Former coalition partners argue over who should get mayor’s seat in Riga
Former Riga City Council partners continue negotiations on continuing the city council’s operations. Parties have opposing views on which political party should get…
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CIA: Putin still wants revenge on Prigozhin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to buy time while he considers how to deal with Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, the BBC…
Riga City Council member requests investigation of ex-mayor’s possible influence over procurement
The head of Riga City Council’s For Latvia’s Development faction member Viesturs Zeps has released an announcement in which it is stated that…
Requests for international protection almost quintupled last year in Estonia
Estonia’s migration statistics were most affected last year by the war in Ukraine, which forced millions of people to leave their homes, as…
Latvian Ministry of Education concerned about public invitations for distance learning in Russia
Latvia’s Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) has invited Ministry of the Interior to look into public invitations to use distance learning options…
Amsterdam tries to limit number of tourists and bans docking of cruise ships
The municipality of Amsterdam has banned cruise ships from entering the city center – this is one of the ways that the Dutch…
Latvian retailers asks minister to list food products under 300% price markup
The Latvian Food Retailers Association (LPTA) invites Minister of Agriculture Didzis Šmits to provide accurate information as to which products sold by which…
SEB Bank studies Baltic residents’ pocket money habits
According to SEB Bank’s available data, although residents can register a payment card for their children starting from the age of seven, information…
Prosecution office refrains from detailed comments about penalty applied to Russian propagandist
Latvian prosecution office refrains from commenting on the charges and the reasons behind the chosen penalty for “Russian propagandist” Marats Kasems. He is…
