Proposal to ban sanctioned former MPs from entering Saeima gains support
In the Latvian Saeima, the majority of its Legal Commission has conceptually backed the proposal by the New Conservative Party to ban former…
Nobel Peace Prize commends independent journalism as precondition for peace
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday, October 8, that the Nobel Peace Prize 2021 will be awarded to heads of independent media…
On 9/11 anniversary, US declassifies attack investigation document
The US has marked with commemorative events the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The country’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has…
Poland in row with Brussels over primacy of each other’s law
The European Commission has expressed concern over the conclusion by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal that some articles of EU law have no primacy…
Inflation in Latvia +3.7% year on year, as shoe prices soar
Shoes became expensive in Latvia in a year-on-year inflation comparison to August 2021, which showed the general inflation at 3.7%. According to a…
After Norwegian parliamentary election, PM Solberg concedes defeat
Norway has held its parliamentary election, where, according to preliminary results, Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s Conservative Party has gained second place, leaving…
Washington sides with Lithuania in its discord with China on Taiwan representation
Following China’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Lithuania in relation to close contacts with Taiwan, the US has stated that it supports…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 695 in Latvia, 2 403 in Lithuania, 954 in Estonia
A total of 1 695 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 328 of the patients…
Latvia’s first bottle deposit return machines set up
As Latvia prepares to introduce a bottle deposit system in 2022, the first five bottle deposit return machines have been erected in five…
