Ethics Committee approves initiation of Saeima deputy’s criminal prosecution
On Tuesday the Saeima’s Madates, Ethics and Submissions Committee approved the request from the prosecutor’s office to commence criminal prosecution of Saeima deputy…
Category: Politics
Opinion: Saeima deputies spend money while the poor stay hungry
Opinion piece by Ilona Bērziņa Latvia is in dire need of a Poverty Law. Otherwise the next time the government requires additional funds…
Combined List political party party requests explanations about defence sector from minister
Opposition party Combined List (AS) has submitted a repeated request to Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds to attend a meeting of the Saeima…
Lithuanian Social Democrats win election and plan to form coalition
The opposition Social Democrats (LSDP) won the Lithuanian parliamentary elections on Sunday, the 27th of October, and will have the largest faction in…
Delna and KNAB urge Saeima to review parliament’s Code of Ethics
“Society for Openness – Delna” association and the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) urge the Saeima to review and update the parliament’s…
183 thousand euros for a “composition”: were Sprūds and Kalniņš truly oblivious?
Opinion piece/Ilona Bērziņa “Military sculptural compositions” do not tend to appear out of nowhere in three days’ time, not even three months. Coordination…
183 thousand euros for a “composition”: were Latvia’s Minister of Defence and Army Commander truly oblivious?
Opinion piece/Ilona Bērziņa “Military sculptural compositions” do not tend to appear out of nowhere in three days’ time, not even three months. Coordination…
“They missed it”. Did Latvian Minister of Defence intentionally hide the truth? Experts’ harsh comments
The decision to report inaccurate information about the Russian drone that entered Latvian air space on the 7th of September was a political…
North Korea declares South Korea a “hostile state” through constitutional changes
North Korea has declared South Korea a “hostile state”, North Korea’s state news agency KCNA said on Thursday, the 16th of October, confirming…
