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…
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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…
Socialist candidate wins Portugal presidential election
Portugal’s moderate socialist Antonio Jose Seguro has won a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, beating far-right candidate Andre Ventura, Reuters reports….
Lithuanian officials hint at change in attitude towards Belarus; later retracts
Some Lithuanian officials have made comments about easing sanctions or changing the country’s attitude towards Minsk, but have since retracted their comments. Observers…
