Ex-chief of VID: every time corruption is found, minister of finance reacts aggressively
Every time Latvian State Revenue Service (VID) uncovers signs of corruption, the reaction from Minister of Finance Jānis Reirs is aggressive, said the…
Category: Politics
Political parties in Latvia report promotion expenses worth EUR 2.5 million
Political parties and associations have reported promotion expenses for the period between 4 June and 12 September worth a total of EUR 2…
China and Russia leaders to meet at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit
China’s leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Ukraine and other “international and regional topics” at their meeting…
NATO Stratcom head: the worse the situation is for Kremlin, the more nuclear blackmail there is
The threat of nuclear blackmail may increase in proportion to Ukraine’s accomplishments on the front. Nevertheless, the west should not fall into panic,…
Latvia’s Egils Levits becomes first president to have spent a night in Kyiv during war time
Last week Latvia’s President Egils Levits visited war-torn Ukraine and violated an unwritten security protocol – he became the first of western leaders…
US unveils more than USD 2 billion military support for Ukraine and allies
United States secretary of state Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Kyiv came after the US unveiled nearly 2 billion dollars in…
Latvian government approves order under which supporters of war criminals will lose citizenship
Half a year after Saeima’s adopted amendments, the government approved the order under which Latvian citizenship will be taken away from people who…
Residence permit practice to be limited in Latvia, but ruling coalition unsure how much
In regards to the planned amendments to the Immigration Law, which would introduce tighter requirements for the issue of residence permits to Russian…
Funding allocated to security services to patrol Latvian-Belarusian border
Latvia’s Cabinet of Ministers decided to provide funding of EUR 112 821 to the Ministry of the Interior in order to cover expenses…
