Corruption perception index improves in Latvia but remains behind EU and OECD levels
According to data from the latest Corruption Perception Index published by international anti-corruption organisation Transparency International, Latvia’s index has improved. However, it remains…
NATO members ready to send troops and equipment to Eastern Europe over Russia tension
A number of NATO member states have announced readiness to send military personnel to its Eastern European members from Lithuania to Bulgaria over…
Participants, masks and distancing. Standing rules for weddings during Covid-19 pandemic
Latvian Ministry of Justice reports rules for weddings during the state of emergency from 25 January until 28 February 2022. If all participants…
IDB: corruption will remain in Latvia as long as officials abuse their power
Prevention of corruption is the combined task of many state institutions and although the results of the Corruption Perception Index published on 25…
Lithuanian PM under police radar over compliance with respirator rule in events
Police in Lithuania is looking into, weather the mandatory rule of wearing respirators at indoor events has been complied with during an indoor…
Heavy snow in eastern Mediterranean forces closure of Europe’s busiest aviation hub
Rare and heavy snow in the eastern Mediterranean region has seriously affected local and international transport flows, power supply and the operation of…
Prosecutor protests not guilty verdict in digital television criminal case
On 11 January 2022 the prosecutor of the Office of the Prosecutor General’s Criminal Affairs Department Corruption Prevention Coordination Office submitted a protest…
43% of Estonians counted in online part of national census
Estonia has held the online questionnaire part of the national census and 568 891 persons, or 43% of the population of the Baltic…
Ukraine considers US diplomat family return call rightful, but excessive caution
Following the decision by the US to order the return of the diplomat families of the American Embassy in Kyiv pointing to a…