Ukrainian ex-President Poroshenko tried for alleged high treason
Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has been charged with high treason. The politician and businessman has denied the charges and blamed current Ukrainian…
Estonians warned of storm dangers throughout country
Estonian weather forecasters have issued a second level warning over dangerous weather throughout the Baltic country for Monday, January 17, as a powerful…
LDz chairman: Latvia may establish cooperation with China in railway freight
A situation when Latvia may commence cooperation with China in the field of carrying railway freight seems very close, said state joint-stock company…
Orange warning declared in Latvia due to strong wind
Strong north-west wind is expected in Latvia this Monday, 17 January. Wind speed will reach 26-31 m/sec along the coast in the country,…
Week in Lithuania: President says public, politicians to decide on women’s military draft
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were the suspension of Covid health pass requirement for up to 16-year-olds, a grim record of…
BNN summary of the week: Fine for Grindeks owners. Inflation in Latvia. Events in Kazakhstan
This week talks continued in Latvia about ways to solve the problem of people’s growing public utility costs. There is also the issue…
Latvian Prosecutor General unhappy with long trials and prosecutors resigning after them
On Friday, 14 January, at the meeting of the Justice Council Latvian Prosecutor General Juris Stukāns turned the attention of leading officials in…
Polish legislators act against NGOs in schools
In Poland, the lower house of the parliament has adopted a draft law aimed at controlling the extracurricular programming provided by non-governmental organisations….
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 628 in Latvia, 3 947 in Lithuania, 2 087 in Estonia
A total of 2 628 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 008 of the patients…
