Experts: lumber price growth greatly affected by anti-Russian sanctions
The situation on the lumber market in 2021 was dictated by price rise, reaching historically the highest prices for pine and spruce trees….
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Foreign affairs expert: only losing Crimea would rock Putin’s position
Only if Ukraine manages to take back Crimea would Russian President Vladimir Putin’s current situation be rocked in any meaningful way, as lsm…
Liquefied natural gas terminal idea progresses in Latvia
Latvian government has reached a conceptual agreement on discontinuation of use of Russian natural gas and the construction of a liquefied gas terminal…
Residents may have to pay more for school lunches in Riga in the next school year
Starting from 1 September 2022 some parents in Riga may have to pay 1-2 euros extra for their children’s school lunches. Free lunches…
War crime supporters in Latvia to have their citizenship revoked
On Tuesday, 19 April, Latvian Saeima’s Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee passed in the second and final reading the urgent amendments…
Sweden increases investments in civil defence
In Sweden, the government has decided to allocate additional 800 million kronor (77 million euros) to improving the civil defence system in the…
Estonian Centre Party MP has his parliamentary immunity taken in Porto Franco case
In Estonia, the parliament has backed allowing to criminally persecute legislator Mihhail Korb of the Centre Party, which is part of the Estonian…
Latvia declares energy crisis in supplies of petroleum products
An energy crisis in supplies of petroleum products is declared in Latvia until 31 December 2022, according to the order of the Cabinet…
Latvian State Police College elects a new director
On 19 April deputy chief of State Police Main Criminal Police’s Economic Crimes Enforcement Office, Lt. Col. Dmitrijs Homenko was elected as the…
