Latvia bans unvaccinated lawmakers from voting, docks pay
Latvia’s parliament voted on Friday to ban lawmakers who refuse COVID-19 vaccine from voting on legislature and participating in discussions. Latvia, which has one of...
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Nicosia relies on EU members to put pressure on Ankara, FM says in Latvia
Nicosia relies on the international community and especially on its EU partners to make Ankara realise it needs to put the interests of all Cypriots...
Latvia broke EU law in removing central bank chief
LUXEMBOURG, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Latvia broke European Union law by barring its central bank governor, who is also a European Central Bank policymaker, from...
Latvia probes whether Russian money flows used to meddle in Europe
By John O’Donnell and Gederts Gelzis Latvia is investigating whether its banks acted as conduits for Russian funds used to interfere in elections and politics...
Baltics poised to expel Russian envoys over British spy attack
European Union governments were set to make good on a threat to punish Russia for a nerve agent attack in Britain they blame on Moscow,...
Russian billions slip through Latvia’s loose net
Latvia launched just 85 money-laundering investigations in 2017 even though its banks flagged 17,900 suspect transactions, data seen by Reuters shows, highlighting the challenge the...
Latvian bank targeted by FinCEN, operates unit in Cyprus
By Stelios Orphanides The Latvian lender ABLV Bank, which US authorities described ten days ago as “a foreign bank of primary money laundering concern” by...
Germans test air defences in Latvia as Nato expands in Baltics
German and Latvian troops have begin a joint exercise in Latvia, not far from the Russian border, as part of a broad drive by Nato...
Cyprus and Latvia sign double tax agreement
Cyprus and Latvia signed a treaty on the avoidance of double taxation, the finance ministry said. The agreement was signed in Brussels on Tuesday. “The...
Central Bank asks Latvia’s Trasta Komercbanka depositors to file claims for compensation
The Central Bank of Cyprus said that it has started to pay depositors at the Cyprus branch of the Latvian lender Trasta Komercbanka their guaranteed...
