EC Vice-President: granting Ukraine EU candidate status will be a geopolitical signal
Granting Ukraine the status of a European Union member state candidate status would be a geopolitical signal that the countries of this region…
EU freezes Russian oligarchs’ assets worth EUR 12.5 billion
Thanks to sanctions imposed by the European Union, Russian oligarchs and companies with ties to them have lost assets worth EUR 12.5 billion…
Weather forecast for Jāņi festival – will it rain?
In the coming days there will be precipitation in Latvia. However, from Wednesday, 22 June, weather will start to improve. Meteorologists predict warmer…
Lithuania partially shuts down transports of goods by rail to Kaliningrad
On the night to Saturday Lithuanian railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai shut down the transit of multiple types of goods to Kalningrad Oblast because…
BNN summary of the week: Monument needs to go! Teachers protest. Russia’s mercilessness
This week Latvia’s parliament made multiple important decisions – on the demolition of Soviet monuments, which is to be done by 15 November,…
Week in Lithuania: Lithuanian PM tests positive for coronavirus, postpones visit to US; China accuses Lithuania of hypocrisy
Last week, MEP Viktor Uspaskich announced his resignation as Lithuania’s Labour Party chair, Lithuania reported 187 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death on Friday…
10 000 signatures collected to shut down Latvian Russians Union
More than 10 000 signatures have been collected on manabals.lv voting platform in favour of cessation of operations of Latvian Russians Union political…
Ministry suggests changing benefit sizes and thresholds to compensate inflation in Latvia
To compensate inflation, Latvia’s Ministry of Welfare proposes different support mechanisms for the least protected members of society. The ministry also proposes changing…
Latvian Saeima conceptually passes transition to education only in state language
On Thursday, 16 June, Latvian parliament passed in the first reading amendments that provide for a gradual transition to education only in state…
