Four Saeima deputies land administrative violations; Gobzems caught committing another breach of ethics
Between 6 January and 18 April a total of four deputies of the 13th Saeima were punished for various administrative violations, according to…
Category: Politics
Day 98 of war in Ukraine: Missiles for Ukrainian defence pledged also by Germany and UK, invaders control 70% of Severodonetsk
On Thursday, June 2, in the Donbas frontline, Russian forces control 70% of the territory of the city Severodonetsk and seek to attack…
Day 97 of war in Ukraine: Russia reaches centre of Severodonetsk, Zelenskyy reveals Ukraine’s daily troop death toll, US to send HIMARS artillery
On Wednesday, June 1, Russian forces continued their advance into Severodonetsk to take the last major Ukrainian-controlled city in the Luhansk Region. Ukrainian…
Court of law receives criminal case against Latvian ex-Minister of Health
Prosecution office has sent a criminal case against former Latvian Minister of Health Ilze Viņķele for inaction in the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines….
Saeima Ethics Committee in favour of permitting criminal prosecution of another committee’s chief
On Tuesday, 31 May, Latvian parliament’s Mandate, Ethics and Submissions Committee supported the legislative project that permits the start of criminal prosecution of…
Week in Lithuania: President signs decree recalling ambassador to Russia, Justice Minister changes name spelling
Last week, in Lithuania, the President signed a decree recalling ambassador to Russia, Justice Minister changed name spelling Vilnius hosted NATO PA Spring…
Day 92 of war in Ukraine: Russia has lost around 1 000 tanks and deported hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians
On Friday, May 27, heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces continue their offensive to encircle Severodonetsk, but Ukrainians are still…
Day 91 of war in Ukraine: Moscow offers to lift port blockade, if sanctions lifted; Kyiv angered by Putin’s passport move
On Thursday, May 26, Ukraine reported on Russian forces focusing on encircling Ukrainian positions around the city of Severodonetsk to finish occupation of…
Day 90 of war in Ukraine: Moskva sailor mothers required to admit sons’ death in «accident», Ukrainian cities hit by missiles
Early on Wednesday, May 25, a number of cities in Ukraine have been hit by missiles as one has been intercepted by air-defence….
