Latvian medical workers request dismissal of the Minister of Health
Due to the continued mistakes made by the Ministry of Health in managing the crisis and the planned mobilization of medical workers, Latvian…
Category: Politics
Latvian parliament’s committee passes sea port management reform
On Tuesday, 26 October, members of the Saeima’s Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee passed for the second reading amendments to the…
Estonian rights chancellor deems new restrictions justified
In Estonia, new epidemiological rules over the surge in new Covid-19 cases have been introduced. The country’s Chancellor of Justice has evaluated that…
Vilnius major sees two ways out of «pandemic of the unvaccinated»
With Lithuania’s numbers of new daily Covid-19 cases remain high and hospitals continue to work at maximum capacity, Vilnius major Remigijus Šimašius has…
Latvian parliament conceptually passes the 2022 state budget project
On Monday, 25 October, Latvia’s Saeima conceptually passed the State Budget for 2022 project. The consolidated budget revenue is planned at EUR 10.6…
Minister: intensive care patients may have to be moved abroad in extreme cases
In extreme cases intensive care patients may have to be moved abroad, said Latvian Minister of Health Daniels Pavļuts in an interview to…
European Parliament decides to award Sakharov Prize to Alexei Navalny
Members of the European Parliament have decided to award the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2021 to Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny….
Latvia’s parliament leans towards merge of national cities with adjacent municipalities
On Thursday, 21 October, Latvia’s Saeima conceptually passed amendments to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas. These amendments provide for merging…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania‘s ruling Conservatives – trailblazers or trouble makers?
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN No other EU member state has been as much harsh and tough on authoritarian Belarus as Lithuania. No…
