Tallinn cycling lanes need to be repainted in dangerous sections
In the Estonian capital, the cycling lanes, where many traffic accidents have been registered are painted red. This was done in 2021, but…
Category: Social
Soviet memorial stones to be liquidated in Ogre
Ogre Municipal Council has decided to dismantle five memorial stones dedicated to Soviet occupation regime within its territory, according to information from the…
Lukashenko claims Latvians, Lithuanians and the Polish queue up to shop for buckwheat and salt in Belarus
Latvians, Lithuanians and the Polish all stand in long queues outside the Belarusian border, asking to be let in to shop for buckwheat…
Heating energy price surges rapidly in Rezekne
From 1 May onward the heating energy price will be nearly 200 EUR/MWh without VAT, according to the decision made by the Public…
Last days of April expected to be cold in Latvia with rain showers every now and then
At the beginning of the week weather in Latvia is expected to be cloudy. By the middle of the week the amount of…
BNN summary of the week: Genocide in Ukraine. Permitting distance learning. Energy crisis in Latvia
During this short week Latvia’s Saeima managed to make several important decisions – particularly in regards to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The parliament…
Week in Lithuania: Lithuanian Orthodox church voices its stance on war, Russian aggressor symbols banned, migrants turned away on Belarus border
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were Lithuania banning the George ribbon used by Russia, migrants were turned away on Lithuania-Belarus border…
Estonia sees number of Ukrainian refugee’s entering from Russia numbers grow, as they enter from Russia
Estonian border guards and buss stations have seen an increase in war refugees from Ukraine entering from Russia. Tallinn bus station has called…
Number of foreign tourists visiting Latvia down by more than 25%
Compared to 2020, Latvia was visited by 1.9 million foreign visitors in 2021, which is a decrease of 39.5 %. Compared to 2020,…
