Peace plan talks productive; still no result
US and Ukrainian representatives said that peace talks in Miami over the weekend were productive, but significant results that would allow stopping the…
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Brandavs admits promising a bribe to Ušakovs — former Riga mayor denies allegations, TV report says
Aleksandrs Brandavs, the former indirect owner of passenger transport company Rīgas mikroautobusu satiksme (RMS), paid a 73,000 euros fine this autumn after admitting…
Will there be snow in Latvia at Christmas? Latest forecast
On Monday, skies will be mostly cloudy. During the night, precipitation — rain and wet snow — is expected only in eastern parts…
France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
The French parliament failed to agree on the 2026 national budget on the 19th of December, meaning that emergency solutions will have to…
A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
At the end of the year, Lithuanian lawmakers created a situation where even a cat has a say in whether to dismiss the…
Estonian Interior Minister: Russians don’t know how to read maps
The Estonian government will conduct a new risk assessment on December 19, and it is not ruled out that the border with Russia…
BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?
One of the most prominent issues of the outgoing year was the fight against bureaucracy. Residents hoped that bureaucrats would finally be knocked…
Minister criticizes Czech climate policy; promised “green blood will flow”
Czech interim environment minister Petr Macinka has said that ideology must be broken and the ministry’s climate protection department will be closed, writes…
EU agrees loan for Ukraine; frozen Russian assets untouched for now
European Union leaders have agreed on a 90 billion euros loan for Ukraine, but it will be financed from the bloc’s budget, not…
