Jurmala to increase entry fee 50% starting next spring; entry fee to remain in force all year round
Starting from 1 April 2022 the entry fee that Jurmala normally imposes for a portion of the year will remain active for the…
Latvian Competition Council investigates another potential construction cartel
Latvian Competition Council has suspicions of a possible tender coordination among some of the biggest road construction companies in the country. Searches were…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 127 in Latvia, 1 970 in Lithuania, 730 in Estonia
A total of 1 127 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 876 of the patients were…
Brussels seeking universal charger cable for smartphones, tablets of all firms
The EU European Commission has presented a proposal aimed at requiring from 2023 that all portable electronic devices would be sold on the…
Latvian minister promises no need for budget consolidation or tax increase next year
The 2022 state budget plan provides for financial stability in Latvia. Thanks to this plan there will be no need to consolidate the…
Week in Lithuania: Lithuanian CB cuts 2021 growth estimate to 4.9 percent, China’s Xiaomi rejects Lithuanian report on security breaches
Last week, Cabinet backed proposal to establish intelligence ombudsman, Lithuania reported 1 970 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths on Friday. Landsbergis confirmed HU-LCD…
PHOTO: two new Stena Line ferries to be deployed on Ventspils-Nynäshamn route
Staying true to the plan to expand operations in the Baltic Sea, Swedish Stena Line has invested EUR 200 million in the Ventspils-Nynäshamn…
BNN summary of the week: Wages in state administration. Vaccinated teachers. Police education
This week Latvia announced representatives of certain profession are to undergo compulsory Covid-19 vaccination. Although several months ago Minister of Health Daniels Pavļuts…
German Bundestag election won by social-democrats, preliminary results say
In Germany, the Bundestag parliamentary election has been held, where after long and leading yeas in politics the Chancellor Angela Merkel did not…
