Riga City Council’s Transport Department requests additional financing to maintain roads
Riga City Council’s Transport Department has requested an additional amount of EUR 4.2 million for road maintenance. This amount is planned for filling…
Category: Politics
Leaked Pandora documents point to secret financial dealings of European leaders
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has revealed in its Pandora papers research that, allegedly, 35 current and former country leaders have been…
Tallinn to buy high-tech coastal defence system
Estonia has reached a deal to purchase a high-tech coastal defence system from the Singapore-Israel company Proteus Advanced Systems, Estonian public broadcaster ERR…
Minister: with increasing gas prices in Europe, Latvia should consider creating reserves
Looking at the impact of growing gas prices on Europe, the [Latvian] government should think about ways of creating and managing different material…
Latvian Crisis Management Council disagrees on restrictions; update promised on Thursday
The Crisis Management Council plans to discuss tighter Covid-19 restrictions on Thursday, 7 October, as reported by the State Chancellery. Members of the…
Latvia’s budget for emergencies expanded by EUR 300 million for 2021
According to the order issued by the Latvian government, the state budget programme for emergencies will be expanded by EUR 300 million for…
NATO members should co-operate more with aspiring states, says Stoltenberg
Although NATO enlargement will not take place soon countries aspiring to join the military alliance should see more co-operation from current member states,…
Opinion | On Gobzems’ manipulative methods. «You’re getting screwed»
«Uncovering lies, conspiracies and other made up stories requires a lot more effort and resources than coming up with them. Mass distributed lies…
Saeima deputies to gather for a meeting in person after a twelve month break
On Thursday, 2 September, members of Latvia’s Saeima will gather for this first meeting of the autumn session in person, BNN was told…
