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…
Category: Politics
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….
BNN ANALYSES: Lithuanian Seimas rolls over midway mark
Linas Jegelevičius This week, the 13th Lithuanian Parliament, the Seimas, has passed the midway mark. It is nearly unanimously agreed that it has…
Pīlēns: government declaration contains nearly 400 articles, with priorities mixed in with unimportant tasks
There is still a lot of work left before the coalition is able to compose the government declaration, said one of the founders…
Latvia’s partially-formed government composes temporary budget plan
2023 in Latvia will commence with a technical or temporary budget. Proposals for political changes and new measures will be suggested by the…
