State Audit: Latvia’s biological waste management sector is in chaos
Is Latvia working on an effective and economically justified biological waste management system and will it be adopted in time? Unfortunately, results of…
Category: Politics
Ratings of Latvian political parties indicate positive changes for two
Among the political parties in Latvia the support from voters was the highest for New Unity and National Alliance in May, according to…
UK Prime Minister survives no-confidence vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a no-confidence vote in his Conservative Party and called on government ministers to turn the page…
Day 104 of war in Ukraine: Lithuanians voting on name of donated Bayraktar, Russia destroys key grain terminal in Ukraine
On Tuesday, June 7, there are reports of towns outside the frontline being hit from artillery weapons and mortars. In the Donbas, Ukrainian…
Latvian minister affirms country’s support of Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership
This week Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs hosted Finland’s Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen in Riga. During their meeting, the two…
Isamaa – kingmaker in Estonia’s new government building
After Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas dismissed all ministers of the Centre Party in the Reform Party-Centre Party government, the national conservative Isamaa…
Day 103 of war in Ukraine: Russian Major General «denazified», Ukrainian’s retake part of Severodonetsk, Balkans snub Lavrov
On Monday, June 6, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov planned to visit Serbia, but the visit will not take place as three countries…
Day 100 of war in Ukraine: One-fifth of country’s territory occupied, 20 000 residents remain in Russia’s next aim Lysychansk, Lithuanian drone donation to turn into drone and humanitarian aid
Friday, June 3, is the 100th day of Russia’s illegal, full-scale invasion into Ukraine. The war has resulted in a massive human cost…
Central Election Commission registers election candidates for each Latvian region
This autumn 14th Saeima elections will see one candidate more from Riga and Vidzeme election regions and one fewer in Latgale and Zemgale,…
