Pet retailers in Latvia are prohibited from promoting cats and canines from July 1

New guidelines for specialised retail areas present for the association of premises or separate areas for: • maintaining animals supposed for commerce, • storage of animal feed, • storage of animal bedding, • storage of kit and disinfectants vital for caring for animals. Animals, relying on their species and breed, should be saved in a … Read more

Nikos Michaloliakos is released voluntarily – What are the restrictive conditions? – 2024-05-05 00:16:29

Nikos Michaloliakos, the man convicted of running the Golden Dawn criminal organization, is being released from prison with restrictive conditions. The Council of Criminals of Lamia decided of its own volition to release Nikos Michaloliakos, the former leader of the Golden Dawn criminal organization, on parole. This development comes as Nikos Michaloliakos has completed 3/5 … Read more

The head of the State Police of the Republic of Lithuania was praised, after which he was awarded the rank of general

Now in the State Police this title is held by Ruks’ deputies Andrei Grishin and Normund Grubis. Rooks was awarded the rank of Colonel on August 12, 2020. By law, the rank of general is awarded following five years of service in the rank of colonel. At the same time, the law provides that the … Read more

Controversial ‘Bizz&Bike’ Hotel Project in Visé Sparks Discontent Among Residents

2024-04-24 14:30:00 A project which disenchants some Visétois, who came to express their discontent before the meeting of elected officials. They fear, among other things, “a precedent in the municipality opening the door to even greater urban excesses”. Targeted: soon a “bikeable” hotel with 111 rooms on the banks of the Meuse, a stone’s throw … Read more

This year, the military wants to strengthen the Latvian border by 25 million euros

Additional necessary funding is provided for the implementation of measures to strengthen security this year, the Ministry of Defense explained. In early March, the government approved a plan for military fortification and counter-mobility measures on the eastern border. This is part of the future Baltic defense line, which will include the creation of strongholds for … Read more

The Verkhovna Rada adopted the law on mobilization in a practically empty hall (VIDEO)

Provisions on demobilization were excluded from the new law on mobilization at the request of the Cabinet of Ministers. To resolve this issue, the government must develop a separate draft law. “Due to the fact that the subject of the right of legislative initiative – the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine – made a decision … Read more

Innovation is hampered by transport network problems

Now, out of the 26 million euros allocated for these purposes, only 5 million have been used – a message and data portal has been created on them (National Access Point, or NAP), which publishes information on critical aspects of transport and mobility in Latvia, current road accidents, and parking availability in real time and … Read more

BB.lv: From the Titanic to the court. Stories of tennis players who escaped from a sinking ship

PLAY TO THE LAST American tennis player Richard Norris Williams was born into a wealthy family. He received a good education and grew up in excellent conditions. At the age of 12, he began playing tennis and traveled around the world to various competitions with his father. One of these trips turned into a drama … Read more