Generous government fiscal support makes it difficult to reduce inflation
It is not an easy task to control inflation in Latvia, because the government’s generous fiscal support makes it difficult to reduce inflation,…
Category: Politics
BNN IN FOCUS | attempts to ratify Istanbul Convention in Latvia’s Saeima fail once again
The proposal from the Progressive Party to the Cabinet of Ministers to immediately submit to the Saeima the Istanbul Convention for ratification was…
Latvian State Police “visit” Ogre Museum and its former manager’s home
On Thursday, the 18th of May, Latvian State Police “visited” Ogre History and Art Museum, as confirmed by Ogre Country municipality’s Communication Office’s…
Minister: after NATO’s latest defence plan’s approval, we will have to work a lot to implement it
New NATO defence plans that will be approved at the summit in Vilnius will serve as an important element of NATO’s deterrence policy….
General Latvian government debt at “only” 40.8% of GDP in 2022
Latvia’s general government debt was at 40.8% of GDP at the end of 2022, as reported by the State Treasury, stressing that it…
Moldovan region prepares for a clash of opinions with the European-oriented government
The pro-Russian regional assembly of Gagauzia approved the result of the local leader’s election, which will lead to a clash of opinions with…
Union of Greens and Farmers could enter government if party votes for Rinkēvičs
If the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) decides to support New Unity’s (JV) presidential candidate [Latvia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs] Edgars Rinkēvičs,…
488 Latvian citizens volunteer for National Defence Service
In the first summons for voluntary National Defence Service, a total of 488 Latvian citizens have signed up for service in the military,…
Linguists suggest renaming Russia’s Kaliningrad into Karalyauchi or Königsberg
Latvian linguists suggest changing the name of Russia’s exclave Kaliningrad in Latvian language. It is suggested to use either the traditional Baltic name…
