Estonian President addresses «sisters and brothers» in UN promoting e-governance, women’s rights
Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid has delivered her 2021 speech at the UN General Assembly. From the podium, seen as the world stage for…
Category: Politics
Final reading. FKTK and the Bank of Latvia will be merged
On Thursday, 23 September, Latvia’s Saeima passed in the final reading the new Law on the Bank of Latvia, as well as an…
Ruling coalition in Latvia reaches political agreement on 2022 state budget
Four parties of the ruling coalition in Latvia together with Atis Zakatistovs’ Stability Group have reached a political agreement on the 2022 state…
Estonian «vaccinated island» has to vaccinate little more to see restrictions lifted
The government of Estonia has postponed the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in the Hiiumaa County with the highest vaccination rate until October. Although…
Saeima deputy on anti-Lembergs vote: We have even more communists in the Saeima now
The law amendments that were aimed specifically against scandalous Ventspils politician and businessman Aivars Lembergs helped reveal the nature of some of the…
Latvian Saeima rejects proposal to ban notorious Ventspils politician from entering the parliament’s building
On Thursday, 23 September, Latvia’s parliament rejected the proposal submitted by the New Conservative Party one and a half years ago to ban…
Latvian Ministry of Transport appoints a new chairman of Latvian State Roads
Latvian Ministry of Transport has appointed Mārtiņš Lazdovskis as the new board chairman of Latvian State Roads (LVC), as confirmed by the ministry….
Latvian minister promises no need for budget consolidation or tax increase next year
The 2022 state budget plan provides for financial stability in Latvia. Thanks to this plan there will be no need to consolidate the…
UN deputy secretary general: countries should let people apply for asylum
Countries should let migrants apply for asylum and make sure each application is evaluated individually, said UN deputy secretary general for human rights…
