French presidential hopeful condemns Trump and calls for a stronger Europe
Raphaël Glucksmann, a center-left candidate for the French presidency, has condemned US President Donald Trump’s decision to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports,…
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BNN IN FOCUS | Political scientist’s view: “Where will we make the cuts?” – Rajevskis warns of the cost of banning grain transit
Latvia is planning to ban the transit of grain from Russia and Belarus, but it remains unclear how thoroughly the consequences of such…
Germany’s AfD faces difficulty forming government after Saxony-Anhalt election win
Germany’s far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) convened for the first session of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament on the 6th of October; however,…
Kulbergs reveals how he will choose Latvia’s next coalition partners
The United List (AS) will choose as its next coalition partners those political forces that agree to implement changes, Prime Minister and candidate…
Latvia adds journalist Ragozin to list of persona non gratae
On the 6th of October, Latvia decided to expel Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin—who had lived in the country for over a decade—due to…
Latvian president names politician who should form the new government · BNN
Incumbent Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs (United List) should form Latvia’s new government, President Edgars Rinkēvičs announced on Tuesday following talks with all political…
After Stability! election collapse, Rosļikovs has no plans to return to Latvia for now · BNN
Following the election result in which Stability! received 1.997% of the vote, failing to enter the Saeima and losing state funding, party leader…
Three politicians facing criminal charges elected to Saeima
Three politicians facing criminal charges have been elected to Latvia’s 15th Saeima, and once their mandates are approved, parliament will have to decide…
Former Latvian PM suggests her party could have performed better if it had not joined Kulbergs’ government · BNN
Former Prime Minister and New Unity (JV) politician Evika Siliņa has suggested that her party might have performed better in Latvia’s 15th Saeima…
