Section: Latvia
New ransomware affects computer systems in Ukraine and Russia
Computer systems in Ukraine, Russia and elsewhere have been affected by a new strain of ransomware entitled Bad Rabbit and is said to be bearing similarities to the WannaCry and Petya outbreaks earlier in 2017. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Anti-corruption protesters in Ukraine push for reforms
Three protesters and a policeman have been injured in Kyiv, Ukraine, as a crowd of anti-corruption demonstrators voiced their demands for reforms aimed at tackling corruption in the country. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Latvian cabinet approves enlarged Ukraine OSCE observer mission
On 17 October, the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers made a decision on the appointment of two Latvian civilian experts to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a release. …read more Source:...
Latvian ambassador to UN: Russia’s violation of Budapest memorandum weakened trust
Russia’s violation of the Budapest memorandum, which provided security guarantees to Ukraine, has seriously weakened trust in nuclear disarmament efforts, Latvian Ambassador to the UN Janis Mazeiks said during a UN debate on nuclear disarmament, reports LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Hungary pledges to raise language argument with Ukraine to EU level
Hungary has pledged to oppose in the European Union about a law passed in Ukraine that sets forth curbing the use of ethnic minority languages as the teaching language in schools in Ukraine. The Transcarpathia region in south-western Ukraine is home to around 150,000 ethnic Hungarians. …read more Source: Baltic News...
Brussels opponents of Nord Stream 2, why do we hear so little about Ukraine?
One reason why Nord Stream 2 is opposed in EU circles is because it undermines the position of Ukraine as gas transit country. The problem is that Ukraine’s gas sector is notoriously corrupt – and recent news indicates the government is making no progress at all on “reform”. Meanwhile, the European Commission’s attempt to get a...
Nordecon to build office building in the LvivTech.City innovation park
Eurocon Ukraine TOV, Ukrainian subsidiary of the listed Estonian construction group Nordecon AS, has signed an agreement with Lviv Standartbud Limited Liability Company under which Nordecon will build a six-story office building in the LvivTech.City innovation park in the city of Lviv, informs LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Nordecon to build office building in the LvivTech.City innovation park
Eurocon Ukraine TOV, Ukrainian subsidiary of the listed Estonian construction group Nordecon AS, has signed an agreement with Lviv Standartbud Limited Liability Company under which Nordecon will build a six-story office building in the LvivTech.City innovation park in the city of Lviv, informs LETA/BNS. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Vejonis urges Ukraine to speed up reforms, especially in combating corruption
President Raimonds Vejonis during a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on September 29th urged Ukraine to speed up reforms, especially in the judiciary and combating corruption, the president’s spokesman Janis Siksnis told LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Ukraine foreign minister in Riga: Peacekeepers could be an option
Ukraine’s foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin …read more Source:...
