Belarus’ Belaruskali threatens Lithuania’s Conservatives-led Cabinet
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Despite two major concurrent crises – the combustible situation on Lithuania’s border with Belarus and the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Following Belarusian migrant crisis, Latvian residents’ opinion of immigration has changed to «moderately positive»
Even before the migration crisis, which is believed by many to have been orchestrated by Belarus, the general opinion of Latvian residents towards…
Omicron reaches 57 countries, no clarity of its severity on health
Globally, the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has been found in 57 countries, but it is not yet clear, who dangerous it…
US Department of State honours Latvian head prosecutor as Anticorruption Champion
Juris Juriss, head prosecutor and chief of the Anti-Money Laundering Division for the Latvian Prosecutor General’s Office has been recognized as of twelve…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 793 in Latvia, 1 643 in Lithuania, 553 in Estonia
A total of 793 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 445 of the patients were either…
Baltic presidents and Biden discuss security in Eastern Europe
The presidents of the three Baltic states are among the nine leaders of NATO member states in Europe, who are discussing security issues…
Registered unemployment level in Latvia reaches 6.4%
The registered unemployment level in Latvia was at 6.4% of the economically active population at the end of November 2021, which is 0.4…
Latvia elected to the UN Peacebuilding Commission for the first time
For the first time in history Latvia has been elected to the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, as confirmed by Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign…
Scandal at Terehova border checkpoint. Border guards hid bribes in uniform shoulder pieces and lockers
The state border guards arrested at Latvia’s Terehova border checkpoint this spring hid the bribes they received under shoulder pieces of their uniforms…
