Union of Greens and Farmers picks Aivars Lembergs as PM candidate
Despite the fact that a court of first instance has declared ex-Mayor of Ventspils Aivars Lembergs guilty of serious crimes of corruption committed…
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Latvian ministries request EUR 2.06 billion for next year’s priorities
Ministries in Latvia have submitted requests for EUR 2.06 billion from the state budget to finance next year’s priorities, as reported by Ministry…
Latvian Saeima votes unanimously in favour of letting Sweden and Finland join NATO
On Thursday, 14 July, Latvian Saeima unanimously voted in favour of legislative drafts that ratify the addition of two new members to NATO:…
Political parties and their leaders that plan to run in 14th Saeima elections
Wednesday, 13 July, will mark the start of candidate list submission for the 14th Saeima elections. This process will continue until 2 August….
President: the topic mandatory state defence service for women in Latvia is open
The idea of state defence service is a welcome one. However, the topic of mandatory service for women is open for discussion, said…
Politologist: outcome of the war will not be good for Russia either way
Russia is still trying to maintain at least some influence by threatening the war with food crisis while its army is burning Ukraine’s…
Countries that have and have not supplied promised arms to Ukraine
Generally, western countries have promised Ukraine military aid worth EUR 80.7 billion. However, only ten of them have fulfilled their promise so far,…
Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev once again threatens the west with nuclear arms
Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev has once again issued a threat to use nuclear arms. This was his reaction to the proposal voiced…
BNN ANALYSES | Suwalki Gap, NATO’s Achilles Heel, raises more worries for foreign, not local defence experts
Linas Jegelevičius Last month, Politico, a US-based political journalism platform that covers politics and policy in the United States, ran the sensational story…
