be completed by 2030 at all?
The Rail Baltica railway project can only be completed with European Union funding, Latvia’s Minister of Transport, Rihards Kozlovskis (New Unity), said in…
EP President wants to open investigation into MEP’s warm relations with Russia
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola wants oversight bodies to investigate alleged code of conduct violations by Luxembourg MEP Fernand Kartheiser, Politico reports. Kartheiser…
Sweden passes new law to assess immigrant behavior
The Swedish parliament has passed a new law that will allow authorities to revoke a person’s residence permit if they commit violations, such…
Estonia to restrict emails from Russian servers
Estonian government agencies will restrict emails from Russian domains (.ru) from reaching their mailboxes and will quarantine them for security reasons, ERR News…
Bank of Latvia issues more pessimistic economic forecasts
The Bank of Latvia has lowered its forecast for Latvia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year from the previously projected 2.8% to…
