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WEB4 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...
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WEBSep 13, 2024 — In Estonia, Covid-19 pandemic pushes up accommodation prices and boosts domestic tourism. BNN - September 13, 2024. Baltics.
US increases support for defence of Baltic States
WEBJan 5, 2023 — Photo: Latvian army/Flickr. At the end of 2022 the US Congress confirmed funding of USD 225 million towards their Baltic Security Initiative for the fiscal year of 2023, as confirmed by Latvia’s Ministry of Defence. All this funding will be diverted towards development of all three Baltic States’ military capabilities.
BRELL disconnection: Baltic States prepare for Russian provocations
WEBMay 27, 2024. Photo: Edijs Pālens/LETA. The work to disconnect Baltic power grids from Russian-controlled BRELL network is going as planned, said Minister of Energy and Climate Kaspars Melnis in an interview to LTV programme Rīta panorāma. “Everything is going according to the schedule and there are no signs of any problems or delays ...
Firearms licence requirements to be made stricter in Latvia
WEBJune 13, 2013. According to the Saeima’s supported amendments to the Law On the Handling of Weapons and Special Means, firearms licence requirements will be made stricter than they are now. A new section was added to the law. It accounts for general health inspection.
Russia: US support to Ukraine will end in “humiliating fiasco”
WEBApr 22, 2024 — Russia on Sunday, the 21st of April, criticised the decision of US lawmakers to approve additional aid to Ukraine, saying that US military support for Ukraine is dragging Washington into a “humiliating fiasco” and drawing the US deeper into the conflict, a day after a 60.8 billion US dollar aid package for Kyiv cleared a key hurdle in the US Congress, reports Politico.
Rising star Gabriel Attal appointed French Prime Minister
WEBOn Tuesday the 9th of January, French President Emmanuel Macron appointed outgoing Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new Prime Minister, following the resignation of Elisabeth Borne on Monday, ahead of a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle. At 34, Attal is the youngest and first openly gay prime minister in French history, reports Politico.
Latvia plans to ban single-use plastic products for good
WEBApr 15, 2021 — It is planned from 3 July 2021 onward manufacturers and traders will need to start marking certain single-use products containing plastic: sanitary napkins, tampons, wet wipes, tobacco products with filters and filters intended to be used together with tobacco products, as well as drinking glasses. Manufacturers will need to compose an expanded ...
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Latvian authorities shut down Baltic International Bank; police unit ...
WEBDec 13, 2022 — In order to ensure the stability of Latvia’s financial sector and to protect the interests of the bank’s clients, the Finance and Capital Market Commission (FKTK) decided at an extraordinary meeting on Monday, the 12th of December, to shut down operations of Baltic International Bank, according to information from FKTK website.