Latvian media supervisory council fines Russian opposition channel TV Rain
Latvia’s National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) has applied a fine of EUR 10 000 to Russian independent television channel TV Rain for…
Category: Social
Average wage in Latvia reaches EUR 1 384 in Q3 2022
The Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) reports that the average gross wage for full time work was EUR 1 384 a month…
BNN ANALYSES: Riot charges fighting Lithuanian teacher sees pink slip again
Linas Jegelevičius One Lithuanian teacher has done things that do not fit the description of a good teacher and a good citizen. In…
Latvian corruption watchdog uncovers illegal fish farm operation at BIOR institute
Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has requested criminal prosecution of a state official of the Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and…
Latvijas gāze warns gas reserves will last until mid-2023
Latvijas gāze JSC (LG) has secured enough gas for its clients to last the entire first half of 2023, as announced by the…
Riots in Brussels – from football in Qatar to violence in the streets
Sunday, the 27th of November, was the day when Morocco won the match against Belgium’s football team, and it led to riots in…
Latvian Central Election Commission loses its «head»
Following the start of criminal proceedings by Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) over the procurement organised in 2021, Kristīne Bērziņa is no…
Covid-19 infection rates on a rise again after a two-month drop
Between 21st and 27th of November the number of people infected with Covid-19 increased by 35.1%, as reported by the Disease Prevention and…
Investigation of insolvency administrator’s murder officially done; criminal prosecution requested for four
Latvian State Police completed its investigation of the murder of insolvency administrator Mārtiņš Bunkus. On 24 November 2022 the case was submitted to…
