Latvian Saeima receives budget plan for 2025
On Tuesday, the 15th of October, Speaker of Latvian Saeima Daiga Mieriņa received from Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens the state budget plan…
Category: Politics
Social democrats win Lithuanian parliamentary elections
After the votes were counted, Lithuania’s centre-left opposition Social Democrats (SD) won 20% of the vote, ahead of the ruling Fatherland Union (18%)…
Von der Leyen: Hungary’s policy towards Russia and China poses a security risk
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in an unusually harsh speech at a debate with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in…
Will party funding be cut off? Latvian PM reveals potential changes
Corrections could be added to the state funding for political parties. However, it needs to remain stable, said Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa…
FBI looks into Nevzlingeit, attacks on both Alexei Navalny’s allies, and smearing of Petr Aven
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating Nevzlingeit, investigative journalist Hristo Grozev told the Delfi portal. According to him, the correspondence…
Latvia’s Ušakovs’ new post in EP related to important international relations
MEP from Latvia Nils Ušakovs was elected to the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday as chairman of the Delegation to the European Union…
Latvian Saeima rejects proposal to give 16-year-olds voting rights
On Wednesday, before the second reading, the Saeima’s Public Administration and Local Government Committee rejected a proposal for amendments to the Law on…
Proposal submitted to lower voting age for municipal elections in Latvia
Member of Saeima faction of Progressives Ervins Labanovskis has developed a proposal for amendments to Law on the Election of Local Government Councils….
Austria’s far-right party wins elections, but challenges ahead for government formation
Austria’s far-right, Eurosceptic and Russia-friendly Freedom Party (FPÖ) won its first parliamentary election victory on Sunday, the 29th of September, with 29% of…
