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…
Category: Politics
All detainees in Saeima deputy espionage case – former security service members
All of the people detained in the espionage case involving Latvian Saeima deputy Jānis Ādamsons are former operatives of Soviet and Latvian security…
Armenia to look for new President as Armen Sarkisian steps down
In the Caucasus region, the President of Armenia, Armen Sarkisian, has announced his resignation unexpectedly. The head of state pointed to lack of…
Week in Lithuania: ‘Q’, ‘X’ and ‘W’ allowed in IDs, ministry concerned about foreign investors’ over China
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Last week, the top news in Lithuania were allowing letters ‘q’, ‘x’ and ‘w’ in personal identification documents,…
UK plans to lift virus restrictions in England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the plans of the UK government to lift the epidemiological restrictions that are currently in place…
Austria to have both mandatory vaccination and lottery with EUR 500 vouchers
As Austria seeks to increase its Covid-19 vaccination coverage, its government has announced a lottery that would complement the EU country’s mandatory vaccination,…
Estonia announces measures to compensate high energy prices
In Estonia, the ruling coalition parties have arrived at a deal to alleviate the high energy prices to both households and businesses, Estonian…
Estonian local governments to get paid for closing small schools
In Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research plans to make a payment to local governments, which will opt for closing secondary schools…
US Secretary of State on visit to Ukraine, speaks of sense of impunity in autocracies
Amid diplomatic attempts to avoid a military conflict on Ukraine’s border with Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken went on a visit…
