Canadian unvaccinated lorry drivers stage loud protest in Ottawa
In Canada, unvaccinated lorry drivers angered by the requirement of both Canadian and US governments for cross-border lorry drivers to be vaccinated against…
Category: Politics
Court acquits all accused in second Digitalgate in spite of serious charges
On Monday, 31 January, Latvia’s Court of Economic Affairs declared all of the accused in the so-called second Digitalgate criminal case. Judge Kaspars…
Estonian government party against continuing restrictions linked to Covid certificate
In Estonia, the Centre Party, which is one of the two political forces that form the government, has called for lifting from February…
Portugal’s general election won by Socialist PM Costa
In the Portuguese snap general election, the ruling Socialist Party of Prime Minister António Costa has unexpectedly obtained a single-party majority, British news…
Week in Lithuania: Covid-19 cases in record levels, Lithuania blacklists Russian singers, IMF advises on taxes
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were a surge in new Covid-19 cases, the establishing of a Latvian subsidiary of the Lithuanian…
Ukrainian and US presidents discuss efforts to establish peace in Ukraine
This week, the second phone conversation between US and Ukrainian presidents in January 2022 has taken place. The leaders have discussed the results…
Latvian National Electronic Mass Media Council receives new members
On Thursday, 27 January, Latvian Saeima elected four new members for the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) Ivars Āboliņš, Aurēlija Ieva Druviete,…
Latvian top politicians suggest increasing defence budget to 2.5% of GDP
Both Latvia’s Minister of Defence Artis Pabriks and Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš suggest gradually increasing the country’s defence budget to 2.5% of GDP….
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania inches up in global Corruption Perceptions Index 2021
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN In the most recent Transparency International (TI) global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021, Lithuania scored 61 points on…
