22/04/2025
Newspaper Review
1.Politics/Security
a.Aid shipment with Latvian military goods to be sent to Ukraine this week
b.Latvia First, Progressives and National Alliance most popular parties in Riga in April - poll
c.National Alliance and United List join memorandum on cutting public administration spending
d.NATO has never been as strong as it is today - Polish defense minister in Adazi
2.Economics
a.Food price growth to persist throughout the year - Bank of Latvia economists
b.Annual revision of state budget expenditures gets under way
c.Actual unemployment rate in Latvia down to 7.1% in March
3.Official Statement from MoFA, President of Latvia office, Cabinet of Ministers, Saeima
a.On the National Security Council meeting convened by the President of Latvia
4.North Korea
a.Successful launch of military reconnaissance satellite No. 4… North Korea’s surveillance system precision ‘further strengthened’.
b.North Korea's Kim Jong-un's closest aide, Jo Yong-won, missing for two months... Government: "Possible change in status"