This week in Latvia – from warmth to frost
April 22, 2025
BNN ANALYSES | Is Lithuania caught between two stools – America and Ukraine?
Linas Jegelevičius Who – America or Ukraine – should Lithuania support in ending the Russia-led war in Ukraine without a bad outcome for…
BNN asks political analyst: Is Siliņa’s government signing its own verdict?
Evika Siliņa’s government “restart” is not going as smoothly as expected. The dismissed ministers of transport, education, and welfare have returned to the…
Number of first-graders in Latvia estimated to go down by one-third in next six years
Over the next six years, the number of first graders in Latvian schools will decrease by 34%, according to the Ministry of Education…
“There is nothing else to do but form a new government” – Tavars critical of Siliņa’s “restart”
The government “restart” initiated by Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa is more like a “political paralysis”, said the leader of the Saeima faction…
Latvia may lose EUR 17.2 million of EU funding due to delays with Rail Baltica project
Latvia will provisionally lose EUR 17.2 million in European Union (EU) funding due to overdue railway Rail Baltica design works, according to information…
Romania adopts law on shooting down drones breaching airspace
The Romanian Parliament on Wednesday, the 26th of February, passed a bill allowing the army to shoot down drones that have illegally entered…
Ex-Minister of Education receives new post in Latvia Saeima
Former Latvian Minister of Education and Science Anda Čakša was approved to the post of Chairperson of Saeima’s Budget and Finance Committee on…
First measles death in a decade reported in the US
Two people have died in the rapidly spreading measles outbreak in the US state of Texas, US Health Secretary and vaccine critic Robert…
NATO unity is not at risk, but Russia is trying to break it apart, says Pudāns
Commander of Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) Kaspars Pudāns has no concern about NATO member states potentially being unable or unwilling to support…
