Latvia’s transport minister keeps his post: Saeima rejects dismissal with a narrow majority
A majority of MPs today voted down the opposition’s draft decision to express no confidence in Minister of Transport Atis Švinka (Progressives) during…
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Take in or pay – Lithuanian migration dilemma continues
The Lithuanian government must decide by the end of the year whether to take in 158 migrants from other European Union countries or…
Contrary to earlier plans, Lithuania reopens border checkpoints with Belarus
Lithuania reopened the Medininkai and Šalčininkai border control points on the Belarusian border during the night to Thursday, despite previously deciding that they…
Two trains collide in Czech Republic; dozens injured
Two trains collided in the Czech Republic on the morning of the 20th of November for reasons that are still unclear, and at…
Response to railway sabotage: Poland to close last Russian consulate in country
Poland has announced that it will close the last Russian consulate in the country in response to railway sabotage and will deploy thousands…
“Paranoid psychosis”: why Russian society believes a Western attack is imminent
Russian society is firmly convinced that sooner or later a Western invasion is coming, and this belief is consciously reinforced daily by state…
A new Prosecutor General in Latvia – Armīns Meisters
On Thursday, the Saeima appointed Armīns Meisters, Chief Prosecutor of the Riga Judicial Region Prosecutor’s Office, as Latvia’s new Prosecutor General. Eighty-eight Members…
Top US military officials head to Ukraine to discuss ending war
The US military has said that senior military officials have arrived in Ukraine to discuss ending the war with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,…
A new cyclone will bring snow and sleet to Latvia
On Thursday, the sky will be cloudy, clearing only in some places from the second half of the night. During the night, precipitation…
