USA, Britain and France warn Kremlin against attempts to escalate the conflict
On Sunday, 23 October, USA, Britain and France jointly condemned Russia’s claims of Ukraine having plans to use a «dirty bomb», and warned…
Latvians living abroad unhappy with how CVK handled organisation of elections
Although the total number of voters did increase during 14th Saeima elections, the number of Latvian voters abroad actually went down. Latvians living…
BNN summary of the week: Progress with coalition in Latvia. Bombing in Ukraine. Russia. Liz Truss resigns
This week New Unity’s initiated coalition formation negotiations continued in Latvia. Some progress was reported in topics like Latvia’s security. However, the big…
Week in Lithuania: opposition ponders no confidence vote for government; Rail Baltica’s Kaunas-Riga section to be built first
Last week, OECD said Lithuania could reduce tax exemptions, President hailed EU leaders’ consensus on gas price cap Vilnius joins UNITED24 fundraising initiative…
Producer price level in Latvia up 33.1% over the course of the year
Compared to September 2021, level of producer prices in Latvian industry rose by 33.1 % in September 2022. The level of prices of…
In two weeks diesel fuel price in Latvia up by average of 16 cents
Last week the price of 95 petrol in Latvia increased by 3.9%, whereas the average price of diesel fuel increased by 6%, according…
European Union agrees on roadmap for limits on energy prices
In the morning on Friday, 21 October, leaders of European member states agreed on a roadmap for measures to protect European consumers from…
Anti-National Defence Service procession to take place in Riga
On Saturday, 22 October, a procession against «mandatory miliary service» or State National Defence Service is planned to take place in Riga, as…
Latvian State Fire and Rescue Service to temporarily shut down 18 less overworked branches
The State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) has decided to temporarily shut down 18 less busy branches until the end of 2022, as…
