Estonian government triggers confidence vote
In the Estonian Riigikogu, a vote of confidence is due on the government headed by the liberal Reform Party. It has been announced…
Category: Politics
Day 81 of war in Ukraine: Defenders reach border in Kharkiv region, Eurovision winners point to Mariupol, invaders move forward in Donbas
In Ukraine on Monday, May 16, Russian occupation forces continued slow movement forward in the epicentre of the Donbas front. Ukrainian troops have…
Finland set on joining NATO; Sweden’s ruling party leans towards joining the alliance as well
Finland wants to become a NATO member state and will request membership, as confirmed by Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna…
Latvian MEP and leader of Latvian Russians Union detained by police in Riga
Police in Riga, Town Hall Square, have detained a total of four people in the afternoon on Friday, 13 May. One of them…
Latvian Minister of the Interior says will step down only if state security is at stake
Minister of the Interior Marija Golubeva says she has no plans to step down, at least until she has had an opportunity to…
Lithuania declares Russia a terrorist country
On Tuesday, 10 May, Lithuanian Seimas unanimously voted in favour of the resolution that declares Russia’s war in Ukraine a genocide of Ukrainians…
BNN ANALYSES | Some Lithuanian municipalities hesitate to remove Soviet heritage after minister’s backing
Linas Jegelevicius for the BNN Even with the green-light from the Lithuanian Culture Minister, Simonas Kairys, to remove Soviet memorials at cemeteries and…
Finland announces intention to join NATO
The top political leaders of Finland have released a joint statement calling for a quick path of the country to join the NATO…
National Alliance threatens to leave Latvia’s ruling coalition if minister Marija Golubeva is not dismissed
The Saeima faction of the National Alliance and the party’s board have decided to request dismissal of Latvia’s Minister of the Interior Marija…
