Portugal’s general election won by Socialist PM Costa
In the Portuguese snap general election, the ruling Socialist Party of Prime Minister António Costa has unexpectedly obtained a single-party majority, British news…
Category: Politics
Week in Lithuania: Covid-19 cases in record levels, Lithuania blacklists Russian singers, IMF advises on taxes
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were a surge in new Covid-19 cases, the establishing of a Latvian subsidiary of the Lithuanian…
Ukrainian and US presidents discuss efforts to establish peace in Ukraine
This week, the second phone conversation between US and Ukrainian presidents in January 2022 has taken place. The leaders have discussed the results…
Latvian National Electronic Mass Media Council receives new members
On Thursday, 27 January, Latvian Saeima elected four new members for the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) Ivars Āboliņš, Aurēlija Ieva Druviete,…
Latvian top politicians suggest increasing defence budget to 2.5% of GDP
Both Latvia’s Minister of Defence Artis Pabriks and Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš suggest gradually increasing the country’s defence budget to 2.5% of GDP….
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania inches up in global Corruption Perceptions Index 2021
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN In the most recent Transparency International (TI) global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021, Lithuania scored 61 points on…
Spanish region to acquit hundreds of people blamed for witchcraft
Following the example of other countries in Europe, the Catalan regional parliament in Spain has adopted a resolution to acquit up to 1…
NATO and US reject Russia’s military guarantee demands
The NATO military alliance and the US have rejected the military guarantee demands Russia has made as to the security of Ukraine, Georgia…
Riga’s new budget to focus on three priorities
On 26 January Riga City Council adopted the municipality’s new budget, outlining three priorities – social aid, wages and transport infrastructure. At the…
