Lithuanian caretaker government to be led by Finance Minister
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has appointed Finance Minister Rimantas Sadzius as interim head of government following the resignation of Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas,…
Category: Politics
Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions will regain independence
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to repeal a law that would have limited the independence of the he National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialised…
Orbán promises housing for public sector workers during pre-election campaign
As he heads into a less-than-promising 2026 election, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced that the state plans to pay an equivalent…
Sandu: Russia is trying to interfere in Moldovan elections
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said that the biggest threats to the September elections are corruption and illegal Russian financing, Reuters reports. There…
Bartaševičs’ advisor – a politician who has previously been denied access to state secrets by the Security Service
One of the advisors to Rēzekne Mayor Aleksandrs Bartaševičs (“Together for Latvia”/LPV) will be Raimonds Olehno, the municipality’s executive director who was denied…
BNN IN FOCUS | Why is the Latvian Government reviewing early retirement pensions? Political analyst explains budget risks
The issue of early retirement pensions is currently at the center of public attention, as the government plans significant changes to the system…
Zelensky has decided not to limit anti-corruption institutions
A few days after protests broke out in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a bill that would restore the independence of the…
BNN Interview | Should the state pay for OIK mistakes? LIZDA explains its reasons
The Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA) is now the second influential non-governmental organization to sign a cooperation agreement with…
Former Latvian Health Minister not guilty of official misconduct during the Covid-19 crisis
As the prosecution has not appealed the ruling of the Riga Regional Court, the acquittal of former Health Minister Ilze Viņķele (Development/For!) for…
