Latvian President halts changes to port management law, opening chance for referendum
Latvian President Egils Levits has halted the publication the amendments to the Law on Ports passed by the Saeima and aimed at changing…
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More German troops added to Lithuania-based NATO battle group
This week, in Lithuania, there has arrived a convoy of the German armed forces in the size of 130 troops to strengthen the…
BNN ANALYSES | Will talks about a reshuffle of Lithuanian Cabinet finally flesh out?
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Talks about a reshuffle of the conservative-liberal Lithuanian Cabinet have resurged again – loudly and convincingly. Moreover, some…
Saeima prevents liberal-leaning constitutional judge from office in Latvian Supreme Court
Members of the Saeima voted on Thursday, February 17, not to appoint former head of the Latvian Constitutional Court Sanita Osipova, who has…
Latvia planning to sell Covid-19 vaccines abroad
The Latvian Health Ministry has drafted amendments to law to permit the sale of Covid-19 vaccine doses to other countries. In order to…
EU’s top court upsets Polish, Hungarian governments in historic ruling
The EU’s Court of Justice rejected on Wednesday, February 16, the actions brought by Hungary and Poland against the conditionality mechanism, which makes…
Ukraine celebrates Unity Day being in European defence spotlight
Ukraine marks on Wednesday, February 16, its new national holiday, the Unity Day, Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reports. Russia announced recently plans to…
Latvia eases pandemic restrictions on children and shops
As the spread of Covid-19 in Latvia has decreased among children, the Latvian government decided to lift the requirement for minors to present…
Latvian ex-Health Minister cleared of charge of inaction to procure Covid-19 vaccines
Prosecutors in Latvia have dropped a charge against Latvia’s previous Minister of Health Ilze Viņķele for alleged inaction in procuring Covid-19 vaccines for…
