Latvijas Gāze to increase gas tariffs for households up to 89.9%
On 1 July 2022 onward JSC Latvijas Gāze plans to increase natural gas tariffs for households between 65.6% and 89.9% depending on consumption,…
BNN ASKS | Velta Čebotarenoka: we want the monument in Pārdaugava to be liquidated as quickly as possible to prevent possible lawsuits
The monument in Pārdaugava – Victory Monument, Occupation Monument, Occupation Pole – will be demolished. Due to Russia’s war Latvia’s Saeima decided to…
Kallas favours snap election in Reform left outside Estonia’s next government
Centre Party that a way out of the political situation is either to form a new coalition or to call a snap parliamentary…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania’s inflation spirals out, but IMF placates – it should recede by the end of 2022
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest mission has praised the Lithuanian government’s efforts to curb record-high EU-wide inflation…
Registered unemployment level in Latvia down to 6.1%
At the end of May 2022 the level of registered unemployment in Latvia was 6.1% of the economically active population, which is 0.4…
Number of passengers serviced at Riga airport reaches two-thirds of pre-pandemic numbers
In May 2022 Riga International Airport serviced 474 000 passengers or 66% of the pre-pandemic number, according to data available about the airport’s…
LTRK president: war in Ukraine outlines need for new unions among countries and cooperation
Russia’s war in Ukraine has kicked off fundamental changes in Europe and around the world. While Ukrainians heroically fight against the aggressor, in…
Day 106 of war in Ukraine: EP suggests Ukraine for EU candidate status; Russia says would not use demining of Ukraine ports for military efforts
On Thursday, June 9, Ukrainian forces in the east continue to defend the smaller part of the strategic city of Severodonetsk, while troops…
Survey shows European residents approve of anti-Russian economic sanctions
More than 70% of interviewed residents in the European Union approve of economic sanctions against Russia, and two-thirds believe tighter sanctions should be…