Belarusian citizen accused of espionage in Latvia
On 18 July Latvian State Security Service (VDD) requested the office of the prosecutor to commence criminal prosecution of one person for spying…
Latvia to compose Covid-19 vaccine side-effect compensation unit
Latvian State Agency of Medicines (ZVA) has plans to compose a special unit to compensate residents harm caused by side-effects from Covid-19 vaccine….
KNAB comes under cyber attack; political parties financing database and mobile apps down
Due to a recent cyber attack the databases managed by Latvia’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB), including Electronic Data Entry Systems, and…
Ukraine: Russian losses in troops reach nearly 40 000
Troop losses Russian army has suffered in Ukraine as of Tuesday morning have reached nearly 39 870, as reported by General Staff of…
Estonian minister: we cannot stop Russian tourists from coming on our own
Estonian Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets said the rules for the issue of Schengen visas do not give Estonia the right to…
EU member states agree on emergency gas austerity plan
Members of the European Union have agreed on an emergency plan for gas austerity. The goal of this plan is softening the effect…
Latvian expert says Russia doesn’t care about its troops
Russian commanders don’t care about the troops that have died in Ukraine, said the chief of NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence Jānis…
Average of 136 people drown in Latvia every year
An average of 136 people drown in Latvia every year. Approximately every ninth is a child or youngster aged five to 24 years,…
Russia attacks Odessa port the day after reaching agreement on grain export
On Saturday, 23 July, Russian forces fired four missiles on Odessa. Two of them struck the commercial sea port, Ukrainian officials report. Ukrainian…
