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…
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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…
OPINION | Who decided to lie? Sprūds’ and Kalniņš’s responsibility in drone scandal
Author: Ilona Bērziņa/Opinion piece If it is true that the Russian Shahed drone was being monitored during its entire flight through Latvian air…
Ruling coalition in Latvia considers reinstating “Saeima deputy quotas”
Parties forming the ruling coalition in Latvia consider reinstating the preciously harshly criticised “Saeima deputy quotas”. The “Saeima deputy quotas” concern state budget…
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…
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…
