Not New Year, but 1 November ushers in a slew of changes in Lithuania!
Linas Jegelevičius If you thought until now that New Year brings in all changes, you were wrong. Not in Lithuania at least. The…
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Government extends state of emergency on Latvian-Belarusian border until next February
On Tuesday, 2 November, the Cabinet of Ministers extended the ongoing state of emergency on the Latvian-Belarusian border until 10 February 2023. Latvia’s…
Cute but invasive – Lithuania concerned about growing population of raccoon
Curonian Spit National Park in Lithuania invites local residents to report raccoon sightings. The reason is because this invasive species puts at risk…
Latvian residents able to have a look at vehicles donated to Twitter convoy for Ukrainian troops
One of the off-road vehicles donated to the Twitter convoy initiative to be donated for the needs of the Ukrainian army will be…
All mobile network operators in Latvia to increase prices
Due to the growing energy prices, three mobile network operators in Latvia have decided to increase prices, as reported by LTV. The new…
Latvian State Security Service detain pro-Kremlin activist in Daugavpils
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) detained a pro-Kremlin activist in Daugavpils. This person is accused of voicing support of Russia’s aggressive war in…
Daugavpils residents shout obscenities at construction workers removing Soviet monument; police detain 37
Demolition of the monument dedicated to Soviet troops at Slava Square in Daugavpils commenced on the night to Monday, 31 October. Prior to…
November to start off with warm weather in Latvia
This week there will be rain every now and then. Wind speed will be mostly slow. However, it will gradually start getting colder…
BNN summary of the week: Three-party coalition. Metsola in Latvia. New PM in Britain
This week it finally became clear the 14th Saeima coalition in Latvia will consist of three parties. The new coalition will consist of…
