Belarus ups sabre-rattling against Lithuania
Linas Jegelevičius The sabre rattling by Belarus towards Lithuania has upped after Moscow announced last Sunday that around 9 000 Russian troops would…
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Electricity consumption in Latvia drops to five-year minimum; price remains high
In September there was a significant drop in consumption of electricity, reaching the lowest point since June 2017. A total of 531 379…
Britain’s Liz Truss announces decision to resign as PM
On Thursday, 20 October, Britain’s Liz Truss officially announced her decision to resign from her position of prime minister, as reported by BBC….
Latvian Saeima passes new Law on Local Governments
On Thursday, 20 October, Latvia’s parliament once again passed in the final reading the new Law on Local Governments. The Saeima also approved…
Investigation of possible EU fund fraud leads authorities to Līvāni mayor’s private property
During the investigation of possible fraud involving EU funds worth EUR 1.8 million a search was performed at private property owned by Līvāni…
Minister: LNG tanker ship’s station in Finland and not Estonia will not affect Latvia’s situation
The decision to station the liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification ship at the terminal in Finland’s Inga instead of Estonia’s Paldiski…
Russia declares state of war in territories occupied in Ukraine
On Wednesday, 19 October, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a state of war in four regions in Ukraine occupied by Russia, as reported…
September’s inflation in Latvia third highest in EU and Eurozone
In September 2022 annual inflation in Latvia was higher than average in the European Union and Eurozone, according to data published by Eurostat….
Coalition partners in Latvia agree on state reforms; government composition not discussed
Potential coalition partners in Latvia were able to reach an agreement on topics of national reforms, as New Unity politicians said after a…
