Saeima passes amendments that ban Zhdanok from running in European Parliament elections
Latvia’s Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the Election to the European Parliament Law, stating that people who served in the…
Reminder – clocks are to be turned one hour back in Latvia on 30 October
The transition to winter time in Latvia will happen at 04:00 a.m. on the night to Sunday, 30 October. This is when clocks…
Construction costs in Latvia up by one-fifth in 2022
Compared to September 2021, the level of construction costs in Latvia increased by 20.2 % in September 2022. Prices of building materials rose…
Sales of vehicles with internal combustion engines to cease in Europe in 2035
On Thursday, 27 October, the European Parliament and European Union member states reached an agreement that provides for the cessation of sales of…
Putin once again accuses the west of attempt to «destroy Russia»
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has once again accused the west of attempts to destroy Russia has has warned that the world can expect…
Newly-elected politicians prepared to reform Latvia’s government model
Politicians of parties forming the ruling coalition in Latvia are prepared to change the country’s government model by introducing a political management model…
Sacked top-rank Lithuanian police chief accuses Interior Minister of «mobbing» among other things
Linas Jegelevičius A parliamentary sitting held Thursday, 27 October, by Lithuania’s opposition parties on the sacking of the former Public Police Security Service…
Euro value rises above U.S. dollar once again
On 26 October 2022 the value of euro rose above that of U.S. dollar. The drop of value of U.S. dollar when compared…
European Central Bank increases base interest rate to 2%
On Thursday, 27 October, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to increase the base interest rate by 0.75% to 2%. During the meeting…
