Week in Lithuania: Endorses plans to establish special agency for migrants; protest staged outside Russian Embassy
Parliament speaker asks to increase NATO’s presence Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas of Lithuania, has asked to increase military presence of the…
Council of Europe approves European Union’s joining of Istanbul Convention
On Thursday, the 1st of June, the European Union (EU) approved the union’s joining of the Convention on the Prevention of Violence Against…
Prosecution Office and KNAB to look into reasons why Rīgas satiksme vehicle procurement case was ended
Latvian Prosecution Office will work together with Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) and analyse the reasons as to why investigators had to…
Unity Party’s chairman, minister Arvils Ašeradens mentioned as potential Latvian PM
If parties that compose the ruling government in Latvia fail to agree on coalition’s expansion, Minister of Finance and one of the leaders…
Macron and Scholz call for new elections in Kosovo
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have called for new municipal elections in those areas of Kosovo that are mainly…
70% of toys imported to Latvia in 2022 were forgeries
According to the representative of the Department of Development and International Cooperation of the Patent Office Ella Petermane, 70% of uncovered forgery cases…
Chechens scold Prigozhin: Stop yelling!
One of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s closest allies has publicly criticized the owner of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, calling him a blogger…
Latvian government awards hockey team a double cash prize for bronze
For making it to the third place in the World Ice Hockey Championship 2023, Latvia’s national ice hockey team and Latvian Ice Hockey…
Politologist allows Progressive Party may soften positions to enter the government
Progressive Party, which is currently in the opposition in Latvia, may try to slightly soften their position on certain topics in order to…
