Saeima committee agrees to drop purchase of expensive grand piano for Riga Castle
During the review of the legislative draft On the State Budget for 2022 on Monday, 8 November, Latvian Saeima’s Budget and Finance Committee…
Category: Politics
3 000 protesters in Georgia gather to support imprisoned ex-President Saakashvili
Outside a prison in Georgia, where Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of the Caucasus region country is held, around 3 000 protesters gathered…
Latvian minister says opening road maintenance market would help reduce costs
Opening the national road everyday maintenance market for competition would help reduce costs by up to 19% annually, says Latvia’s Minister of Transport…
Call for new restrictions in Denmark as cases rise despite high vaccination coverage
As Denmark faces a surge in new Covid-19 cases in its highly-vaccinated population, the country’s Health Board has urged politicians to reintroduce restrictions…
LIZDA: please stop overloading the education sector with constant covid-related changes
The government should stop overloading Latvia’s education sector with a stream of constant covid-related changes, said the head of Latvian Trade Union of…
Physician: municipal leaders in Latgale made a mistake by asking residents to wait and promising Russian vaccine
Municipal leaders in Latgale made a mistake when they asked residents to wait out Covid-19 vaccination and promised them a vaccine from Russia,…
Belarus and Russia approve 28 plans for nearing countries and joint defence doctrine
As Russia and Belarus move ahead with the plan to cooperate in a union state, the heads of both countries have signed an…
Supreme Court to enforce nearly EUR 1.5 million from ex-board members of Pasažieru vilciens
On Thursday, 4 November, Latvia’s Supreme Court’s Department of Criminal Cases decided to maintain the ruling of Riga Regional Court in accordance with…
Portugal’s parliament to be dissolved over budget rejection, President says
In Portugal, the country’s National Assembly will be dissolved and a snap election will be held, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has…
