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…
Harmony co-chairperson: Rezekne mayor’s expulsion is a question of time
Chairman of Rezekne City Council Aleksandrs Bartaševičs will be excluded from Harmony political party, said the party’s co-chairperson Regīna Ločmele in an interview…
Latvian State Agency of Medicines warns against using antibiotics against viruses
In a public statement Latvian State Agency of Medicines (ZVA) reports that the country receives regular supplies of antibiotics. This is planned to…
State Security Service to look into Grevcova’s statements about «civil war» in Ukraine
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) intends to look into Saeima deputy Glorija Grevcova’s public statements in regards to the Russian-Ukrainian war. In one…
Latvian parliament passes law amendments to ensure uninterrupted sea port operations
On Thursday, the 2nd of February, the Saeima passed in the final reading urgent amendments that provide for extension of the term for…
