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…
Category: Politics
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…
Latvian authorities confirm Shahed-type drone in Rezekne
The Russian drone that crashed in Latvia’s Rezekne Country’s Gaigalava Parish was a Shahed-type drone armed with explosives, as announced by the Latvian…
Rail Baltica develops PPP model to reduce burden on Latvia’s budget
Work continues on the development of the public and private partnership (PPP) model for Rail Baltica project. This could speed up the project’s…
Woman in Latvia sentenced to three years in prison for glorifying Putin
On Wednesday, the 10th of July, Riga City Court sentenced pro-Kremlin activist Jeļena Kreile to three years in prison for using Russian symbols and other…
