Raising the minimum wage in Latvia becomes a subject of political debate
The The Progressives party believes that Latvia needs to agree on a predictable system for setting the minimum wage, for example by linking…
Category: Politics
100 thousand a year: what Latvia’s Foreign Minister earns
Latvia’s Foreign Minister Baiba Braže received 108,644 euros in salary from the State Chancellery last year, according to her official asset declaration. The…
Siliņa’s income rises: how much does Latvia’s Prime Minister actually earn?
Prime Minister Evika Siliņa earned 133,615 euros in her role as head of government last year, which is 5.3% more than in 2024,…
Romania’s government on the way to collapse; far-right hopes for power
The face of Romania’s far-right political forces, George Simion, lost the presidential race last year, and now, as the centrist government coalition collapses,…
Opinion: Ban on Belarusian fertilizer transit fuels Russia’s war treasury
Opinion article by Ilona Bērziņa The European Union’s ban on the transit of Belarusian potash fertilizers through Europe is generating at least half…
CVK has prepared five scenarios in case the voter register in Latvia fails
Although there are currently no indications that the voter register might become unusable, the Central Election Commission of Latvia (CVK) has developed several…
US Vice President saddened, but not surprised by Hungarian election result
US Vice President JD Vance said on the evening of the 13th of April that he was saddened, but not surprised, that Hungarian…
Americans in Budapest: Vance criticizes Brussels; Trump enthusiastically praises Orbán
US Vice President JD Vance, during an official visit, both criticized Brussels for election meddling and insisted that Washington was not trying to…
Moldova: Accept us into the EU and we’ll help repel the Russians
One of Moldova’s main reasons for joining the European Union has always been security, and now Chisinau has indicated that it can also…
