European Parliament: Russian sanctions should extend to Belarus as well
All of the sanctions that have been imposed on Russia so far should extend to Belarus as well, as should all future sanctions,…
Kalniete: Ukraine should be supported not only with arms and sanctions but trade as well
This week the European Parliament urgently reviewed and on Thursday, 18 May, voted on the proposal of European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis…
Unemployment levels continue dropping in Latvia
In April 2022 actual unemployment rate in Latvia constituted 6.8 %, and, compared to March, it has decreased by 0.3 percentage points. In…
BNN ANALYSES | NATO Nordic expansion to bolster Lithuania’s security, but new tensions with Russia inevitable
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN As Finland‘s and Sweden‘s NATO memberships seem near despite Turkey’s objections, Lithuania is rejoicing along with its Baltic…
Estonia adopts additional budget for defence, energy and refugee needs
In Tallinn, the Riigikogu has adopted Estonia’s supplementary state budget of 878 million euros. The legislators also expressed their continued confidence in the…
Signatures collected to adopt electronic application system for crossing Latvia’s border
The cross-border flow of trucks in Latvia is still regulated «manually». This means vehicles arrive and wait in a queue. This is why…
Mariupol defenders to its territory, offers Ukraine to buy power from Zaporizhia plant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed extending the periods of general mobilisation and state of marital law by 90 days. As Ukraine marks…
Latvian Saeima restores ex-minister Marija Golubeva’s mandate
On Thursday, 19 May, Latvia’s Saeima restored the now ex-Minister of the Interior Marija Golubeva’s 13th Saeima deputy mandate. Golubeva was elected to…
Saeima further extends state of emergency on Latvian-Belarusian border
On Thursday, 19 May, the Saeima supported the government’s decision to extend the state of emergency on the Latvian-Belarusian border. The approved changes…
