South Korea claims North Korea is sending troops to help Russia fight in Ukraine
North Korea has decided to send 12 000 troops to fight on the Russian side in Ukraine, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news…
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Declassification of Rail Baltica documents begins: What did the government hide about the costs?
The declassification process of various reports associated with Rail Baltica project that were previously classified continues, according to the entry on the Legislative…
Riga Conference 2024: why did Russian opposition leader Khodorkovsky cancel participation at the last moment?
Author: Ilona Bērziņa/Opinion piece The focus of the Northern Europe Regional Security and Foreign Policy Forum “Riga Conference 2024”, which will be taking…
Ministry of Welfare responds to recent State Audit report on errors with GMI recipient numbers
In 2022, it was not possible to accurately determine the number of households that could qualify for the guaranteed minimum income (GMI) benefit,…
Annual inflation in September in Estonia still double eurozone as whole
Annual inflation in the eurozone fell by 0.5 percentage points to 1.7% in September 2024 compared to August, while in Estonia inflation fell…
Suggested changes may cause chaos for upcoming Riga municipal elections
In a letter to the Saeima Public Administration and Local Government Committee, Riga municipal election commission voices concerns about the risk of potentially…
BNN ANALYSES | Salaries of Lithuanian MPs are set to nearly double in 2024-2028 term
Linas Jegelevičius The generally mistrusted Lithuanian legislature, Seimas, may soon become a more attractive employer. According to preliminary calculations, the salary of an…
SPKC publishes the latest flu rates in Latvia
The existing flu intensity in Latvia remains very low and meets the average levels of previous seasons, according to data published by the…
One in five primary school pupils in distance learning fails maths exam in Latvia
The centralised maths exam caused proved to by the biggest challenge for 9th graders in distance learning in Latvia – one in five…
