Excessive bureaucracy in Latvia creates fertile ground for corruption, says Endziņš
A heavy bureaucratic burden is the real cause of at least part of corruption, said Jānis Endziņš, head of the bureaucracy reduction task…
North Korea builds laptop farms in US; profits go to communist regime
A spokesman for online retail giant Amazon has said it has blocked more than 1,800 job applications from suspected North Korean agents, the…
Latvia to see a windy Christmas with little snow
On Tuesday, skies will be mostly clear and dry conditions will prevail across Latvia. A light to moderate northeasterly to easterly wind will…
Romanian President: Judiciary needs to be investigated
Romanian President Nicusor Dan has vowed to launch an investigation into alleged irregularities in the judiciary after meeting with judges and prosecutors, Reuters…
Black cat maneuver: Lithuanian opposition uses obstruction technique for first time
For the first time in Lithuanian political history, the parliamentary opposition has used obstruction to delay the decision on amendments to the law…
Andrejs Grišins appointed head of Latvia’s Tax and Customs Police
The Latvian government has approved Andrejs Grišins, currently the head of the Criminal Police, as Head of the Tax and Customs Police (NMP),…
Old rumors resurface that Putin has secretly converted to Islam
A controversial statement by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about child marriage has reignited long-standing rumors and suspicions that he may have secretly converted…
Dog shooting tragedy in Brunava, Latvia, ends with police disciplinary sanctions
Following the shooting of dogs in Brunava Parish in October this year, disciplinary sanctions have been imposed on two officers of the Bauska…
Russian general killed in Moscow bomb blast
Russia’s State Investigative Committee has said that Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvanov was killed in the blast; the bomb was planted under a car,…
