Estonia developing video call option for emergency 112 number
A new European Union-funded project is underway in Estonia to introduce a video call option for the emergency number 112, complementing traditional voice…
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Riga announces massive street maintenance procurement
Riga City Council has announced a street maintenance procurement project worth EUR 210 million. The project will span 2024-2029. Application submission will remain…
Minister says she doesn’t understand why Latvian teachers are upset
Latvian Minister of Education and Science Anda Čakša is confused which of the strike demands from the Latvian Trade Union of Education and…
Court of Justice of the EU lifts sanctions from Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven
On Wednesday, the 10th of April, the Court of Justice of the European Union satisfied the plea from Russian billionaires Mikhail Fridman and…
“Zombie drug” spreads across Europe, claims 11 lives in the UK
A new study by King’s College London, published on Wednesday, the 10th of April, found that xylazine – an animal tranquilliser nicknamed the…
Latvian Prime Minister suspends head of the State Chancellery
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa has issued an order to suspend the Director of the State Chancellery Janis Citskovskis for the duration of…
Zelenskyy criticises Scholz’s explanation for not sending Taurus
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy strongly criticised German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for refusing to deliver German-made Taurus missiles to Kyiv, suggesting that his reluctance…
US to sell to Ukraine equipment necessary to upgrade HAWK air defence system
The US will sell Ukraine up to 138 million dollars worth of equipment to maintain and upgrade HAWK air defence systems to help…
Latvian ex-PM’s private flights estimated to have incurred EUR 545 000 in unjustifiable expenses
The illegal and uneconomic conduct in organising the now former Latvian PM Krišjānis Kariņš’s special flights incurred EUR 545 000 in unjustifiable expenses…
