Authorities to raise fines for speeding violations in Latvia
Latvian Saeima plans to raise fines for speeding violations. This measure is provided by amendments to the Road Traffic Law passed in the…
Latvian schools with below minimal number of pupils may yet receive state funding
If an education institution fails to secure a number of pupils in class groups that meets the minimal number required by the Cabinet…
Ukraine expresses disappointment at UN court ruling against Russia
Ukraine said it was disappointed by the International Court of Justice’s ruling in The Hague on Wednesday, the 31st of January, in a…
Union of Greens and Farmers expand their list of candidates for EP elections
Latvian Minister of Welfare Uldis Augulis and Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze will run in European Parliament elections as candidates of the Union…
BNN ANALYSES | Private equity firm’s top manager from Lithuania allegedly gambled away 16 million euros
Linas Jegelevičius Can a single casino gambler shake up a state’s entire financial system? Until now, we read something like this happening in…
Warning: many roads in Latvia are iced over
In the morning on Thursday, the 1st of February, ice formed on roads in Latgale and eastern portions of Vidzeme, complicating driving conditions,…
Russia closes border crossing to Estonia
Overnight on Thursday, the 1st of February, Russia fulfilled its promise to close the border crossing at Ivangorod/Janilinn, which stretches across the Narva…
Ex-Minister of Interior: Zhdanok’s possible ties with FSB will not go without consequences
Ex-Prime Minister and ex-Minister of the Interior Māris Kučinskis believes MEP Tatyana Zhdanok’s possible ties with Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) will no…
Saeima conceptually approves requirement to state product country of origin on price tags
To promote consumers’ awareness about products, on Thursday, the 1st of February, the Latvian parliament conceptually supported a proposal to make it mandatory…
