Scandal at Terehova border checkpoint. Border guards hid bribes in uniform shoulder pieces and lockers
The state border guards arrested at Latvia’s Terehova border checkpoint this spring hid the bribes they received under shoulder pieces of their uniforms…
Estonia adopts state budget with defence spending equalling 2.3% of GDP
The Estonian parliament has passed the draft state budget law for the year 2022, earmarking defence spending that equals 2.3% of the Baltic…
Storm in Ireland cuts power supply to under 60 000 households
Ireland has this week been hit by a storm that has resulted in power outages to nearly 60 000 households, British news portal…
Saeima committee permits criminal prosecution of deputy charged with espionage
On Wednesday, 8 December, Latvian Saeima’s Mandates, Ethics and Submissions Committee voted in favour of permitting criminal prosecution of parliament member Jānis Ādamsons,…
Legislative drafts submitted by Latvian government to be immune to amendments from municipal councils
Municipal councils in Latvia will not be allowed to amend legislative drafts submitted to them by the Minister of Environment Protection and Regional…
Germany elects social democrat Scholz as new chancellor
German lawmakers have on Wednesday, December 8, elected Olaf Scholz from the Social Democratic Party as the new head of government. The change…
OPINION | Ventspils has «three sea ports» – this is not good for entrepreneurship
From ancient history we know a triumvirate is not the best form of governance. The Roman Empire tried it twice and in both…
Inflation in Latvia. Fuel prices up by one-third and potato prices up by half
Compared to November 2020, the average level of consumer prices increased by 7.5 % in November 2021. The greatest pressure on the average…
Study: China holds 127 journalists in detention
The international journalistic organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has concluded in its latest report on press freedom in China that the Asian country…
