Kalniņa-Lukaševica: Russia uses gas and oil to undermine European unity
On 4 and 5 August 2022, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, took part in…
Category: Politics
Latvian Central Election Commission presents political parties’ numbers for 14th Saeima elections
On Friday, 5 August, Latvian Central Elections Commission (CEC) presented the numbers under which political parties will be running in 14th Saeima elections….
Fears of another Kaliningrad transit crisis; Lithuanian banks pauses Russian payments
Lithuanian Railways resumed transportation of goods between mainland Russia and Kaliningrad last month, following a conflict between the EU and Moscow. Now, Lithuanian…
The U.S. Senate approved Sweden’s and Finland’s accession into NATO
US Senate on Wednesday, August 3rd, approved NATO Membership for Sweden, Finland by a vote of 95-1. Thus sending a strong message of…
Latvian PM orders state administration to prepare for energy austerity measures
Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš ordered ministries and the State Chancellery to prepare for energy austerity measures for the upcoming heating season, as…
Harmony to skip Latvian Saeima’s vote on declaring Russia a state sponsoring terrorism
Harmony political party «condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine», but for «several reasons» the party considers the report in which Latvia is to declare…
Lukashenko has promised quick citizenship for honest and good neighbours
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has promised quick citizenship procedures for «honest and good neighbours», reports Lithuanian National Broadcaster LRT. Lukashenko told newspaper Zerkalo…
Ukraine grain deal may pave way for ceasefire
The deal between Moscow and Kyiv to unblock Ukrainian grain exports may offer a way forward to a possible ceasefire, said former German…
U.S. accuses Russia of using «nuclear shield»,risks terrible accident
The United States has accused Russia of using Ukraine’s biggest nuclear power plant as a «nuclear shield» by stationing troops there, preventing Ukrainian…
