Week in Lithuania: Seimas increases taxes for lotteries, gambling; inflation estimate goes up
Last week, the top news stories in Lithuania were the tax increase for lotteries and gambling businesses, the Bank of Lithuania increasing its…
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Ukraine and Russia agree on need to restore truce in Donbas
On December 22, the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) stated that at a meeting of the TCG, all parties agreed…
Lynx hunting in Latvia to be prohibited
Latvia’s State Forest Service (VMD) will not issue permits to hunt lynx this hunting season. The reason is because there are plans to…
For five months 50% of housing benefit costs will be covered by the state in Latvia
On Wednesday, 22 December, Latvia’s Saeima passed amendments to the Law on the Suppression of Consequences of the Spread of Covid-19 Infection. These…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 954 in Latvia, 1 722 in Lithuania, 867 in Estonia
A total of 954 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 472 of the patients were either…
Spain to introduce requirement to wear face masks outdoors
Spain, which has avoided tough epidemiological restrictions this autumn, has registered a record number of new, daily Covid-19 cases this week. It has…
Latvian State Police to rotate some of its top brass
Chief of Latvian State Police Armands Ruks has decided to perform rotations in the Economic Crimes Enforcement Department, Organised Crime Enforcement Department and…
Hong Kong removes statue devoted to Tiananmen Square Massacre
In Hong Kong, a partially democratic Asian metropolis part of communist China, a statue devoted to the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square…
Shopping malls experience problems organising workers for weekend shifts
Following the 21 December decision of the Latvian government, which permits all stores in shopping malls to open up for weekends and holidays,…
