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Lithuania wants to “neutralize” Kaliningrad
By Jonas Dringelis on Wednesday, March 20, 2024Lithuania has been tightening control over cargo transit to and from Russia and Belarus in line with the European Commission’s sanctions imposed on both countries.…
Experts: Impact of EU’s Russian grain tariffs on market price will be small
Wednesday, March 20, 2024The European Commission plans to impose import tarriffs on Russian grain, increasing the price by 50 percent to eliminate demand for the product in Europe.However,…
Krišjānis Kariņš called for an increase in the sanctions pressure on Russia
Tuesday, March 19, 2024On March 18 2024, at the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Latvia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Krišjānis Kariņš, called for an increase…
Europe realized its doomed sanction policy
By Adomas Abromaitis on Thursday, March 14, 2024At the end of February European Union member countries agreed on a 13th round of sanctions against Russia though they face mounting criticism that the…
7,789 violations of sanctions detected last year
Thursday, March 14, 2024The State Revenue Service (VID) detected a total of 7,789 violations of sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus last year, the deputy director general of…
VID investigates more than 250 goods movement sanctions violations
Thursday, January 25, 2024Since the introduction of sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus, the State Revenue Service (VID) has started more than 250 criminal proceedings for their violations, Raimonds…
FID will be the competent authority in Latvia for the enforcement of EU sanctions
Friday, December 8, 2023The Financial Intelligence Unit (FID) will be the competent authority in Latvia for the enforcement of European Union (EU) sanctions according to amendments to the Law…
Daiga Mieriņa thought U.S. sanctions on Lembergs were ‘strange’
Thursday, September 21, 2023Daiga Mieriņa (Greens and Farmers Union/ZZS) was elected as the Saeima speaker on September 20, 2023, as reported by LSM yesterday. A year earlier, she was…
Exports of sanctioned goods to Russia are shrinking
Monday, September 4, 2023While exports of sanctioned goods to Russia are shrinking, volumes have grown rapidly to countries that continue to trade with Russia. This has raised concerns…