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,…
Category: Politics
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…
Spanish region to acquit hundreds of people blamed for witchcraft
Following the example of other countries in Europe, the Catalan regional parliament in Spain has adopted a resolution to acquit up to 1…
NATO and US reject Russia’s military guarantee demands
The NATO military alliance and the US have rejected the military guarantee demands Russia has made as to the security of Ukraine, Georgia…
Riga’s new budget to focus on three priorities
On 26 January Riga City Council adopted the municipality’s new budget, outlining three priorities – social aid, wages and transport infrastructure. At the…
Netherlands to change strict Covid-19 rules at 60 000 daily infections
The Netherlands have lifted on Wednesday, January 26, a part of its strict rules that were imposed in December to avoid a surge…
Austria to lift movement restrictions on unvaccinated from February
The Austria plans to lift the lockdown on the part of its population, which has not been vaccinated against Covid-19, from February as…
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…
