Latvia’s budget to have deficit of 4.2% for the sake of «major priorities», says PM
It is planned for the state budget of 2023 to have a deficit of 4.2% of GDP, but this is necessary to implement…
Category: Politics
Latvian National Alliance politician may have close ties with «sanctioned oligarch» Petr Aven
TV3 programme Nekā personīga reports that Russian billionaire Petr Aven, who is under EU sanctions, had stayed in Latvia in December 2022 and…
Harmony co-chairperson: Rezekne mayor’s expulsion is a question of time
Chairman of Rezekne City Council Aleksandrs Bartaševičs will be excluded from Harmony political party, said the party’s co-chairperson Regīna Ločmele in an interview…
State Security Service to look into Grevcova’s statements about «civil war» in Ukraine
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) intends to look into Saeima deputy Glorija Grevcova’s public statements in regards to the Russian-Ukrainian war. In one…
Latvian Saeima elects Kristīne Saulīte as new head of Central Election Commission
On Thursday, the 2nd of February, Latvia’s Saeima elected the former leader of World Free Latvians Union Kristīne Saulīte as the new head…
Latvia’s state budget deficit drop to one and a half billion euros
The Ministry of Finance reports that the rapid tax revenue last year assisted with improvement of the overall general budget balance. Nevertheless, the…
Latvian Saeima considers unblocking Riga’s development plan
Minister of Environment Protection and Regional Development Māris Sprindžuks may decide to at least partially lift the block previously imposed by the last…
Orbán advises Ukraine to surrender
While Western countries are supplying Ukraine with weapons, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is looking the other way and questioning Ukraine’s sovereignty, writes…
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…
