No new candidates announced for upcoming presidential elections in Latvia
Saturday, the 13th of May, marked the conclusion of the period of time during which parties were able to propose presidential candidates. No…
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Citizens’ indecisiveness pushes presidential elections in Turkey into second round
The presidential elections in Turkey are expected to continue in the second round, as none of the candidates have been able to secure…
Week in Lithuania: No reason to remove Ukrainian flag on Seimas Facebook; Lithuanian and Portuguese presidents meet
A diplomatic scandal almost broke out in Lithuania this week when an opposition MP published his thoughts on Israel’s actions in its occupied…
European goods worth a billion euros “disappear” in transit through Russia
Goods sent from the European Union worth more than EUR 1 billion have “disappeared” in transit through Russia on their way to their…
Latvian MEP accused of causing millions of losses to Riga; calls it “absurd”
The charges presented by Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) about allegedly causing losses worth EUR 10 million to Riga municipality are…
South Africa is accused of supplying weapons to Russia
The US ambassador to South Africa has accused it of supplying weapons to Russia, despite the country’s declared neutral position on the Ukraine…
With Levits out, National Alliance will not select a different presidential candidate
Although the National Alliance has yet to voice support to any of the three officially announced presidential candidates, the political party does not…
Politologist predicts minister Edgars Rinkēvičs has a good chance of becoming president
A situation when candidates are selected by the biggest faction and leading party, and when the most popular politicians are selected – is…
Russia drops idea to surround Ukrainian forces in Bakhmut
The deployment of low-quality Russian forces on the flanks around Bakhmut indicates the Russian Ministry of Defence has largely dropped the goal to…
