BNN ANALYSES | Unveiled tax reform proposals ignite firestorm in Lithuania
Linas Jegelevičius Lithuania’s Finance Ministry finally unveiled a tax reform earlier this week, triggering an avalanche of backlash and indignation from tax experts,…
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Tallinn City Council opposes renaming of Russian-language schools
Representatives of the Isamaa party in the Tallinn City Council proposed removing the word «Russian» from the names of five high schools in…
Lithuanians show more confidence in EU and NATO
The latest Eurobarometer survey has shown that the trust of Lithuanians in NATO and the European Union has increased, and Lithuanian residents also…
Every fifth Latvian resident confident money laundering does not affect them
Every fifth Latvian resident believes they are not affected by companies that don’t pay taxes or pay «envelope wages» to their employees, according…
Renault: The future is electric, internal combustion engines dies out
While the German government is trying to improve the future prospects of internal combustion engines, the head of the car manufacturing company Renault…
Latvian president calls state budget «rational attempt to balance desires and opportunities»
On Tuesday, the 21st of March, Latvia’s President Egils Levits promulgated the Saeima’s approved state budget for 2023. He said it is not…
Foundation assumes suspects in Bunkus’ murder may try to interfere with trial
What Chief of Latvian State Police Armands Ruks mentioned in a recent media about the criminal case regarding the murder of insolvency administrator…
BNN SUMMARY OF THE WEEK: Protest picks up in strength. Wall of a minister. Along in the Saeima
The conflict between the government and its workers – teachers and medical workers – is ever-brewing. It is logical for both sectors to…
Meteorologists promise peaceful and rainy weather in Latvia
The week will start off with relatively peaceful weather – rain every now and then, wind speed will be slow and fog will…
