Week in Lithuania: President says public, politicians to decide on women’s military draft
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were the suspension of Covid health pass requirement for up to 16-year-olds, a grim record of…
Category: Social
BNN summary of the week: Fine for Grindeks owners. Inflation in Latvia. Events in Kazakhstan
This week talks continued in Latvia about ways to solve the problem of people’s growing public utility costs. There is also the issue…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 628 in Latvia, 3 947 in Lithuania, 2 087 in Estonia
A total of 2 628 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 008 of the patients…
British Queen distances herself from Prince Andrew blamed for underage sex assault
In the UK, Queen Elizabeth II has taken military affiliations and royal patronages away from Prince Andrew over a coming trial in the…
Windy weather forecast in Latvia
At the end of the week a wind storm is expected in Latvia, with the speed of north-west, west wind reaching 18-23 m/sec…
Summer 2021 – the hottest in Europe’s history of meteorological observations
The last seven years have turned out the warmest in the history of meteorological observations, as reported by Latvia’s State Environment, Geology and…
Cadastral value of certain agricultural land may change in Latvia this year
In spite of the fact that the Latvian government decided to freeze existing cadastral value until 2025, the value portion of certain agricultural…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 566 in Latvia, 4 051 in Lithuania, 2 438 in Estonia
A total of 2 566 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 968 of the patients were…
General practitioners overloaded; still no word on solutions from the state
Covid-19 has caused general practitioners in Latvia to experience «unreal workload». The unresolved issue of providing additional state-paid assistants remains unresolved, said President…
