OPINION | Political theatre: Siliņa’s government cleverly manipulates public disillusionment
Opinion piece. Author: Ilona Bērziņa One of the trump cards up the sleeve of [Latvian Prime Minister Evika] Siliņa’s government is society’s relatively…
Category: Politics
Week in Lithuania | Defence Ministry’s 2024-2030 military personnel plan approved; President calls for Foreign Ministry audit
Last week, Lithuania asked EU commission to disburse 463 million under RRF; prosecutor asks EP president to strip MEP Grazulis’ immunity Klaipėda resident…
Jelgava municipal council elects a new chairman
Former Ozolnieki County deputy Uldis Ainārs was elected as the new chairman of Jelgava County Council on Friday, the 20th of September. He…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania in race with Mother Nature – climate change gets more visible and tangible
Linas Jegelevičius Like elsewhere, climate change in Lithuania is real – visible and tangible, and many warn, it will wreak havoc and social…
Briškens remains Minister of Transport despite negative backlash and accusations of incompetence
The Saeima rejected the dismissal request from the opposition and decided to keep Kaspars Briškens as Minister of Transport. The opposition, meanwhile, remains…
New ballots cause controversy in Latvia
The Saeima faction of New Unity is reportedly against the adoption of new-type ballots next year, as confirmed by the faction’s member Gatis…
VIDEO | Latvian law enforcers accused of working with Russian oligarchs
Latvia perceives and assesses the accusations voiced in the video created by the team of Alexei Navalny, who died in prison, in which…
Coffee-serving during government meeting: State Chancellery explains “waiter situation”
During a meeting of Saeima’s Parliamentary Inquiry Committee, opposition party “For Stability!” member Svetlana Čulkova voiced her confusion as to why the Director…
Vehicles registered in Belarus will not be allowed in Latvia
On the 12th of September, the Latvian Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the Road Traffic Law, banning vehicles registered in Belarus from…
