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…
Category: Politics
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…
Latvian political party gangs up on the head of VID; suggests institution’s reformation
The Saeima faction of the Combined List (AS) met with Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens and the chief of the State Revenue Service…
Ballots submitted for European Parliament election to be counted manually
At the European Parliament elections, which are expected in a year, all ballots will be counted manually without scanning, said the chairperson of…
Rezekne City Council’s chairman founds new political party behind closed doors
On the 2nd of April, a new party was founded in Rezekne – Kopā Latvijai [Together for Latvia]. The core of the party…
BNN IN FOCUS | Saeima holds heated debates about Russia citizens: «to deport or not to deport?»
On Thursday, the 30th March, Latvia’s Saeima passed in the first reading amendments to the Immigration Law that provide certain minor reliefs for…
Latvian VID commences 150 criminal procedures over circumvention of sanctions
The State Revenue Service (VID) has commenced about 150 criminal procedures over attempts to circumvent sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus, as VID…
