National Alliance member says Saeima may approve Latvia’s new government in December
There are no insurmountable disagreements left among members of the forming coalition in Latvia, said member of the National Alliance and Chairman of…
Category: Politics
Estonian parties to start election campaigns
The general election will happen on the 5th of March, 2023, as the president of Estonia Alar Karis signed the resolution, and Estonian…
Saeima’s Legal Affairs Committee once again rejects idea to create a new ministry and vice-minister posts in Latvia
On Tuesday, 29 November, the Saeima’s Legal Affairs Committee once again rejected amendments to the Cabinet Structure Law, which are intended to allow…
Kremlin: We would agree to Vatican as mediator
Moscow announced it would welcome the Vatican to mediate peace talks, but, given the Ukrainian stance, it is impossible, writes Reuters. The Vatican…
Mayor of Jurmala removed from office and city council
Friday, 25 November, marked the coming into force of the guilty verdict for Jurmala City Council chairman Gatis Truksnis. This means he will…
Latvian Saeima conceptually supports creation of vice-minister seats and a new ministry despite objections from deputies
On 24 November the Saeima set urgency and conceptually passed amendments to the State Administration Structure Law necessary to implement the ruling coalition’s…
Coalition parties in Latvia disagree on changes to tax policy
Parties forming the new coalition in Latvia – New Unity (JV), National Alliance (NA) and Combined List (AS) – disagree on the topic…
Merkel: I didn’t have enough power to influence Putin
Former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel defeated her position towards Russia in the pre-war period, and said that her influence wasn’t significant enough,…
European Union prepares ninth packet of sanctions
European Union prepares to release the ninth packet of sanctions against Russia as an answer to heavy attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure, writes Reuters….
