Latvian parliament approves a new judge for the Constitutional Court
On Thursday, 9 December, the Saeima approved Latvian President Egils Levits’ advisor Irēna Kucina for the post of judge of the Constitutional Court….
Biden to Kyiv: Decisions on Ukraine only possible with Ukrainian involvement
Due to Russia amassing its troops near its border with Ukraine and a conversation this week between Russian and American presidents, US President…
Court rejects complain from several judges on compulsory Covid-19 vaccination
Latvian administrative district court has rejected a complaint submitted by multiple judges in regards to the compulsory Covid-19 vaccination. The complaint and request…
Schools in Estonian capital cautioned to work remotely due to ice from rain
In Tallinn, schools have been asked to consider working in distance learning mode as freezing rain is expected to make streets and roads…
Latvijas Gāze’s tariffs for households to increase between 54.2% to 93% next January
From 1 January 2022 Tariffs of AS Latvijas Gāze for households will increase from 54.2% to 93% depending on consumption volumes, according to…
Latvian parliament passes reduced excise tax rate for natural gas
On Thursday, 9 December, the Saeima passed in the first reading amendments to the Law on Excise Tax. The goal of these amendments…
Five municipalities in Latvia set to merge with neighbouring territories in 2029
On Thursday, 9 December, Latvia’s parliament passed in the final reading amendments to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas. These amendments…
Belarus’ Belaruskali threatens Lithuania’s Conservatives-led Cabinet
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Despite two major concurrent crises – the combustible situation on Lithuania’s border with Belarus and the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Following Belarusian migrant crisis, Latvian residents’ opinion of immigration has changed to «moderately positive»
Even before the migration crisis, which is believed by many to have been orchestrated by Belarus, the general opinion of Latvian residents towards…
