Union of Greens and Farmers expand their list of candidates for EP elections
Latvian Minister of Welfare Uldis Augulis and Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze will run in European Parliament elections as candidates of the Union…
Category: Politics
Ex-Minister of Interior: Zhdanok’s possible ties with FSB will not go without consequences
Ex-Prime Minister and ex-Minister of the Interior Māris Kučinskis believes MEP Tatyana Zhdanok’s possible ties with Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) will no…
Estonian teachers’ union stops strike after reaching pay rise
The Estonian Education Workers’ Union (EHL) on Tuesday, the 30th of January adopted a government proposal to allocate an additional 5.7 million euros…
European Parliament investigates Zhdanok’s ties to Russian intelligence agency
The European Parliament has commenced an investigation in relation to the claims about Latvian MEP Tatyana Zhdanok allegedly having ties to Russian intelligence…
“The KGB Bag made no mention of my name”, Zhdanok comment article on her cooperation with Russian FSB
“The accusations about my contacts with several people, which falls into direct duties of a politician, won’t work. My name was never mentioned…
France to demand changes to EU laws as farmers block Paris motorways
France wants a decision this week to change European Union (EU) environmental rules on agricultural land that must be left fallow under new…
Turkey formally supports Sweden’s NATO membership
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan formally ratified Sweden’s NATO membership application on Thursday, the 25th of January, following its approval by the Turkish Parliament…
Nine out of 720 – Latvian political parties start officially suggesting candidates for EP elections
Ilona Bērziņa/Opinion piece The biggest intrigue for the upcoming European Parliament elections will be whether or not Europe sees a surge of influence…
Orbán suddenly backs Sweden’s NATO membership bid
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, previously the sole opponent of Sweden’s NATO bid, announced on Wednesday, the 24th of January, that he supports…
