Week in Lithuania: Tightens citizenship procedures, Lithuanian brand used in Russia without permission
Linas Jegelevičus In Lithuania, this week has been marked by accusations of various wrongdoings, but there is also good news – it is…
War in Ukraine: Putin compares the situation to World War II
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech on the anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad and compared the war he started in Ukraine…
Latvia dodges lawsuit from association of construction companies
The verdict of Riga Regional Court with which the court rejects the claim from National Association of Construction Companies for a compensation of…
Kazakh businessmen see great potential in cooperation with Latvia’s large sea ports
Latvian Stevedoring Company Association (LSA) met with businessmen from Kazakhstan on the 1st and the 2nd of February. Foreign businessmen were on a…
Turkey summons the ambassadors of nine countries over security alerts
Turkey has summoned the ambassadors of nine Western countries to express its condemnation of the temporary closure of diplomatic missions and the distribution…
European Union discusses the price of medicines with Big Pharma
The reforms of the European Union aim to get new drugs to patients faster and at a lower price, but this is against…
Management of Provision State Agency accused of illegalities with border infrastructure project
In the criminal case regarding supplies of inappropriate barbed wire for the Latvian-Belarusian border, charges are presented to the management of the Latvian…
European Central Bank increases base interest rate to 3%
On Thursday, the 2nd of February, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to increase the base interest rate by 0.5 percentage points to…
US sanctions applied to Latvian citizen for support of Russian militarism
US sanctions have been presented to a network that was engaged in circumvention of sanctions to support the Russian military industrial complex. Among…
