Leaked documents suggest Russia makes attempts to influence Baltic States
Documents leaked from the Kremlin reaffirm observed attempts by Russia to reinforce influence over Baltic States. According to classified documents accessed by Baltic…
Category: Politics
Istanbul Convention has no support in Latvia’s society, says Saeima speaker
Ratification of the Istanbul Convention has no support from Latvia’s residents, said Saeima speaker Edvards Smiltēns in an interview to TV3 programme 900…
Association of Stevedoring Companies proposes selecting professionals to work in Board of Liepaja port
The management boards of Latvia’s large sea ports have changes ahead: two ministers – Minister of Environment Protection and Regional Development (VARAM) Māris…
Latvia’s presidents says the blame for the murder in Jēkabpils is on the state
The murder of the woman in Jēkabpils is the fault of the state, said Latvia’s President Egils Levits in an interview to Spried…
Latvian teachers suggest listing in legislation a mechanism for government’s resignation
Latvian Association of Education and Science Workers (LIZDA) has launched a signature-gathering campaign on the public initiatives platform Manabalss.lv in order to implement…
Teachers and doctors: talk and listen to us instead of ordering us around
This time teachers will insist on their position in order to make sure politicians complete their promises, said the manager of Latvian Trade…
Latvian PM: ruling coalition should be more unified in their choice of president
It would be best if the ruling coalition reached an agreement on a single presidential candidate, said Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš after…
Union of Greens and Farmers will absolutely not support Levits as presidential candidate
It is categorically excluded for the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) to support Egils Levits as a candidate for the upcoming presidential…
Latvian government scrambles to approve teachers pay increase schedule
On Tuesday, the 18th of April, Latvia’s government approved the teachers’ pay increase schedule developed by the Ministry of Education and Science. This…
