Section: Latvia
Latvia to implement projects to help Ukraine in agriculture, fight against corruption – The Baltic Times
RIGA – This year 451,400 euros have been earmarked in the Latvian Foreign Ministry’s budget for bilateral development co-operation, and th…… …read more Source: The Baltic...
Mikhail Porechenkov chosen for crime series set on Narva bridge
The Russian actor Mikhail Porechenkov who is to play one of the lead roles in a version of the crime drama television series ‘The Bridge’ set on the Narva River bridge between Estonia and Russia, to be shot for the Russian television channel NTV, has been blacklisted in Latvia and Ukraine, informs LETA/BNS. …read more Source:...
Latvia to implement projects to help Ukraine in agriculture, fight against corruption
In 2016, EUR 451,400 have been earmarked in the Latvian Foreign Ministry’s budget for bilateral development cooperation, and the money will be used for new grants and long-term projects, including support to Ukraine in agriculture and the fight against corruption, informs LETA, according to the Development Cooperation Policy Plan for 2016...
Saeima condemns Savchenko verdict
On Thursday members of the Latvian parliament adopted the Foreign Affairs Committee declaration condemning the verdict of the Ukrainian air force pilot and Verkhovna Rada deputy Nadiya Savchenko, reported LSM. …read more Source:...
Is Russia’s national character authoritarian? – The Baltic Times
NEW HAVEN – Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the Russian public’s acquiescence in direct government control of news med…… …read more Source: The Baltic...
EU Ambassador to Russia believes Moscow will release Savchenko – The Baltic Times
The European Union’s ambassador to Moscow, Lithuanian diplomat Vygaudas Usackas, believes Russia will release Ukrainian Airforce pilot, Nadi…… …read more Source: The Baltic...
Estonia demands Russia releases Savchenko – The Baltic Times
The Estonian Foreign Ministry has called on Russia to immediately release Ukrainian Air Force pilot Nadiya Savchenko……. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Latvian officials condemn Savchenko verdict
Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis and Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics have condemned Tuesday’s Russian court ruling, which sentenced Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko to a 22-year prison sentence. …read more Source:...
West should not lift sanctions on Russia following Savchenko verdict – Lithuanian political scientist – The Baltic Times
Laurynas Kasciunas, a political scientist from Vilnius University’s Eastern European Studies Centre, believes the guilty verdict for Ukrai…… …read more Source: The Baltic...
KVV Liepajas Metalurgs to pay over EUR 800,000 to laid-off employees
Based on the shareholder decision about closing down and conservation of KVV Liepajas Metalurgs metallurgical plant, a personnel audit will be carried out at the company in the next few days to determine the minimum personnel required for infrastructure maintenance during the idle time, and over EUR 800,000 will be paid to the laid-off workers,...
