Regional court sentences infamous ex-Mayor of Ventspils to four years in prison
On Wednesday, the 27th of September, Riga Regional Court announced its verdict in the so-called Lembergs criminal case – sentencing the chairman of…
Category: Politics
ZZS will not “heat up” and will wait for the final ruling in Lembergs’ case to come into force
Even after the announcement of a second guilty verdict, this time from a court of second instance, in the criminal case involving Ventspils…
Baltic States will need to look for additional funds for Rail Baltica together, says minister
Baltic colleagues will need to look for solutions and additional funding to continue Rail Baltica railway projects together, because the costs are up…
Russia puts ICC top leadership on wanted list
The Russian Interior Ministry placed the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Piotr Hofmański, on a wanted list, citing information on the…
Latvian government outlines next year’s budget priorities and funding
Following the discussions of the government coalition on the proposals for priority measures submitted by ministries, the Ministry of Finance has prepared an…
Saeima deputy Rajevs leaves Combined List faction because of his post in Ministry of the Interior
Beate Barkāne-Iļjenkova, the head of the office of the new Latvian Minister of the Interior Rihards Kozlovskis, reports that Igors Rajevs will continue…
OPINION | How many Latvian politicians remain under Aivars Lembergs’ “hypnosis”?
Ilona Bērziņa, BNN The Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) with [criminally accused ex-Mayor of Ventspils] Aivars Lembergs as their figurehead has been…
Covering losses suffered by Estonian railway will require EUR 26 million
Estonia’s Minister of Climate Kristen Michal (Reform Party) has submitted to the government a request to allocate from the government special-purpose reserve a…
Authorities look for ways to expel cars registered in Russia and Belarus from Latvia
In an attempt to provide support to the transport and interior sectors, the Ministry of Justice plans to submit to the Saeima a…
