War in Ukraine: Russia shelling the eastern front
On Thursday, the 8th of December, Russian forces shelled the entire eastern front line in the Donetsk region, and officials indicated that it…
Latvian Saeima decides to extend provision of aid to Ukrainian refugees until mid-2023
Latvia will continue providing aid to Ukrainian refugees until the 30th of June 2023. This is provided by the amendments passed by the…
Demands to shut down fur farms sound the loudest in Latvia
Latvia is in first place among European member states when it comes demands to ban fur farming, informs Latvian animal rights organisation Animal…
Criminal charges presented to three suspects in Latvian insolvency administrator’s murder case
Criminal charges were presented to three suspects in the case regarding the murder of insolvency administrator and advocate Mārtiņš Bunkus, as reported by…
Inflation in Latvia reaches 21.8% in November
Compared with November 2021, the average level of consumer prices in Latvia grew by a total of 21.8 % in November 2022, according…
Luminor economist predicts inflation in Latvia will dive
Inflation will remain high for the next two to three months. After that, however, the inflation index will experience a sharp drop and…
14th Saeima deputy from Latvia in First Place party in massive debt
The debt held by the son of once the prime minister of Latvia Vilis Krištopans, 14th Saeima deputy Kristaps Krištopans, who is a…
BNN ANALYSES: Vilnius bus and trolleybus drivers go on strike
Linas Jegelevičius This week, public transit in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, has been crippled by an indefinite strike of the city’s bus and…
Lithuania completes cross-border gas interconnection improvement project
On Wednesday, the 7th of December, work on improving Lithuanian-Latvian gas interconnection was completed in Lithuania’s Pasvalys district, as confirmed by Lithuanian gas…
