Finland set on joining NATO; Sweden’s ruling party leans towards joining the alliance as well
Finland wants to become a NATO member state and will request membership, as confirmed by Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna…
Latvia’s President: the monument left by Soviet occupants in Pārdaugava must be dismantled
The decision to dismantle the so-called Occupation monument in Pārdaugava was correct, but it is important for the decision to be made by…
Meteorologists promise +20° C in Latvia this week
In the first half of the week weather in Latvia is expected to be chilly with air temperature around +10° C… +15° C…
BNN summary of the week: Occupation monument’s demolition. Peaks of inflation in Latvia. Finland in NATO
This week Latvia’s attention was mostly focused on the situation surrounding the Victory Monument. The country’s parliament passed in the final reading legislative…
Week in Lithuania: Seimas deems Russian actions in Ukraine as genocide, Kaunas investigates appearance of Kremlin’s war symbols
Last week, Lithuanian Post said it would increase service prices, lay off 600 employees, but Seimas recognised Russian actions in Ukraine as genocide….
Latvian MEP and leader of Latvian Russians Union detained by police in Riga
Police in Riga, Town Hall Square, have detained a total of four people in the afternoon on Friday, 13 May. One of them…
Riga City Council votes in favour of demolition of «Occupation monument»
On Friday, 13 May, Riga City Council voted in favour of demolition of the so-called Occupation monument in Riga, Pārdaugava. 39 deputies voted…
Large number of police officers gather at Town Hall Square in Riga
Latvian police pulled in many officers in Riga, Town Hall Square in the afternoon on Friday, 13 May. The objective was to prevent…
Number of deaths and births down in Latvia
In the first three months of this year, 8 595 deaths were registered. The number is 423 deaths or 4.7% lower than that…
