LDz chairman: Latvia may establish cooperation with China in railway freight
A situation when Latvia may commence cooperation with China in the field of carrying railway freight seems very close, said state joint-stock company…
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Orange warning declared in Latvia due to strong wind
Strong north-west wind is expected in Latvia this Monday, 17 January. Wind speed will reach 26-31 m/sec along the coast in the country,…
Week in Lithuania: President says public, politicians to decide on women’s military draft
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were the suspension of Covid health pass requirement for up to 16-year-olds, a grim record of…
BNN summary of the week: Fine for Grindeks owners. Inflation in Latvia. Events in Kazakhstan
This week talks continued in Latvia about ways to solve the problem of people’s growing public utility costs. There is also the issue…
Latvian Prosecutor General unhappy with long trials and prosecutors resigning after them
On Friday, 14 January, at the meeting of the Justice Council Latvian Prosecutor General Juris Stukāns turned the attention of leading officials in…
Polish legislators act against NGOs in schools
In Poland, the lower house of the parliament has adopted a draft law aimed at controlling the extracurricular programming provided by non-governmental organisations….
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 628 in Latvia, 3 947 in Lithuania, 2 087 in Estonia
A total of 2 628 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 008 of the patients…
Latvian Railway board member Ēriks Šmuksts steps down
The council of state joint-stock company Latvian Railway (LDz) has accepted the company’s board member Ēriks Šmuksts’ resignation. 15 January will be his…
Russia voices disappointment over not reaching its goals on Ukraine
Moscow’s talks this week on its wishes of Ukraine not joining NATO in the long term and less defences for Baltics and other…
