Intelligence services arrest couple for spying for Russia
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Latvian intelligence services have arrested a couple accused of espionage for Russia. The arrests coincide with a new investigation into former Agriculture Minister Armands Krauze, following the discovery of a high-end tractor on his farm that was purchased by a friend; authorities are examining potential links to the timber industry.
October 1st brought a familiar sweep of regulatory shifts to heating bills, pensions, and gasoline prices. In the corporate world, a company linked to Warren Buffett is currently unable to open a bank account in the country, a bureaucratic hurdle that has now required the start of a formal mediation process.
With an election approaching, the ruling parties are signalling their desire to maintain the current four-party coalition. Whether they can do so without inviting the businessman Ainārs Šlesers into government remains the central piece of political theater.