Chairman of Finance Latvia: slow election of Governor of Bank of Latvia raises questions
Saeima deputies’ inability to approve a new Governor of the Bank of Latvia raises confusion about the situation in this institution, said Chairman…
Category: Politics
Minister’s advisor: I lost my job after making a post about the shortcomings of the national communication guidelines
Katrīna Iļjinska, advisor to Latvian Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis on topics of communication, has been dismissed from her post, as LETA was…
BNN IN FOCUS | Kazāks and Bērziņš “sacrificed” in the name of coalition stability. Future seems murky for Bank of Latvia
The announcement from Prime Minister Evika Siliņa’s announcement about the coalition reaching an agreement on the need to propose a shared candidate for…
Opposition party’s candidate Pāvels Kuzmins will not lead the Bank of Latvia
On Thursday, the 19th of December, the Saeima did not elect “For Stability!” party’s candidate Pāvels Kuzmins as the next Governor of the…
South Korean president Yoon defiant even after impeachment
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Saturday, the 14th of December, to fight for his political future after the opposition-led parliament…
Didzis Šmits on Rail Baltica: There is so much crap, there is no way to sweep it all under the rug
“Two things kill in politics. One kills very quickly – being caught lying. The other is long-term arrogance,” said 14th Saeima deputy Didzis…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuanian intelligence busts an 82-year-old Russian spy, an active member of the Homeland Union party
Linas Jegelevičius Eduardas Manovas, an 82-year-old member of Lithuania’s opposition conservative party, Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), is under investigation for…
Ruling coalition rejects legislative draft that proposed freezing Saeima deputies’ wages
On Thursday, the 12th of December, the Latvian Saeima once again rejected the legislative draft from opposition party “For Stability!” that provided for…
Access to official secrets may remain a requirement on paper only for mayors in Latvia
Despite the amendments to the law that provide the requirement for political leadership of local governments to receive access to official secrets, mayors…
