Lithuania to raise minimum wage and excise on tobacco and alcohol
In Lithuania, in 2022, the minimum wage will grow as will excise tax rates on tobacco products and alcoholic beverages, Lithuanian public broadcaster…
Poland’s Duda rejects media foreign ownership law
Polish President Andrzej Duda has rejected the law passed by Polish legislators aimed at limiting foreign ownership in Poland-based media organisations. The adoption…
Great troubles and their solutions. BNN’s summary of 2021 in global and Baltic news
Which events and processes come to your mind, when looking back at the year 2021, thinking about the Baltics, Europe and beyond? Do…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 319 in Latvia, 1 948 in Lithuania, 880 in Estonia
A total of 1 319 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 582 of the patients were…
Estonians begin online population census
Another ten years have passed and Estonia has launched its population and housing census. The population of the Baltic country is required to…
Court: procurement organised by Rīgas meži caused competition distortion
Riga municipality’s enterprise LLC Rīgas meži organised a procurement for mobile communication services in September 2019. One particular condition included for the number…
Ex-Rundale Castle director Lancmanis declared Latvia’s European of the Year
Art historian, artist and ex-director of Rundale Castle Imants Lancmanis was declared Latvia’s European of 2021. As reported by European Movement in Latvia…
France announces new restrictions and likens pandemic to never-ending film
French prime minister Jean Castex has stated this week that the pandemic resembled «a film without an ending». An anti-record in new covid…
Latvia’s state budget suffers deficit worth one billion euros
In 11 months of 2021 the deficit of Latvia’s state consolidated budget was EUR 1.03 billion, which is EUR 490.5 million more when…
