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Court approves plan of Valmieras Stikla Skiedra legal protection proceedings and respective process implementation
18.10.2019Vidzeme District Court has adopted a decision approving the plan of Valmieras Stikla Skiedra fiberglass maker's legal protection proceedings and the respective process implementation, according to the company's statement to the Nasdaq Riga stock exchange.
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Lithuanian parliament starts debating 'spy swap' amendment
17.10.2019The Lithuanian parliament has started debating a draft amendment to the Criminal Code that would detail the president's right to pardon persons convicted of espionage, reported LETA/BNS.
Finmin: Multi-billion fines for money laundering should reach Estonia's budget
16.10.2019Fines measuring in the billions of euros may be slapped on Estonian banks as a result of money laundering breaches, which should eventually land in the Estonian state budget, Finance Minister Martin Helme said on social media, cited LETA.
Corruption Prevention Bureau detains board member of Salaspils municipal company
15.10.2019The Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has detained Ilgonis Igaunis, a board member of Salaspils municipal company Valgums-S, on suspicions of abuse of authority, according to the information at the disposal of LETA.
Court finds EUR 29 mln worth of frozen assets to be proceeds from crime
14.10.2019The Criminal Division of Riga Regional Court last week overruled a decision of the Riga City Vidzeme District Court and recognized EUR 29 million worth of frozen assets to be proceeds from crime, Laura Majevska, a representative of the Prosecutor General's Office, told LETA.
Lithuania: Court imposed sanctions on managers of cartelists
Vilnius Regional Administrative Court (Court) partially upheld the request of Konkurencijos taryba and restricted the right of D. L., manager of the company Ledevila, Ž. K., former manager of Elmis, and L. K., former manager of Vortex Capital, to occupy managerial positions in the public or private sector for their involvement in competition law breaches, the Lithuanian Competition Council`s representatives informed BC.
Estonia: M.V. Wool to recall trout gravlax from stores at request of veterinary authority
Estonian fish packing and fish processing company M. V. Wool on Thursday morning received an injunction from the Veterinary and Food Board ordering the recall of 200-gram sliced trout gravlax packages from retail, reported LETA/BNS.
Corruption Prevention Bureau detains former Daugavpils mayor Eigims on corruption suspicion
The Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) on Tuesday detained former Daugavpils mayor Rihards Eigims (Our Party) in suspicion of corruption and money laundering, according to the information at the disposal of LETA.
Finnish court dismisses charges against Estonians suspected of money laundering
A court in Helsinki has dismissed all charges in the largest money laundering case ever tried by a Finnish court, in which two Estonian nationals were suspected of laundering 135 mln euros in total, informed LETA/BNS.
Court of appeal rejects National Library builders' EUR 12.1 mln claim against the state
The Riga Regional Court today rejected a EUR 12,134,532 claim filed against the state by Latvian National Library builders, general partnership Nacionalo Buvkompaniju Apvieniba, as the court informed LETA.
Latvia's PrivatBank has been used to transfer money to Biden's son; Vejonis has participated in Zlochevsky's forum in Monaco
Latvia's PrivatBank has been used to transfer money from Ukrainian gas and oil company Burisma Holdings to Rosemont Seneca, a company belonging to US Vice President Jo Biden's son Hunter Biden, currently involved in US President Donald Trump's impeachment procedure, according to leaked banks statements of Rosemont Seneca, reported LETA.
Prosecutor renews charges against Jurmala mayor for allegedly illegal financing to Greens/Farmers
The Prosecutor General's Office has renewed charges against Jurmala Mayor Gatis Truksnis (Greens/Farmers) for allegedly illegal financing to the Union of Greens and Farmers, LETA learned from the prosecutor's office.
Board member of LVC state road management company sacked after his detention
The Transport Ministry, as the shareholder of Latvijas Valsts Celi (LVC) state road manager, has decided to remove Edgars Strods from the LVC board after his detention by the Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) on Tuesday, LETA was informed at the ministry.
Court upholds temporary regulation for waste management in Riga
Administrative Regional Court today rejected the Riga local authority's request to invalidate the Competition Council's decision to apply a temporary regulation for waste management in Riga, LETA was told at the court.
EUR 151,088 payment suspended under criminal procedure on trade missions - LIAA
At present EUR 151,088 have been suspended in support payments for trade missions organized by the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LTRK), Linda Eiduka, a representative of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency said LETA.
SDGs in national economy: Latvian strategy 
