MEPs: Hungarian elections need OSCE observers due to risks to democracy
The Hungarian parliamentary elections should to be monitored by OSCE observers, a group of members of the European Parliament have stated, expecting challenges…
Latvia’s Constitution Protection Bureau receives a new director
On Thursday, 20 January, Latvia’s Saeima elected Egils Zviedris as the new Director of the Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB). Previously 90 Saeima deputies…
Actual unemployment in Latvia reported at 7.6% in 2021
In December 2021, the actual unemployment rate in Latvia was 7.6 %, up by 0.5 percentage points compared to November. The male unemployment…
Tonga receives first humanitarian aid to recover from volcano eruption and tsunami
In the Polynesian island nation of Tonga, which was recently hit by a powerful volcano eruption and a subsequent tsunami, the first planes…
Latvian police to not take special measures to check with new mask-wearing rules
Latvian State Police will not organise any special raids to control residents’ compliance with the new mask-wearing requirements. Police patrols will do that…
Portal: politically affiliated supervisors of the media are normal for Latvia
The media and their supervision is a sensitive topic in Latvia. One of the conditions is political neutrality, which is a criterion used…
In Czechia, voluntary Covid-19 infection leads to folk singer’s death
A Czech folk vocalist has passed away after purposefully getting ill with Covid-19 at the age of 57. Hana Horká was not vaccinated…
Estonian local governments to get paid for closing small schools
In Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research plans to make a payment to local governments, which will opt for closing secondary schools…
Stena Line deploys brand new ferry on Ventspils-Nynäshamn Baltic Sea route
In continuation of Swedish ferry company Stena Line expansion in the Baltic Sea region, a brand new ferry – Stena Baltica – was…
