Outrage flows in Italy over the ECB’s planned interest rate hike
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has criticized the European Central Bank (ECB) for repeatedly raising interest rates, writes Politico. Meloni pointed out that…
Contraband consumption is mainly dictated by the price
23% of residents in Latvia, their friends or acquaintances have bought contraband goods this year, which is three percentage points more when compared…
New Unity invites Riga City Council to look at possible violations in Transport Department
In an effort to ensure objective, fair and multi-sided evaluation of the situation with possible violations in Riga City Council’s Transport Department, according…
Italy plans to restrict the use of electric scooters
The Italian government has announced restrictions on the use of electric scooters on city streets to reduce the number of accidents, writes Reuters….
Wagner uprising prompts Latvia and Lithuania to ask for expanded NATO presence
On Tuesday, the 27th of June, Latvia and Lithuania invited NATO to increase security on the eastern border, considering that the Russian Wagner…
Media: Russian general knew about Prigozhin’s plans
The New York Times reported that General Sergey Surovikin had already known about Yevgeny Prigozhin’s planned coup before it happened, writes Reuters. Surovokin…
This year’s first African swine fever case recorded for domestic pigs in Latvia
This year’s first African swine fever (ASF) case was found among domestic pigs in Gulbene County in Latvia, as confirmed by the Food…
US worried about Israel’s plans to expand settlements in the West Bank
The Israeli government wants to expand residential areas and plans to build about 5,700 new homes in the occupied West Bank, writes the…
Returning asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost 170 thousand pounds for each
The British government has calculated that the plan to return asylum seekers to Rwanda will be costly – 169,000 pounds per person, writes…
