Latvia’s transport minister keeps his post: Saeima rejects dismissal with a narrow majority
A majority of MPs today voted down the opposition’s draft decision to express no confidence in Minister of Transport Atis Švinka (Progressives) during…
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“Paranoid psychosis”: why Russian society believes a Western attack is imminent
Russian society is firmly convinced that sooner or later a Western invasion is coming, and this belief is consciously reinforced daily by state…
A new Prosecutor General in Latvia – Armīns Meisters
On Thursday, the Saeima appointed Armīns Meisters, Chief Prosecutor of the Riga Judicial Region Prosecutor’s Office, as Latvia’s new Prosecutor General. Eighty-eight Members…
Major criminal cases “get stuck” in the system in Latvia – Prosecutor General candidate calls for changes to the Criminal Procedure Law
Under the current regulations, it is in fact impossible to adjudicate any large-scale criminal case within a reasonable time frame, Prosecutor General candidate…
Antibiotic use must be reduced as much as possible, says infectious disease specialist
Antibiotic use must be reduced as much as possible, said Uga Dumpis, Chief Infectious Disease Specialist at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, in…
A new cyclone will bring snow and wet snow across Latvia in the coming days
On Wednesday, the weather will remain cloudy, with some clearing only in the first half of the night. Most of Latvia will experience…
Avens citizenship case concluded: Saeima majority votes against request to strip him of Latvian citizenship
On the 13th of November, the Saeima rejected a request submitted by National Alliance (NA) MPs asking Minister of the Interior Rihards Kozlovskis…
Latvia’s Finance Minister: “The big dramas have subsided” – what is happening with the budget?
Following negotiations with coalition partners, agreement has been reached on almost all submitted proposals, though “many technical details” still remain, Finance Minister Arvils…
BNN IN FOCUS | Is the SIF duplicating ministries? Expert reveals the political mechanism
This week, public attention has centred on the question of whether the Society Integration Foundation (SIF) should continue to exist in its current…
