Posts Tagged ‘Latvia’

Former Foreign Minister of Latvia considers the country bankrupt

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Janis Yurkans believes that Latvian state went bankrupt and lost its independence. “Latvia as a country went bankrupt. If they will not lend us money – how we are going to pay the pensioners, how we treat people, etc?”- said Yurkans on Tuesday night in the program “Question [...]

In Latvia, the amendments to the law “On electronic media,” were returned to the discussion

The Saeima (Parliament) of Latvia on Monday at an extraordinary meeting decided to transfer the amendments to the law “On electronic media” for reconsideration of the parliamentary commissions, informs the press service of the Seimas. Under the amendments, television and radio channels with national status are required to broadcast in Latvian at least 65% of [...]

In Riga, the event was held to mark the 69th anniversary of the entry into the Wehrmacht in the capital of Latvia

On July 1, in Riga, the event took place which was banned by Riga City Council and authorized by the decision of the Administrative District Court devoted to the 69th anniversary of the entry of troops of Hitler’s Germany in the capital of Latvia, a correspondent of REGNUM News reports.