BNN summary of the week: Monument needs to go! Teachers protest. Russia’s mercilessness
This week Latvia’s parliament made multiple important decisions – on the demolition of Soviet monuments, which is to be done by 15 November,…
Category: Social
Week in Lithuania: Lithuanian PM tests positive for coronavirus, postpones visit to US; China accuses Lithuania of hypocrisy
Last week, MEP Viktor Uspaskich announced his resignation as Lithuania’s Labour Party chair, Lithuania reported 187 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death on Friday…
10 000 signatures collected to shut down Latvian Russians Union
More than 10 000 signatures have been collected on manabals.lv voting platform in favour of cessation of operations of Latvian Russians Union political…
Covid-19 infections on a rise in Latvia and rest of Europe
Covid-19 infection cases are on a rise not only in Latvia but all of Europe as well, stresses director of Disease Prevention and…
Political parties prohibited from speaking against Latvia’s or other countries’ independence
On Thursday, 16 June, Latvia’s Saeima passed in the second and final reading urgent amendments to the Law on Political Parties, prohibiting political…
Latvian Saeima passes law that allows demolition of Victory Monument in Pārdaugava
On Thursday, 16 June, Latvian Saeima passed in the final reading the law that allows the demolition of objects that glorify Soviet and…
BNN ASKS | Economists: inflation in Latvia is already ahead of wage rise
«The effect on households will be negative – inflation is currently the biggest challenge for the economy because prices are up for goods…
Members of Russian State Duma consider withdrawal of recognition of independence of Baltic States and Ukraine
Russia may withdraw its recognition of independence of Ukraine and Baltic States, said member of Russian State Duma Yevgeniy Fedorov on Tuesday, 14…
Housing availability in Baltic States high, but future outlook not very optimistic
At the beginning of the year housing availability index in Baltic States started limping. The shocks caused by the war in Ukraine have…
