Latvian parliament hopes to promote the influx of qualified workers to the country
On Thursday, 2 June, the Saeima passed in the third reading amendments to the Immigration Law. These amendments provide for adopting remote labour…
BNN ANALYSES: Competition for stranded Ukrainian grain – Lithuania seeks wants precious cargo deliveries from Belarus, not from Poland
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN With Russia being the world’s top exporter of wheat and Ukraine among the top five (exporters) too, any…
Four Saeima deputies land administrative violations; Gobzems caught committing another breach of ethics
Between 6 January and 18 April a total of four deputies of the 13th Saeima were punished for various administrative violations, according to…
Latvia donates more than one million anti-Covid vaccines to third countries
As of 31 May Latvia has donated more than one million doses of anti-Covid vaccines to third countries, as reported by the National…
Day 98 of war in Ukraine: Missiles for Ukrainian defence pledged also by Germany and UK, invaders control 70% of Severodonetsk
On Thursday, June 2, in the Donbas frontline, Russian forces control 70% of the territory of the city Severodonetsk and seek to attack…
Alleged Russian spy in Latvia publicly invites «other spies» to stop betraying their country
Valentins Frolovs, who is accused of spying in Russia’s favour in Latvia, has publicly reached out to «other spies», asking them to cease…
Latvian Saeima does not pass Civil Union Law
On Thursday, 2 June, Latvia’s parliament failed to pass the Civil Union Law due to lack of quorum. If the 13th Saeima fails…
Sources: Hungary blocks EU’s latest sanctions, requesting no sanctions for Patriarch Kirill
Hungary has blocked the latest European Union’s anti-Russian sanctions, requesting sanctions to not be applied to Russian Christian Orthodox Church’s Patriarch Kirill of…
Baltic States to discontinue procuring ballasting electricity from Russia
Operators of Baltic electricity transmission systems have agreed to discontinue procuring ballasting electricity from Russia, as confirmed by JSC Augstsprieguma tīkls. Baltic transmission…
