Court of first instance acquits Saeima deputy Atis Zakatistovs
On Thursday, 18 May, Riga City Latgale Suburb Court gave businessman Viesturs Tamužs and Saeima deputy Atis Zakatistovs, who are accused of fraud,…
Category: Politics
European Parliament: Russian sanctions should extend to Belarus as well
All of the sanctions that have been imposed on Russia so far should extend to Belarus as well, as should all future sanctions,…
BNN ANALYSES | NATO Nordic expansion to bolster Lithuania’s security, but new tensions with Russia inevitable
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN As Finland‘s and Sweden‘s NATO memberships seem near despite Turkey’s objections, Lithuania is rejoicing along with its Baltic…
Mariupol defenders to its territory, offers Ukraine to buy power from Zaporizhia plant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed extending the periods of general mobilisation and state of marital law by 90 days. As Ukraine marks…
Latvian State Audit reports on distribution of finances during Covid-19 crisis
Last year problems with allocation of finances to overcome Covid-19 crisis were observed only in some cases, according to the report from the…
National Alliance to pick Ilze Indriksone as their Minister of Economics
Political party National Alliance has decided to pick Ilze Indriksone, who currently serves as parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Economics, as their…
Baltics voice strong support to Finnish, Swedish NATO bid
The heads of the three Baltic governments have issued a joint statement voicing strong support to Finland and Sweden on the day the…
Finland and Sweden officially submit NATO membership requests
On Tuesday, 18 May, Finland and Sweden officially submitted NATO membership requests. Ambassadors of both countries submitted requests to join the North Atlantic…
Day 82 of war in Ukraine: Part of Azovstal defenders evacuated, missiles hit Lviv Region, evidence of new mass grave
In Ukraine on Tuesday, May 17, the exchange of Ukrainian solders is awaited after a part of the long-besieged defenders of the Azovstal…
