Latvia

Family of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia files report which indicates a possible Latvian link to her murder

The family of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia have filed a 31-page Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) with Latvia’s Office for the Prevention of Laundering of Proceeds Derived from Criminal Activity,…

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Europe Votes : Latvia, the projections

Latvia – The Projections If turnout of 30.24% is maintained in this vote, Politico predicts Saskana SDP will beat second-placed V by 25,191 votes. That is just 2.44% o9f the…

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Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with a quick roundup of the main headlines from the various portals, agencies and newspapers from Malta, Europe and the world to start your day…

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Putin’s Russia is the major threat for the unity of the European Union – Donald Tusk

Vladimir Putin’s Russia represents a major threat to the unity of the European Union, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk said Saturday. Tusk used his speech at a…

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Jeremy Hunt’s likening EU membership to USSR attracts ire and criticism

Two former leaders of the Foreign Office and a former president of Estonia were among those who condemned the speech, in which Hunt described the EU as a prison. Peter…

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Pope Francis starts Baltic visit

Pope Francis kicks off a Baltic tour in Catholic Lithuania on Saturday where he will honour victims of the region's Nazi and Soviet occupations as the Church reels from fresh…

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EU to crack down on ‘citizenship by investment’ schemes

The Financial Times reports that Brussels is preparing to crack down on EU governments, that award citizenships to rich people from outside the bloc, as concerns mount about so-called dirty money…

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