Presidential election campaign gears up in France
The French presidential election is still more than a year away, but politicians have already begun to actively prepare for their campaigns, reports…
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Latvia must start acting like a mature state – political scientist on mistakes, US cooperation and security challenges
Ilona Bērziņa Is the world order really changing, so that what seemed self-evident yesterday no longer is today? What hopes can we link…
Socialist candidate wins Portugal presidential election
Portugal’s moderate socialist Antonio Jose Seguro has won a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, beating far-right candidate Andre Ventura, Reuters reports….
Lithuanian officials hint at change in attitude towards Belarus; later retracts
Some Lithuanian officials have made comments about easing sanctions or changing the country’s attitude towards Minsk, but have since retracted their comments. Observers…
A new US ambassador to arrive in Riga soon, strengthening bilateral cooperation
A new phase in relations between Latvia and the United States will begin soon, as the new US ambassador is expected to arrive…
Latvian politicians in foreign policy debates: “Expectations are collapsing,” but “not everything is bad”
Responsibility for Latvia rests with the Latvian people and with us as part of that people, Foreign Minister Baiba Braže (New Unity) emphasized…
Latvia’s Parliament takes a step against “intimidation lawsuits”: journalists and activists promised greater protection
The Saeima’s Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday supported, at first reading in parliament, amendments to the Law on the Protection of Persons Involved…
Le Pen’s party in France – with a dual stance against the Kremlin
The French far-right National Alliance (RN) party is poised to win next year’s presidential election, but the party’s attitude towards the Kremlin remains…
Hungary, Slovakia to sue EU over Russian gas
The foreign ministers of Hungary and Slovakia have said their countries have decided to sue the European Union over a plan to completely…
