Masses from various elements held a demonstration in front of the People’s Representative Council (DPR) Building, (MI / Susanto) RESULTS The People’s Opinion Session explained that there were 5 types of fundamental irregularities in the election. First, violations of ethics and principles of electoral justice. Second, there is a violation of the principle of neutrality … Read more
He noted that before the public offering of shares, the airline must refinance the bonds and now airBaltic is in the process of refinancing, adding that airBaltic shares are planned to be listed on the Nasdaq Riga exchange. Gauss also said that this public offering will be the largest in the Baltics. At the same … Read more
“Creates programs, their fragments and other services in minority languages” On Wednesday, the Sejm subcommittee on media policy – headed by Progressive MP Atis Švinka – heard a report from the Council on Public Electronic Media. This structure was created in 2021, it is headed by Janis Siksnis, a graduate of Priekulska Secondary School, Bachelor … Read more
Since the beginning of April, due to financial difficulties, the Liepaja newspaper “Kurzemes Vārds” has been delivered not by the subscriber center itself, but by the post office. Some subscribers are unhappy with this because they now have to receive the newspaper at noon rather than before 8am as usual. The editors are concerned that … Read more
This is countered by the damage that this decision will bring to Latvia itself, and one of the arguments is the loss of jobs in the field of transit and logistics. Should this really be a concern at a time when Latvia is experiencing chronic labor shortages and is debating the possibility of opening its … Read more
In assessing the specific publication of a comic strip dedicated to the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, the Ethics Council recognized that from the very beginning the choice of pigs as characters in the comic was a risky decision, since in Latvian and many other cultures this image has a controversial, mostly negative … Read more
Currently, the law establishes that Teacher’s Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in October. The commission decided to submit the bill for final reading in the Seimas this week. At the commission meeting, the chairman of the Latvian Union of Education and Science Workers (LPRON), Inga Vanaga, along with support for these amendments, called … Read more
Council officials note that journalists have been subjected to angry attacks on social media for years, which has silenced some of them. A similar trend, according to the council, is reflected in the content of professional media, namely, there are situations when, predicting a wave of hatred, journalists do not want to create content on … Read more