Temperatures in Latvia to climb to as high as +30°C midweek
August 5, 2026
Latvian PM, US citizen Kariņš wants to drag US sanctioned mayor’s minion party into the government
American-born Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš considers the option to create the coalition with the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) –…
Italy mourns and wonders who will continue Berlusconi’s work
Italy is commemorating the late businessman and politician Silvio Berlusconi with a grandeur befitting his soap opera-worthy life, writes the BBC. Berlusconi once…
Saeima wants energy producers to invest their excess revenues in green processes
Electricity producers will have to invest the extra profit from December and the first half of this year in their own or an…
Current informal coalition will retain the majority in EP elections
A year before the European Parliament (EP) elections, public opinion polls show that the informal coalition of the center-right European People’s Party (EPP),…
Initiative Fur Free Europe in a record time collects approximately 1.7 million signatures
1,502,319 European Union (EU) citizens signed the initiative Fur Free Europe submitted to the European Commission (EC), NGO’s Animal Freedom representatives inform. The…
BNN ANALYSES | More favourable sickness and care benefits adopted, but they are “a drop” for most
Linas Jegelevičius After the Lithuanian Parliament, the Seimas, has overwhelmingly supported this week respective amendments to the Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance Law,…
Latvia is close to declaring an emergency situation in farming
Latvia is close to declaring an emergency situation in farming, Minister of Agriculture Didzis Šmits (Combined List) said in an interview with Latvijas…
airBaltic dominates Riga Airport with 57% market share
Latvian national airline airBaltic reports that it increased its market share at the airline’s home base – Riga International Airport – to 57%….
Coalition politicians promise not to support demand for Kariņš’ resignation
The politicians of the coalition promise not to support the opposition’s demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) and…
