Winter maintenance season commences on roads in Latvia
On Wednesday, the 16th of October, winter maintenance season commenced on the network of state roads in Latvia. This season will continue until…
Category: Social
Drug prices in Europe are soaring and only expected to rise
A new report by the European Social Insurance Platform (ESIP) and the Medicines Evaluation Committee (MEDEV) reveals that the cost of medicines in…
Education institutions obligated to provide free menstrual hygiene packages
From now on, general and vocational educational institutions in Latvia will have to provide medium-absorption menstrual hygiene packages for free, the government decided…
Prague bans pub-crawls
On Monday, the 14th of October, Prague banned night pub crawls, where participants go from bar to bar under the guidance of a…
Latvian generals refrain from commenting claims about running for NBS commander’s post
Latvian brigade generals – National Guard Commander Kaspars Pudāns and Chief of Joint Chiefs of Staff Georga Kerlins – refrain from commenting on…
UN refugee chief urges countries to abandon border controls even if refugee crisis worsens
Addressing more than 100 diplomats and ministers at the UNHCR annual meeting in Geneva on Monday, the 14th of October, UN refugee agency…
Pentagon: US to send missile system and troops to Israel
The US announced on Sunday, the 13th of October, that it will send an advanced US THAAD missile system and troops to Israel…
Week in Lithuania | lawyer shot dead, two police officers sustain injuries in Vilnius; first defence bond issue launched
Last week, 36 million euros for Giraitė ammo factory’s expansion allotted; nearly 8 % voted in early voting Lithuania turns away four irregular…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuanian sets Baltic record with a whopping 80-million-euros Eurojackpot bonanza
Linas Jegelevičius Lithuania made Eurojackpot history last week when a single ticket holder from Kėdainiai, a town in central Lithuania, matched all the…
