BNN IN FOCUS | In a crisis people will have to look for shelter on their own – bomb shelters hostages of bureaucracy
Ilona Bērziņa/Opinion piece During the Cold War there were hundreds of bomb shelters built in Latvia for the Soviet nomenclature in the event…
Olainfarm to grow base capital by nearly five million euros
Latvian medicines manufacturer Olainfarm has plans to grow its base capital by nearly five million euros in order to ensure future development of…
Dutch elections: Wilders’ far-right party wins and prepares to form a government
Geert Wilders, the Dutch far-right populist who advocates a total ban on immigration in the Netherlands, has convincingly won the parliamentary elections. Beating…
The new Polish government sworn in before confidence vote
On Monday, the 27th of October, the President of Poland formally approved the new government, which is expected to last only until December….
Saeima opposition member to be penalised for almost missing parliament meeting
Opposition deputy Ainārs Šlesers (Latvia in First Place) will be penalised for unjustifiably delaying the parliament’s meeting. 20% of his monthly wage will…
Ministry suggests revoking driver’s license if speed limit is exceeded by more than 30 km/h
Latvian Ministry of Transport has plans to adopt a prohibition on the use of driver’s licence if the driver exceeds speed limits by…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuanian Foreign Minister: Russia will attack Europe “maybe in ten, maybe in five years”
Linas Jegelevičius Like his legendary grandfather, the current Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, who is chairman of the ruling Homeland Union – LCD,…
VIDEO | Knife attack in Dublin: Far-right ideology blamed for violent protests
Police Chief Drew Harris has said that a “hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology” was behind the violent protests in Dublin on Thursday…
Weather will remain frosty and snow layer will continue growing in Latvia this week
In the coming days there will be precipitation at times. A wider precipitation area will reach Latvia at the very end of November,…






























