Baltic air space defenders intercept Russian military aircraft
The NATO Air Policing Mission based in Lithuania was last week scrambled once to intercept military aircraft of Russia, according to the Lithuanian…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 991 in Latvia, 1 411 in Lithuania, 862 in Estonia
A total of 991 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 497 of the patients were either…
Covid-19 vaccine booster shots available three months after initial vaccination in Latvia
From 21 December 2021 onward Covid-19 vaccine booster shots will be available three months after initial vaccination, as confirmed by Latvian National Health…
Digital television criminal case: ex-Latvian government officials risk landing in prison
The prosecutor in charge of the digital television criminal case Monvīds Zelčs has requested the Court of Economic Affairs in Latvia to sentence…
Seeing Omicron spread, WHO urges not to gather in crowds during holidays
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged people in the world to cancel or delay their Christmas and New Year plans of going…
Unemployment in Latvia up slightly in November
In November 2021 actual unemployment rate comprised 7.1 %, which is 0.4 percentage points more than in October. The unemployment rate for males…
BNN ANALYSES | Latvian ministry quietly tries prohibiting distance teaching for 1st-6th graders
Latvia’s Ministry of Education and Science attempted to carry rather fundamental changes to the country’s education system through the «back door». Specifically the…
Lithuania changes covid test rules to travellers
The Lithuanian Health Ministry has announced updated rules for travellers in the context of Covid-19 testing, self-isolation and the virus variant of Omicron…
Eurostat: Lithuanians least willing to verify information read online
Europeans differ greatly in their willingness to verify information seen or read on news websites and social media, Eurostat has found in recent…
