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Latvia's Economics Ministry to focus on attracting tourists from China, UK, US

RIGA - The Economics Ministry intends to turn increased attention in following years to attracting tourists from China, the UK, and the US, the ...

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Corruption Prevention Bureau seeks prosecution of Stradins Hospital employees in document counterfeiting case

RIGA - The Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has asked the Prosecutor General's Office to launch a prosecution of several employees of Pau...

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Lithuania's Sodra extends deadline for paying off compulsory health insurance arrears

VILNIUS - After causing an uproar by warning thousands of people to pay overdue compulsory health insurance contributions or face sanctions, the...

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Central Election Commission officially announces 2017 local elections

RIGA - The Latvian Central Election Commission (CVK) at a meeting today officially announced the local elections to be held in Latvia on June 3 ...

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Estonia to create digital information system for EU presidency

TALLINN - For its presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2017 Estonia will create a digital information system to...

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European Parliament approves visa freedom with Georgia

STRASBOURG - The European Parliament on Thursday decided to lift the visa regime with Georgia, which means that Georgian citizens will be able t...

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Man injured in hotel shooting in downtown Tallinn

TALLINN - A shooting took place at a hotel in central Tallinn on Thursday afternoon and as a result, a middle-aged man was injured. ...

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Saeima rejects proposal to ban municipalities from funding mass media

RIGA - Saeima today rejected the proposal to ban state and municipal institutions from funding mass media. The proposa...

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Latvian parliament eases work experience requirement for candidates to Corruption Prevention Bureau chief

RIGA - The Latvian parliament today passed the final reading legislative amendments easing the work experience requirement for candidates to the...

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Lithuanian foreign minister calls on all sides to stop fighting in Eastern Ukraine

VILNIUS - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius on Wednesday called on all sides to stop hostilities in Eastern Ukraine to avoid a human...

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