Committee supports making vaccination compulsory for Saeima deputies
The majority of members of Saeima’s Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee supported development of a legislative draft that would make vaccination…
Category: Politics
In Glasgow conference, countries agree to end deforestation in Siberia and Amazon
In the UN Climate Conference taking place in Scotland, leaders of countries have agreed to stop by 2030 the deforestation in such regions…
Pope Francis calls for radical decision at climate conference
The UN COP26 climate conference will begin in Scotland this weekend and will concern specific actions in the fight against global climate change….
EP Legal Affairs Committee suggests annulling Latvian MEP’s parliamentary immunity
European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has presented a proposal to annul the parliamentary immunity of Latvian MEP and ex-mayor of Riga Nils Ušakovs,…
Suspicions of political favouritism in Lithuania over expensive furniture, refurbishment
A furniture set for 23 000 euros, a minister’s office refurbishment for 11 000 euros – these are sums from contracts of the…
Estonia strengthens restrictions on top of this weeks’ rules
In the week, when Estonia introduced a set of epidemiological restrictions, the Covid-19 situation in the country’s hospitals continues to be very difficult,…
Latvian PM admits tension between healthcare sector and the minister; dismissal a no go for now
The tension between the healthcare sector and Minister of Health Daniels Pavļuts is critical, said Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš after a meeting…
EU’s top court fines Poland one million euros per day in rule of law dispute
The European Court of Justice has punished Poland with a fine of a million euros per day over the EU member’s failure to…
Lithuania seeks fighting doctor brain-drain with mandatory local work period
In Lithuania, where hospitals in smaller towns struggle to attract young medical staff, legislators in the Seimas have proposed obliging medical students to…
