Latvia

Latvia’s score on the Corruption Perceptions Index worsens

February 11, 2025

In the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published by the international anti-corruption organization Transparency International (TI), Latvia’s score has worsened over the past year, meaning the country has failed to [..]

Estonia

Estonia climbs to 6th place in 2024 World Press Freedom Index

May 3, 2024

Estonia rose by two places to sixth place after Finland in the 2024 edition of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index. Norway continues to top the World [..]

Estonia

Särav: We have not intentionally hidden correspondence with Bolt

April 25, 2024

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication’s (MKM) communication with Bolt has been honest, and it is necessary to talk with companies to stand up for them, said Sandra Särav, [..]

Latvia

Karins’ special flights have incurred around EUR 545,000 in unjustified expenditure – State Audit Office

April 10, 2024

Unlawful and uneconomical actions in organizing special flights of former Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) have caused unjustified expenses of about EUR 545,000 for the budgets of Latvia and [..]

Estonia

Estonian cybersecurity exec: Apotheka attack should have been made public earlier

April 8, 2024

Jurgen Erm, head of the Estonian cybersecurity firm CYBERS, says the cyber attack on the loyal customer database of the Apotheka pharmacy chain in January should have been made public [..]

Latvia

Latvia’s performance on Corruption Perception Index has improved but progress is slow

January 30, 2024

Latvia’s performance on the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI), released by Transparency International, has improved over the past two years, but the progress has been slow and Latvia still lags [..]

Europe

EU will ban on third country entities from sponsoring political advertising in the three-month period before an election or referendum

November 7, 2023

EU co-legislators reached a provisional deal on new rules to make election and referenda campaigns more transparent and resistant to interference. The new rules will regulate political advertisements, notably online [..]