European Union imposes embargo on Russian gold
At a meeting held in Brussels on Wednesday, 20 July, EU envoys expanded the sanctions imposed on Moscow for invading Ukraine. Among the…
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OPINION | Lembergs as prime minister candidate. How many times is enough?
Despite the court of first instance declaring ex-Mayor of Ventspils Aivars Lembergs guilty of severe crimes against the state and the US, his…
Ukraine: more than ten thousand Mariupol residents are in Russian filtration camps
More than ten thousand residents of Mariupol, which is captured by Russian forces, are in filtration camps, claims the city’s mayor Vadym Boichenko….
Politologist: there is a risk of dangerously low activity during 14th Saeima elections
In preparation for 14th Saeima elections, which are scheduled for 1 October this year, political parties in Latvia have started submitting their candidate…
Minimal unemployment drop observed in Latvia in June
In June 2022 actual unemployment rate in Latvia constituted 6.3 % and compared to May it has reduced by 0.2 percentage points. Unemployment…
Lithuania to consider terminating business ties with Russia
Lithuania’s Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence (NSGK) plans to review the initiative on banning business relations with Russia, as confirmed by…
EUobserver: Europe to impose sanctions against Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin
The European Union prepares to impose sanctions on the mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin, as well as actors Vladimir Mashkov and Sergei Bezrukov,…
Declaration of state of emergency over gas requested in Estonia
Estonian local government association believes there are severe natural gas supply disruptions in the country and that the current market measures cannot provide…
Fearing food crisis, EU prepares to unblock assets of Russian banks to sell grains
The European Union prepares to include exceptions to sanctions imposed on Russia. This is planned to be done to unblock assets of Russian…
