Week in Lithuania | Parliament decides to investigate SSD whistleblower story scathing President, Foreign ministry sends note to Belarus over threatening statement
Last week, two 63-year-old men perished in blaze at Vilnius retirement home; Šiauliai decided to hold plebiscite on Soviet soldier remains removal Court…
VIDEO | Zelensky gets bleeped on US TV passionately speaking about why Ukraine won’t give in
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during an interview on Sunday, the 5th of November, rejected the suggestion that the war with Russia has reached…
Larger wages lure interior security workers to switch to defence sector, minister admits
In Latvia, as funding of the defence sector rapidly goes up, an “unbalanced situation towards internal security forces” gradually forms, because people decide…
Ministry: Latvia and Kazakhstan are interested in expanding mutual cooperation
Over the course of the past several years road transport intensity between Latvia and Kazakhstan has increased. The overall situation in the railway…
Turkey postpones vote on Sweden’s NATO bid
The Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission postponed the vote on Sweden’s NATO membership application on Thursday, the 16th of November, further delaying Sweden’s…
Estonia also accuses Russia of increasing influx of asylum seekers
Estonian Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets said on Thursday, the 16th of November, that Russia has extended its initial provocative measure against Finland to…
Latvian minister says new electric trains will soon be available to passengers
Permission has been received to deploy the new electric trains to Latvia’s railway network. The first official passenger trip is scheduled for December,…
Petr Aven’s mobile operator Veon leaves Russia
Veon, the Amsterdam-listed mobile operator owned by Pyotr Aven, announced on Monday. the 9th of October, that it is leaving the Russian market…
Epidemiologist: Covid-19 is confirmed for every third tested person in Latvia
Currently Covid-19 is found for every third tested person in Latvia, as reported by the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) Risk…
