“Comical display of political parties’ failure” – Zatlers on failed election of Governor of Bank of Latvia
The President, not politicians, should propose candidates for posts of heads of independent state institutions, such as the Bank of Latvia or State…
Report: children’s weak maths skills put EU economy at risk
Children’s maths and reading skills have “significantly worsened” in most European Union (EU) countries, posing a huge risk to how well the bloc’s…
Christmas without snow: what to expect from Latvian weather this weekend and next week?
This weekend and at the beginning of next week weather conditions will remain similar to now. Friday, the 20th of December, will be…
BNN IN FOCUS | Kazāks and Bērziņš “sacrificed” in the name of coalition stability. Future seems murky for Bank of Latvia
The announcement from Prime Minister Evika Siliņa’s announcement about the coalition reaching an agreement on the need to propose a shared candidate for…
VIDEO | Zelenskyy calls Putin a “dumbass”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday, the 19th of December, called President Vladimir Putin a “dumbass” in response to Putin’s “proposal” during his…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania’s new ruling Coalition off to a rough start
Linas Jegelevičius So, who – striptease dancers or, well, prostitutes – were entertaining Lithuania’s future justice minister 18 years ago? Lithuania’s new Justice…
KNAB ends massive army’s food supply procurement criminal case
After about one and a half years of investigation, Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has closed criminal proceedings for alleged illegalities in…
Quiet, bleak and depressed – Latvian doctors comment how wounded Ukrainian soldiers changed in the war
On Thursday, the 19th of December, Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital (Eastern Hospital), in cooperation with the charity project “M Help.com”, received Ukrainian…
Latvian State Police warn about fake text messages from CSDD
Scammers sending fake penalty notifications from Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) have become active again in Latvia. Fake text messages like that have…
