Nils Ušakovs leaves the board of the Saskaņa party
Member of the European Parliament Nils Ušakovs (S) has stepped down from the board of the party Saskaņa. “I would like to wish…
Category: Politics
Iceland eyes resuming EU accession talks
Two people familiar with the matter said Iceland is considering holding a vote to reopen EU accession talks as soon as August, Politico…
The President of Latvia warns of a possible weakening of judicial independence
The President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, has returned the Law on Special Pensions for Judges and Prosecutors to the Saeima for reconsideration. In…
BNN IN FOCUS | Rajevskis: Latvia must not “sleep through” the nuclear weapons debate
If necessary, Estonia could deploy allied nuclear weapons on its territory, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated this week. Poland has also turned…
Lithuanian activist’s fake calls – a way to detect illegal funding
Lithuanian communications specialist Karolis Žukauskas has indicated that he suspects that supporters of the Nemunas Dawn party are involved in an illegal financing…
Politician: If the government falls, Latvia would be led by a technical government
A new government cannot be formed before the next Saeima elections, and if it were possible, it would have already been done, said…
BNN IN FOCUS | Is Latvia’s Government collapsing or just arguing loudly? A political scientist explains
At first glance, it may appear that due to disagreements between two coalition partners — Progresīvie (The Progressives) and Zaļo un Zemnieku savienība…
Presidential election campaign gears up in France
The French presidential election is still more than a year away, but politicians have already begun to actively prepare for their campaigns, reports…
Latvia must start acting like a mature state – political scientist on mistakes, US cooperation and security challenges
Ilona Bērziņa Is the world order really changing, so that what seemed self-evident yesterday no longer is today? What hopes can we link…
