Day 58 of war in Ukraine: Mariupol points to mass graves, official data of dead Russian soldiers appear
On Friday, April 22, the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated that Russia has concentrated large forces for attacking the Donbas from the north. Meanwhile,…
Latvian Saeima rejects ministry’s proposal to prohibit distance learning for 1st to 6th graders
The parliament has rejected the proposal from Minister of Education and Science Anita Muižniece to prohibit distance learning for 1st to 6th graders….
Latvian parliament approves of increasing defence budget
On Thursday, 21 April, Latvian Saeima passed amendments developed by the Ministry of Defence for the legislative draft Amendments to the Law on…
BNN ANALYSES | New reality check both to Lithuanians and Ukrainians – very few flats left for rent in Vilnius
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Lithuania‘s housing market, especially its rent sector, has been shaken by the war in Ukraine. Differently to the…
CSP reports more men than women among unemployed people in Latvia
In March 2022, the actual unemployment rate in Latvia was 7.4 %, and compared to February it has decreased by 0.2 percentage points….
Latvian households offered to procure energy from wind farms
To continue development of Baltic renewable energy production and promote new solutions to reduce energy costs, Latvia has commenced a pilot project for…
Latvia’s state budget deficit of 2021 at 7.3% of GDP
In 2021 general government budget deficit accounted for EUR 2.4 billion or 7.3 % of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and general government…
Estonia joins Baltic neighbours in outlawing symbols of military aggression
The parliament of Estonia adopted on Thursday, April 21, amendments to the Penal Code of the Baltic country to ban the public display…
War crime supporters will have their Latvian citizenship revoked
On Thursday, 21 April, Latvia’s Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the Citizenship Law, providing legal basis for stripping a person…
