Voting activity in first hour of 14th Saeima elections the highest in Latgale
Voters in Latgale turned out the most active in the first hour of 14th Saeima elections on 1 October, whereas the lowest activity…
Category: Social
Russians of Lithuanian origin flee Kaliningrad for fear of mobilisation
Alexander Khoroshavtsev fled Kaliningrad together with his brother who has a Lithuanian passport, as soon as they heard the announcement about partial mobilsation,…
NATO StratCom chief: I cannot promise Latvia a peaceful and predictable future
Under current conditions, when a war goes on in Latvia’s neighbouring country, climate change continues and there are other global crisis keep appearing,…
27 181 voters in Latvia use the right to vote early in 14th Saeima elections
So far 27 181 or 1.76% of registered voters in Latvia have used the opportunity to vote early in the 14th Saeima elections,…
Putin signs decrees recognising the «independence» of Kherson and Zaporizhia
The decrees say that Russia «recognises independence» of Ukraine’s southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, which Russia partly invaded earlier this year, as reported…
Latvian parliament conceptually supports National Defence Service legislative draft
On 29 September the Saeima conceptually supported the National Defence Service legislative drat and other accompanying legislative drafts associated with the recruitment reform….
Latvia to gradually transition to education only in official language
On Thursday, 29 September, Latvia’s Saeima passed in the final reading amendments that state all schools and kindergartens in the country are to…
BNN ANALYSES | With the ban on Russians’ travel in place, 9 896 Russians enter Lithuania during the first week
Linas Jegelevičius for BNN Like Poland, Estonia and Latvia, Lithuania counts the second week of entry block for most Russian citizens with EU…
Minimal wages to be increased in Latvia next year
On Wednesday, 28 September, Latvian parliament’s Social and Employment Matters Committee conceptually supported amendments to the Labour Law intended to increase minimal wage…
