Year-end with a wintry character: snow, wind, and frost
December 29, 2025
Smuggler balloons – just criminal activity or hybrid attack?
Every time the wind blows northwest from Belarus, Lithuania is preparing for trouble, because that’s when Belarusian smugglers launch balloons with cigarettes, writes…
Flu epidemic already underway in Latvia, but vaccine supply insufficient — doctors raise alarm
The state must allocate significantly more funding for vaccinating high-risk groups against influenza, Ainis Dzalbs, Vice President of the Latvian Association of Rural…
Ukraine offers to abandon NATO membership in exchange for peace
During five hours of talks in Berlin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered to abandon Kyiv’s goal of joining NATO if it brings peace…
From rain to frost: what weather can be expected in Latvia this week?
On Monday, skies will be cloudy. Periods of rain are expected in western and central regions, while eastern areas will still see snow…
Baltic Prime Ministers urge EU to recognise economic challenges of the Eastern border regions
Economic challenges faced by the eastern border regions must be recognised at the European Union (EU) level, the prime ministers of the three…
BNN IN FOCUS | Latvian society has shown it can push back against political decisions — and will do so again if necessary
“Neither the government nor the Saeima really understands what it is doing,” protesters gathered outside the Cabinet of Ministers building said last weekend…
“Envelope culture” still holds in Lithuanian medicine
Almost a fifth of Lithuanians admit that they have given money or some other reward in exchange for medical services in recent years….
Latvia’s healthcare system must be prepared for “X Hour” and geopolitical shocks, says speaker of Parliament
Latvia’s healthcare system must be prepared to function fully during “X Hour” and in the face of geopolitical shocks, Speaker of the Saeima…
Estonian court sentences pro-Russian politician to prison for treason
The Harju County Court has sentenced Estonian citizen Aivo Peterson, one of the leaders of the Koos party, to 14 years in prison…
