Article 5 is unlikely to go in effect after Poland; Latvia’s security situation remains unchanged
Although a Russian-made missile struck Poland, a NATO member state, killing two people in the village of Pshevodov on Tuesday, 15 October, Article…
Zelenskyy: Kyiv is not responsible for the missile that hit Poland
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he is completely sure the missile that hit Poland and killed two people was not fired…
World’s human population passes eight billion
According to information from the United Nations, the number of humans on the planet has reached eight billion, and this happened a mere…
Does the economic downturn contribute to growth of unemployment?
The latest data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) indicate the actual unemployment level was 6.9% in Q3 2022. Swedbank Latvia…
Explosion on shopping street in Istanbul kills six
At least six people were killed and 81 were wounded in an explosion that took place on a busy shopping street in Istanbul…
European Commission invites including Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania into Schengen Area
On Wednesday, 16 November, the European Commission presented the proposal to include Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania to the Schengen Area’s free travel zone….
Population census: 76% of Estonia’s population speaks a foreign language
Census data show that an estimated 76% of Estonia’s population speaks a foreign language. While 10 years ago the most widely spoken foreign…
Warm autumn affects price of wood fuel in Latvia
As a result of overproduction the price of wood in Latvia experienced a slight and, possibly, passing price drop. In October the average…
Latvian PM suspects coalition partners want seats in government for certain faction and party members
It would seem that partners of the forming coalition in Latvia have a goal in mind to find seats in the government for…
