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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...
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 […]
Same-sex marriages legal in Estonia; couples will be able to adopt ...
WEBAs of the 1st of January 2024 same-sex marriages are legal in Estonia. On the 20th of June 2023 the Estonian parliament passed the law that legalised same-sex couples in the country. The law came into force on the 1st of January 2024. It provides the right of marriage between two adult people regardless of […]
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 […]
No justified absences. Latvia randomly selects youngsters for …
WEBJan 23, 2024 · Failure to arrive at their place of service conscripts will receive a fine between EUR 50 and EUR 5 000. According to data from the Ministry of Defence, there are currently 22 539 youngsters aged 18 to 19 in Latvia. 3 581 of them technically meet all the requirements for military service. This year Latvian men …
Ukrainian ministers resign in anticipation of government reshuffle
WEBOn Wednesday, the 4th of September, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, also resigned. “As promised, a major reshuffle of the government is expected this week. More than 50% of the Cabinet will be replaced. Tomorrow we will have a dismissal day and the day after that an appointment day.”. David Arakhamia, the leader of the ...
KNAB investigates Navalny team’s claims about possible bribery of ...
WEB2 days ago · Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has commenced an investigation into the claims voiced by the team formed by Russian opposition member Alexei Navalny in their produced video that Latvian law enforcement officers allegedly helping former management representative of Russian Yukov oil company Leonid Nevzlin to persecute Kremlin’s opposition, the bureau told LETA. LETA
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Estonia announces measures to compensate high energy prices
WEBJan 21, 2022 · In Estonia, the ruling coalition parties have arrived at a deal to alleviate the high energy prices to both households and businesses, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reports. After a long debate on the pressing issue, the Reform Party and the Centre Party announced on Thursday, January 20, that the state …
UK to cede Chagos Islands to Mauritius, retaining island with …
WEB2 days ago · Britain announced on Thursday, the 3rd of October, that it would transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that it says secures the future of the UK-US Diego Garcia military base and could also pave the way for displaced people from decades ago to return home, with US President Joe Biden welcoming the deal but critics saying the move was a capitulation to China, while a ...