Latvian minister promises no need for budget consolidation or tax increase next year
The 2022 state budget plan provides for financial stability in Latvia. Thanks to this plan there will be no need to consolidate the…
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Week in Lithuania: Lithuanian CB cuts 2021 growth estimate to 4.9 percent, China’s Xiaomi rejects Lithuanian report on security breaches
Last week, Cabinet backed proposal to establish intelligence ombudsman, Lithuania reported 1 970 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths on Friday. Landsbergis confirmed HU-LCD…
PHOTO: two new Stena Line ferries to be deployed on Ventspils-Nynäshamn route
Staying true to the plan to expand operations in the Baltic Sea, Swedish Stena Line has invested EUR 200 million in the Ventspils-Nynäshamn…
BNN summary of the week: Wages in state administration. Vaccinated teachers. Police education
This week Latvia announced representatives of certain profession are to undergo compulsory Covid-19 vaccination. Although several months ago Minister of Health Daniels Pavļuts…
German Bundestag election won by social-democrats, preliminary results say
In Germany, the Bundestag parliamentary election has been held, where after long and leading yeas in politics the Chancellor Angela Merkel did not…
UN deputy secretary general: countries should let people apply for asylum
Countries should let migrants apply for asylum and make sure each application is evaluated individually, said UN deputy secretary general for human rights…
Man in Lithuania had kilo of nails and screws in stomach, surgery finds
Lithuanian doctors have carried out surgery to discover over a kilogram of nails and screws in a man’s stomach. Following a successful operation,…
Lithuania changes travel rules for Denmark, Finland
As the epidemiological situation in Denmark, Finland and Luxembourg has improved, Lithuania has removed them from its red list of travel restrictions, where…
Dry and warm – weather forecast for this week in Latvia
Anticyclone activity will increase this week – weather will be dry and warm during the day. At night, however, air temperature may drop…
