Volunteers who apply for military service to be eligible for notable compensation
It is planned for volunteers in Latvia who sign up for National Defence Service voluntarily to be paid an annual compensation of 7…
Category: Politics
Latvian opposition compares national defence service to a casino game
After long and heated discussions the Saeima finally passed in the final reading the Law on National Defence on Wednesday, the 5th of…
Latvian PM: raising of retirement age threshold is unavoidable
Discussions about the possible raising of retirement age threshold in Latvia is unavoidable, said Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš at an extraordinary meeting of…
Trade union may demand dismissal for Latvian Minister of Education
Latvian Association of Education and Science Workers (LIZDA) will consider the option to request dismissal for the Minister of Education and Science Anda…
Combined List party’s leader promises to announce presidential candidacy plans after Easter
Businessman and prime minister candidate in the last Saeima elections from the Combined List political party Uldis Pīlēns, according to Latvijas Avīze, promises…
This summer Latvia adopts mandatory national defence service
The Latvian parliament has officially passed the National Defence Service Law. This means in summer 2023 the country will be holding the first…
Latvian Saeima conceptually supports amendments that limit access to critical information
On Wednesday, the 5th of April, Latvia’s parliament conceptually supported and set status of urgency for amendments that provide for classifying information used…
Ukraine: Russians are far from capturing Bakhmut
Fighting continues in and around Bakhmut, and Ukrainians have scoffed at Russian claims that the city has been taken, pointing out that the…
BNN IN FOCUS | Will Latvia force Russians to love Latvian language?
Ilona Bērziņa, BNN On Wednesday, the 5th of April, the Saeima will decide on amendments to the Immigration Law that have caused a…
