BNN ANALYSES | NATO Nordic expansion to bolster Lithuania’s security, but new tensions with Russia inevitable
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN As Finland‘s and Sweden‘s NATO memberships seem near despite Turkey’s objections, Lithuania is rejoicing along with its Baltic…
Estonia adopts additional budget for defence, energy and refugee needs
In Tallinn, the Riigikogu has adopted Estonia’s supplementary state budget of 878 million euros. The legislators also expressed their continued confidence in the…
Signatures collected to adopt electronic application system for crossing Latvia’s border
The cross-border flow of trucks in Latvia is still regulated «manually». This means vehicles arrive and wait in a queue. This is why…
Mariupol defenders to its territory, offers Ukraine to buy power from Zaporizhia plant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed extending the periods of general mobilisation and state of marital law by 90 days. As Ukraine marks…
Latvian Saeima restores ex-minister Marija Golubeva’s mandate
On Thursday, 19 May, Latvia’s Saeima restored the now ex-Minister of the Interior Marija Golubeva’s 13th Saeima deputy mandate. Golubeva was elected to…
Saeima further extends state of emergency on Latvian-Belarusian border
On Thursday, 19 May, the Saeima supported the government’s decision to extend the state of emergency on the Latvian-Belarusian border. The approved changes…
Police in Riga to limit and close road traffic on Stone Bridge on 20 May
A procession will be held in Riga at 18:00 on Friday, 20 May. The procession For the liberation from Soviet heritage will follow…
Latvian State Audit reports on distribution of finances during Covid-19 crisis
Last year problems with allocation of finances to overcome Covid-19 crisis were observed only in some cases, according to the report from the…
National Alliance to pick Ilze Indriksone as their Minister of Economics
Political party National Alliance has decided to pick Ilze Indriksone, who currently serves as parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Economics, as their…
