Kaspars Gorkšs appointed Director of Latvia’s State Chancellery
October 20, 2026
After Norwegian parliamentary election, PM Solberg concedes defeat
Norway has held its parliamentary election, where, according to preliminary results, Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s Conservative Party has gained second place, leaving…
Washington sides with Lithuania in its discord with China on Taiwan representation
Following China’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Lithuania in relation to close contacts with Taiwan, the US has stated that it supports…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 695 in Latvia, 2 403 in Lithuania, 954 in Estonia
A total of 1 695 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 328 of the patients…
Latvia’s first bottle deposit return machines set up
As Latvia prepares to introduce a bottle deposit system in 2022, the first five bottle deposit return machines have been erected in five…
European Commission proposes smart device security regulation
Ursula von der Leyen, the EU European Commission’s head, has delivered her state of the union speech, where she has proposed legislation to…
Ex-Minister of Economics of Latvia accused of bribery
Ex-Minister of Economics and Saeima deputy Ralfs Nemiro is accused of bribery, according to the politician. Nemiro denies any guilt and stresses there…
Lithuanian ombudsman: Migrants were kept in cramped and unhealthy conditions
During the Lithuania migrant crisis of 2021, detained foreign nationals have been housed in unhealthy and cramped conditions, according to the Seimas Ombudsmen’s…
Supermarket chains in Lithuania comply with Covid-19 certificate rule
Since Lithuania has introduced the rule to present the Covid-19 certificate to enter larger shops, the requirement has been introduced in the supermarket…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania’s surge in new Covid-19 cases brings mortality to one of EU’s highest
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN As the Covid-19 situation is deteriorating in the country, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė said on Thursday, September 16,…
