European Parliament’s proposed ban on use of wood chips for heating causes uproar
The newly-formed Ministry of Climate and Energy, as reported by Raimonds Čudars’ strategic communication advisor, reminds that Latvia is among EU member states…
Category: Politics
VDD commences criminal proceedings against Saeima deputy for contempt of Latvia’s occupation
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) reports having concluded investigation of 14th Saeima deputy Glorija Grevcova’s public statements about the Museum of the Occupation…
Estonian Orthodox Church cancels collective prayer; indicates political provocation
The Estonian Orthodox Church has canceled the collective prayer planned for February, stating that it has become a victim of political provocation, writes…
Ministry and teachers’ trade union agree on wages of university teachers
On Monday, the 30th of January, there was a meeting held between the Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA) and…
Ex-Latvian diplomat involved in recent EU-Qatar corruption scandal
Latvian TV3 programme Nekā personīga offers an in-depth look at the recent corruption scandal that took place in the European Parliament (EP) last…
Pavel wins Czech presidential election
Czechs will continue to look westward – it became known over the weekend that retired NATO general Petr Pavel won the presidential election,…
Week in Lithuania: Vilnius receives loan for new trolleybuses, Ukrainian citizen robbed
Linas Jegelevičius Last week, President stripped the ex-US House speaker of a state award, Lithuania lost an ECHR case over a fairy tale…
Mayor of Daugavpils decides to found regional party; abandons Harmony
Chairman of Daugavpilc City Council Andrejs Elksniņš reports he has decided to leave political party Harmony and found a new regional political party….
Second round of presidential elections is underway in Czech Republic
Czech voters are preparing to go to the polls to vote for the country’s next president, who will take office in March, writes…
