BNN IN FOCUS | Latvian ombudsman suggests replacing orphan courts with family courts
One of the most important topics on the agenda of the Ombudsman’s Office is the topic of children’s rights, said Ombudsman Juris Jansons…
Notification letters on law amendments sent to more than 20 000 Russian citizens in Latvia
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) has sent notification letters to 24 505 Russian citizens living in Latvia and for whom…
Latvia’s state budget deficit at 4.4% of GDP in 2022
Last year Latvia’s state budget had a deficit of EUR 1.721 billion or 4.4% of GDP, according data from the Central Statistical Bureau…
Italy plans to reduce the chances of migrants to claim asylum
The Italian government has approved a bill aimed at reducing the number of migrants who can claim asylum, Reuters writes. The bill still…
Meteorologists promise warm and sunny weekend in Latvia
As anticyclone activity continues, weather will remain dry, sunny and warm, according to Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. At night minimal air…
BNN ANALYSES | Industrialists’ executive rings alarm bells: businesses suffer without Chinese market
Linas Jegelevičius Lithuanian politicians who assumed a bellicose stance towards China fail to heed local business interests and furthermore – make then uncompetitive,…
Riga City Council will not discuss suggestion from nationalists to rename Pushkin Lyceum
Riga City Council’s Education, Culture and Sports Committee did not discuss the suggestion from the National Alliance and Latvian Association of Regions political…
Russia accidentally bombs its own city
The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that a Russian fighter jet mistakenly dropped an aerial bomb in Belgorod, near the Russia-Ukraine border, BBC…
Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Workers to request PM Krišjānis Kariņš’s dismissal
Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Workers (LIZDA) promises to request dismissal of Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš if the government passes Cab….
