Estonia to lift nightlife ban for New Year
Estonia will lift its epidemiological requirement for entertainment venues to close by 23:00 for the New Year’s Eve and the first night of…
Weekend to remain warm in Latvia, but intense cold will return next week
Air temperature will remain above 0° C in Latvia this week. On Friday and Saturday daytime air temperature will reach +5° C… +6°…
Mayor and vice-mayor in Riga in hot water as no-confidence vote looms in the horizon
A sufficient number of signatures has been collected, allowing for the organisation of an extraordinary meeting of Riga City Council and a no-confidence…
Latvian infectologist expects officials to learn from past mistakes
Authorities and institutions in general should learn from past mistakes and be prepared for any potential new Covid-19 outbreaks, said P.Stradins Clinical University…
BNN ANALYSES | Embarrassed Lithuanian government makes excuses, no solution on US-sanctioned Belaruskali
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Some joke now that Lithuania’s Foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis will go into history books as the most pugnacious…
Big Christmas Market to take place in Vērmanes Garden Park in Riga
The Big Christmas Market will be taking place in Riga Vērmanes Garden Park for six days – 17 December – 22 December. More…
Prisoner export in Europe: Denmark to rent 300 prison places in Kosovo
Denmark has agreed with Kosovo rent 300 prison cells in the Balkan country as Denmark has seen a rapid increase in the number…
Latvian parliament prepares to make child adoption to foreign countries more difficult
On Thursday, 16 December, the Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the Law on the Protection of the Children’s Rights. These…
Berlin murder trial ends triggers expulsion of Russian diplomats
A court in Berlin has convicted a Russian man for the 2019 murder of a Chechnya-related Georgian national. Two Russian diplomats have been…
