US speaks of willingness to send American troops to eastern NATO, if Ukraine attacked
Prior to a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior US official has been quoted as expressing…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 860 in Latvia, 1 837 in Lithuania, 545 in Estonia
A total of 860 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 442 of the patients were either…
Covid-19 jabs will be enough for Latvian residents to do their jobs normally
From 15 December onward persons who will have received either one Jannsen vaccine jab or two jabs of other Covid-19 vaccines will be…
Latvian State Border Guard official to be prosecuted for attempted seduction of a child
The Internal Security Bureau (IDB) has requested the Western Zemgale Office of the Prosecutor to commence criminal prosecution of an official of the…
Minimal wages in Latvia may have to reach at least EUR 600 following EU agreement
On Monday, 6 December, EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council passed a historic agreement on the European Commission’s proposed directive…
EU and UN criticise conviction of Myanmar’s political leader
The EU and the UN have voiced condemnation of the trial and prison term of the previous political leader of Myanmar as politically-motivated…
American officials to boycott Beijing Olympic Games
Washington has stated that its diplomats and officials will not attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in the face of human rights abuse…
There isn’t a single law in Latvia that lets Saeima deputies break the law with impunity, says police chief
In Latvia, there isn’t a single law or regulation that lets members of the parliament break the law with impunity, said Chief of…
Tallinn earmarks 50-euro allowance to all schoolchildren
The Tallinn city draft budget sets forth to pay each pupil in the Estonian capital’s schools a one-time 50-euro allowance, Estonian public broadcaster…
