Latvia’s Minister of Finance says next year’s budget expenditures will reach EUR 16.1 billion
Latvia’s next year’s budget expenditures may reach EUR 16.1 billion, said Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens at a press-conference held on Tuesday, the…
Regional court sentences infamous ex-Mayor of Ventspils to four years in prison
On Wednesday, the 27th of September, Riga Regional Court announced its verdict in the so-called Lembergs criminal case – sentencing the chairman of…
Minister on regional buses: cancelling is more economical than trying to provide
During his meeting with the management of the Road Transport Administration (ATD), Latvian Minister of Transport Kaspars Briškens was informed of the situation…
VIDEO | More than 100 killed and 150 injured in a wedding fire in Iraq
Hundreds of people were celebrating a wedding in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province of Qaraqosh when a fire broke out at the venue late…
ZZS will not “heat up” and will wait for the final ruling in Lembergs’ case to come into force
Even after the announcement of a second guilty verdict, this time from a court of second instance, in the criminal case involving Ventspils…
Court’s ruling in “Lembergs criminal case” unlikely to come into force soon
As BNN was informed by Riga Regional Court (RAT), the verdict announced on Wednesday, the 26th of September in the so-called Lembergs criminal…
EU warns of Russian interference in Slovak elections
The European Union’s (EU) top official for digital affairs on Tuesday, the 26th of September, described the upcoming Slovak elections as a “test…
Public media in Latvia categorically object to banning content in Russian language after 2026
Latvijas Radio and Latvijas Televīzija categorically object to the proposal listed in government’s approved National Security Concept on banning media in Latvia from…
Russia tries to refute reports on Black Sea Fleet commander’s death
The Russian Ministry of Defence released a video of Black Sea Fleet Commander Viktor Sokolov taking part in a conference reportedly held on…
