German military loses chief of navy, who called for respect for Putin
In Germany, head of the NATO country’s navy has resigned after saying that Russia was not planning to attack Ukraine, but rather Russian…
Estonia glad about Spain’s contribution to Black Sea security
Following Spain’s announcement of sending fighter jets to Bulgaria and three ships to the Black Sea to add to NATO naval forces there,…
Epidemiologist: very tight restrictions would not be effective in the current situation
Very tight restrictions would not be effective currently, said epidemiologist and specialist of Latvian National Health Service Vaccination Project Office Ņikita Trojanskis in…
Latvian state to cover MPC costs until April 2022
Electricity system service fee and the mandatory procurement component (MPC) costs will be covered by the state until April 2022, as provided by…
Finnish ex-minister tried for incitement against homosexual people, citing Bible
In Finland, a member of the parliament and former Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen has appeared before trial over three charges of…
Covid-19 in Baltics States. 6 097 in Latvia, 5 122 in Lithuania, 5 145 in Estonia
A total of 6 097 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 2 801 of the patients…
Debts of clients of JSC Rīgas siltums exceeds EUR 15 million
Between October and December 2021 the amount of money owed by clients of Riga municipality’s JSC Rīgas siltums for the heating energy supplied…
Corruption perception index improves in Latvia but remains behind EU and OECD levels
According to data from the latest Corruption Perception Index published by international anti-corruption organisation Transparency International, Latvia’s index has improved. However, it remains…
NATO members ready to send troops and equipment to Eastern Europe over Russia tension
A number of NATO member states have announced readiness to send military personnel to its Eastern European members from Lithuania to Bulgaria over…
