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WEB5 days ago · airBaltic to lease aircraft to Lufthansa Group for a period of three years. LETA - September 13, 2024. Latvian national airBaltic airline will expand cooperation with German Lufthansa Group in the next three years by leasing its aircraft to this group, as...
Regional court sentences infamous ex-Mayor of Ventspils to four …
WEBOn Wednesday, the 27th of September, Riga Regional Court announced its verdict in the so-called Lembergs criminal case – sentencing the chairman of For Latvia and Ventspils political party, ex-Mayor of Ventspils, internationally sanctioned Latvian businessman and politician Aivars Lembergs to four years in prison and confiscation of property. With this verdict the prison sentence […]
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WHO confirms first case of monkeypox outside Africa in Sweden
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Global health officials on Thursday, the 15th of August, confirmed confirmed an infection with a new strain of the mpox virus in Sweden and linked it to the virus outbreak in Africa, in the first signal of its spread outside the continent a day after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a global public health emergency over the disease, report Politico and Reuters.
Exclusive interview with Petr Aven. Billionaire contemplates …
WEBSep 13, 2023 · Interview article author: Armands Puče/LA It was not difficult to agree on an interview with the billionaire Petr Aven, who is also a Latvian citizen, because the banker is open and frank. The real challenge was waiting for him to find the right moment for the interview, amidst international sanctions on one side, his abandoned […]
Šteinbuka to remain in Fiscal Discipline Council for another term
WEB5 days ago · LETA. September 26, 2024. Inna Šteinbuka. Photo: Paula Čurkste/LETA. The Latvian Saeima has approved Inna Šteinbuka as a member of the Fiscal Discipline Council for another six-year term. October marks the end of Šteinbuka’s first term in the council. The ruling coalition decided to propose Šteinbuka for another term.
Saeima decides to freeze state financing to political parties
WEB5 days ago · On Thursday, the 26th of September, the Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the Law on Financing of Political Organisations (Parties), freezing the state funding for political parties for one year. Saeima deputy Janis Reirs (JV) indicated at the Saeima meeting that various institutions, ministries are working to reduce their ...
Zelenskyy tells UN: Russia must be forced into peace
WEB6 days ago · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a meeting of the United Nations (UN) Security Council on Tuesday, the 24th of September, that the war between Russia and Ukraine cannot be resolved by negotiations alone, but that Moscow must be forced to make peace, reports Reuters. Zelenskyy also hopes to win the support of …
Latvian president invites addressing climate change as a security risk
WEB6 days ago · The United Nations (UN) Security Council must address climate change as an ongoing threat to global peace and security, said Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs in his speech at the UN General Assembly. The Latvian president stressed that sustainable development is impossible without peace and a consequent global action to …