Netherlands introduces new restrictions, protest leads to clashes
In the Netherlands, the government has announced the introduction of new restrictions for three weeks. The restrictions will be short of a lockdown…
Category: Politics
A look back | Where did the criminally prosecuted ex-mayor of Ventspils get all of his money?
Opinion piece from Ventspilnieks.lv People who serve [suspended and criminally prosecuted ex-mayor of Ventspils Aivars] Lembergs as PR agents and trolls try convince…
Latvia’s Minister tells about the regional reform, Ventspils its merge with other municipalities and other topics
Dainis Lemešonoks for Ventspilnieks.lv The interview with Latvia’s Minister of Environment Protection and Regional Development is dedicated to the topic of the future…
Estonia to place 130-km of barbed wire along its border amid migration crisis
The Estonian Defence Ministry has decided to act to secure its border against possible irregular migration and Defence Minister Kalle Laanet has ordered…
Only Covid-19 vaccinated or recovered deputies are allowed to work in the Saeima
On Friday, 12 November, Latvia’s Saeima passed the Law on Temporary Additional Measures for Saeima Deputies and Municipal Administration Deputies. The parliament decided…
Lithuania to unify its mask requirement from next week
The Lithuanian government has decided to change its mask rules from Monday, November 15, seeking a single type of safer medical masks, Lithuanian…
Latvian State Real Estate to sign border infrastructure construction contracts close to 2022
Latvian State Real Estate (VNĪ) has received an order from the Saeima to establish border infrastructure along Latvia’s external border. The company has…
Austria nears announcing lockdown for unvaccinated part of population
Austria has this week registered its highest number of daily infections as several regions of the Central European nation are looking to introduce…
Part of UN Security Council criticises Belarus for migration crisis
The UN Security Council has discussed the migration crisis on the border of Belarus and the EU. Western and EU member states have…
