Estonian mayor faces tough decision – run for Riigikogu or remain as mayor of Narva
The mayor of Estonia’s northeastern border city of Narva Katri Raik admits she has a difficult choice ahead of her – she needs…
Category: Politics
Coalition parties in Latvia list numerous directions for the next four years in government declaration
The parties forming the new coalition in Latvia promise to focus on tirelessly fighting corruption, allocating more funding towards internal security, and introducing…
Riga’s mayor sees little reason to change the ruling coalition in the city council
Terminating one of the three existing vice-mayor posts in Riga City Council would mean opening the door for wide changes in the ruling…
14th Saeima Praesidium to consist of three potential coalition and two opposition members
During the first meeting of the 14th Saeima members of the parliament elected the new Praesidium. The Saeima’s Praesidium traditionally consists of the…
Parties forming coalition show signs of «stiffening», Latvian PM says
There will be no «easy posts» in the next government. On top of that, we can see parties forming the coalition are already…
Parties announce their faction leaders in 14th Saeima
Factions in the 14th Saeima have delegated their management, according to information provided to the Praesidium. Ainars Latkovskis was picked as the leader…
North Korea launches at least ten missiles; South Korea responds
Both North and South Korea have fired missiles on each other for the first time. According to BBC, missiles fired by each country…
What were the accomplishments of the longest-serving government of democratic Latvia? A look back at success of Kariņš’s team
The 40th Cabinet of Ministers led by Krišjānis Kariņš took office on 23 January 2019. It is the longest-serving government in the history…
Lying Saeima deputy’s criminal case to be reviewed in December
The criminal case in which 14th Saeima deputy Gloria Grevcova is accused of lying to the Central Election Commission (CVK) will be reviewed…
