Latvian Saeima conceptually approves making acquisition of fake Covid-19 certificate a criminal offence
On Thursday, 28 October, members of the Saeima conceptually passed amendments to the Criminal Law that provide for making acquisition of fake Covid-19…
Latvia’s GDP up 4.8% in third quarter of 2021
In Q3 2021, compared to Q3 2020, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.8 %, according to seasonally and calendar non-adjusted data. According…
Initiative! Light a heart-shaped lamp as thanks to medical workers
Now is the perfect time for residents to express gratitude to medical workers and everyone else doing what they can to stifle the…
BNN ANALYSES | Workforce depletion grips Lithuania, while job available to every second jobseeker
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Hiring has perhaps never been harder for Lithuanian employers as it is now. Raising wages isn’t enough to…
Moscow closes non-essential shops and services
In Moscow and a number of Russian regions a 10-day non-working period has been imposed. The current wave of Covid-19 has resulted in…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 919 confirmed infections and 64 deaths in Latvia
A total of 2 919 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 2 066 of the patients…
Latvian corruption watchdog chief says Covid-19 has not affected corruption levels
The pandemic has not affected the level of corruption in Latvia all that much, said chief of Corruption Prevention Combating Bureau (KNAB) Jēkabs…
Lithuania remembers Holocaust victims on 80th anniversary of Kaunas mass murder
During the Second World War, the largest mass murder of Lithuanian Jews took place on October 29, 1941. The crime organised by the…
Ombudsman: Latvia can impose a compulsory vaccination policy
Every day residents ask the ombudsman many questions related to compulsory Covid-19 vaccination. Residents ask the ombudsman to explain just how legally justified…
