Increased threats cause climb of military expenditures in Latvia
With increased threats to state security, it will be necessary to allocate an additional EUR 350 million towards defence, said Latvian Minister of…
Category: Politics
German military loses chief of navy, who called for respect for Putin
In Germany, head of the NATO country’s navy has resigned after saying that Russia was not planning to attack Ukraine, but rather Russian…
Estonia glad about Spain’s contribution to Black Sea security
Following Spain’s announcement of sending fighter jets to Bulgaria and three ships to the Black Sea to add to NATO naval forces there,…
Finnish ex-minister tried for incitement against homosexual people, citing Bible
In Finland, a member of the parliament and former Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen has appeared before trial over three charges of…
NATO members ready to send troops and equipment to Eastern Europe over Russia tension
A number of NATO member states have announced readiness to send military personnel to its Eastern European members from Lithuania to Bulgaria over…
IDB: corruption will remain in Latvia as long as officials abuse their power
Prevention of corruption is the combined task of many state institutions and although the results of the Corruption Perception Index published on 25…
Lithuanian PM under police radar over compliance with respirator rule in events
Police in Lithuania is looking into, weather the mandatory rule of wearing respirators at indoor events has been complied with during an indoor…
Prosecutor protests not guilty verdict in digital television criminal case
On 11 January 2022 the prosecutor of the Office of the Prosecutor General’s Criminal Affairs Department Corruption Prevention Coordination Office submitted a protest…
Ukraine considers US diplomat family return call rightful, but excessive caution
Following the decision by the US to order the return of the diplomat families of the American Embassy in Kyiv pointing to a…
