Latvian media regulator blocks 71 websites over risks for national security
Latvian National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) has blocked 71 websites over concerns for national security, as confirmed by the council’s chairman Ivars…
Category: Politics
Media: Russia cancels concerts of performers who condemn Kremlin’s actions
Concerts of Russian and Ukrainian musicians who have condemned Moscow’s war against Ukraine have been cancelled in Russia, UNIAN internet news portal was…
Day 20 of war in Ukraine: Russian attacks stalled, apartment block shelling starts fires, Zelenskyy speaks of future victory
In Ukraine, in the morning of Tuesday, March 15, firefighters in the capital Kyiv rushed to put out fires caused by shelling in…
Latvian president suggests providing state funding to parties running in municipal elections
Latvian President Egils Levits suggests providing state financing to political parties that run in municipal elections. In the president’s commentary to the Law…
Europe presents fourth stage of sanctions against Russia
On Monday, 14 March, the European Union passed the fourth stage of sanctions against Russia for attacking Ukraine, as announced by France. As…
Fresh out of prison, ex-mayor of Ventspils leaves for Germany
Ex-mayor of Ventspils Aivars Lembergs, who was found guilty of numerous crimes by a court of first instance, has left for Munich, Germany,…
Estonia rushes to lift Covid restrictions as hospitalisations drop
With Estonian hospitals registering less new Covid patients, the limit, from which the government had pledged to lift key epidemiological restrictions, has been…
After joining Ukrainian army, Latvian Saeima member puts down his mandate
After joining the Ukrainian army, the chairman of Latvian Saeima’s Legal Affairs Committee and representative of Conservative party Juris Jurašs has sent back…
Week in Lithuania: Lithuania set to open new centres for Ukrainian refugees, Kaunas official caught with 140,000-euro bribe
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were, plans to open new centres for Ukrainian war refugees, Lithuania posting, a Kaunas official caught…
