Latvian president promulgates the country’s state budget for 2024
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs has promulgated the state budget for 2024. Consolidated budget revenue is planned at EUR 14.5 billion, whereas costs are…
New school financing model to limit municipalities’ rights to influence funding distribution
Latvian Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) has prepared a new school financing model. It is given the name “Programme in school”. This…
Financial troubles. Daugavpils Hospital may be the first to be taken over by Latvian state
Daugavpils Regional Hospital, which is in financial troubles at the moment, may become the first one to be partially taken over the state,…
BNN ANALYSES | Who are the 2023 winners and the losers in Lithuania?
Linas Jegelevičius The Christmas bells are jingling, bringing the very end of 2023, a year of sadness for many in Lithuania. BNN spoke…
Ukrainians prepare for the first wartime Christmas under the new calendar
Ukrainians, mainly Orthodox Christians, are preparing to celebrate their first Christmas under the new calendar as the country’s main church departs from the…
Poland’s new government stops news channel broadcasting amid reforms
Poland’s new pro-European government under Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday, the 20th of December, suspended a public news channel and dismissed the…
Latvia to prohibit national athletes from competing with Russian and Belarusian athletes
Latvian national sports teams will not be allowed to compete with their Russian and Belarusian counterparts, as provided by amendments to the Sports…
Duntsova officially applies to run against Russian President Putin
On Wednesday, the 20th of December, former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova announced her candidacy for the upcoming Russian presidential elections in March and…
Latvian PM confused with residents’ anger over passport price doubling, says not everyone needs a passport
There is no reason for residents to worry about the doubling of the price of passports, because not all residents have a need…
