A document that forms part of the Latvian government’s discussion August 10 of the illegal migration situation on the country’s border with Belarus gives some…
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Russians Among Illegal Belarus-EU Border Crossers – Lithuanian Diplomat
Wednesday, August 4, 2021Russian nationals are among the thousands of migrants illegally crossing the border from Belarus to Lithuania, a senior diplomat from the EU member state told Russian media Tuesday.…
Three persons detained in illegal hostel fire case
Friday, April 30, 2021Three persons have been detained in the case of a fire that occurred Wednesday in an illegal hostel in Rīga city center, State Police Rīga…
Lithuania: employee fined for placing illegal gambling ads
Monday, April 12, 2021The employee of a digital media business has been fined for placing ads with prohibited content. The Lithuanian Gambling Supervision Authority has again issued a…
Media watchdog finds illegal TV retransmission on 35 websites
Thursday, October 29, 2020In the nine months of this year, the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) identified illegal retransmission of television programs in the territory of Latvia…
Study says Latvians keen on illegal Internet torrents
Monday, June 29, 2020Nearly every fifth inhabitant of Latvia uses torrents (illegal data streaming sites), revealed a survey conducted by the international Internet research and technology company Gemius, and audit…
Lithuania’s banking and business reps detained in illegal lobbying probe
Tuesday, June 2, 2020Presidents of Lithuania’s major business and banking associations are suspected of illegal lobbying that may have affected bank taxing legislation. Valdas Sutkus, head of the…
Harmony party member detained for importing 15 tonnes of illegal vodka to Latvia
Saturday, July 6, 2019On the night to 1 June, Latvia’s State Police intercepted approximately 15 tonnes of contraband vodka. Ex-Saeima deputy candidate from Harmony Ziedonis Apariņš has been…
Trump to Putin: ‘Don’t meddle in the election’
Friday, June 28, 2019With a smirk and a finger point, President Donald Trump dryly told Russia’s Vladimir Putin “Don’t meddle in the election” in their first meeting since…
Illegal employment increased in Latvia last year
Thursday, May 16, 2019Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (SSE Riga) Professor Arnis Sauka said at a conference dedicated to shadow economy problems today, that there are between…