in an article dated March 20, 2013, the Baltic News Network reports an additional case of strange conditions in the Latvian legal system.
BNN reports:
In December 2012, Judge Melina of the Riga Centre District Court became famous when she ordered some legally impossible provisional measures against two of the richest companies in Latvia. »Read More
The Baltic News Network reports in their article dated March 4th, 2013, that Mr. Oleg Stepanov will try again to steel millions out of Latvias Naftas Tranzits. »Read More
As BNN reports on August 7th, 2012 Dr. Rudolf Meroni reports good results for the companies he leads in Latvia. Dr. Rudolf Meroni is a well known lawyer from Switzerland.
The full length article can be found in the BNN portal in English, Latvian and Russian.
Read an abstract here … »Read More
You should read this article – how people with some money can influence the latvian legal system to their favor. Also read, that this does not always work out – like in this case where accusations made did not succeed.
News articles on this issue can be found e.g. in Baltic News Network. Read there in English or Latvian »Read More
AS Ventbunkers issued the following press release about recent illegal activities of lawyer Martins Kveps:
Riga, Latvia: On December 28, 2011, an associate of Martins Kveps’ law firm once again submitted to the Register of Enterprises brutally falsified documents of a Shareholders’ Meeting, which never took place and which had never been convoked. This is the fifth attempt of the notorious Kveps to illegally seize control of the company Ventbunkers, one of the most important enterprises involved in the Oil Transit Business in the Latvian port of Ventspils. »Read More
The Baltic news Network (bnn-news.com) reports on December 7th 2011:
BNN received an e-mail the other day: “Dear Sirs! To me BNN is like a tribune. A tribune that asks the questions some influential people would rather not reveal to the general public. Some of the questions asked cover the so called “transit wars”. I am deeply concerned about the upcoming “assault” of an enterprise that so far courageously held off the “Ventspils Commandant”. »Read More
BNN: The Baltic News Network (bnn-news.com) published on December 6th, 2011 the following article which is referring pietiek.com:
What do some banks have in common with some attorneys? You can trust neither of them. In the banking business we see this in Krajbanka collapse, dragging down also the bank’s professional reputation. »Read More
Latvian Parliament
Latvian Cabinet of Ministers
Society “BALTIC ASSOCIATION – TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS ‘notice
Association “BALTIC ASSOCIATION – TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS (BATL) warns that the Ventspils Freeport Authority (VBP) activity against AS” Ventspils Grain Terminal (VGT) once again shows that the Ventspils Freeport work is needed sea change. AS “Ventspils Grain Terminal” is a company with 100% capital of investors in Kazakhstan, the Latvian Republic profitable and promising project of Kazakhstan and Latvian economic cooperation. This success of the project to become a reference for other countries for investors to invest in the Latvian national economy. I must agree with the Minister of Economics Artis Kampars in Ventspils Freeport behavior was characterized by the words “irresponsible, uneconomic, anti-government”. »Read More
On February 14th, 2011 AS Ventbunkers published a press release concerning the ongoing conflict with LUKOIL daughter company LITASCO.
“Riga, Latvia: Uldis Augulis, the Latvian Minister of Transportation, held an emergency meeting on February 9th, 2011. The meeting was held to find a solution to the 1700 rail car tankers Lukoil subsidiary Litasco has backing up the Latvian railway system.
The meeting took place at 4 pm in the Ministry of Transportation. Representatives from the Ministry, Latvian Railways (LDZ), Latvian customs authority, Ventbunkers (VBU) and Litasco attended. All parties were summoned to find a solution to the emergency situation on the railways caused by 1700 railcar tankers containing Litasco fuel oil.
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The full press release as PDF file: 20110214-VBU eng 14.02.2011
Riga, Latvia: Uldis Augulis, the Latvian Minister of Transportation, held an emergency meeting on February 9th, 2011. The meeting was held to find a solution to the 1700 rail car tankers Lukoil subsidiary Litasco has backing up the Latvian railway system.
The meeting took place at 4 pm in the Ministry of Transportation. Representatives from the Ministry, Latvian Railways (LDZ), Latvian customs authority, Ventbunkers (VBU) and Litasco attended. All parties were summoned to find a solution to the emergency situation on the railways caused by 1700 railcar tankers containing Litasco fuel oil.
This is a video of the AS Ventbunkers youtube channel. Mr. Rudolf Meroni – chairmain of the supervisory board is speaking about business practices.
Abstract of this video:
Dr. Rudolf Meroni, chairman of the supervisory board of AS Ventbunkers
explains how business used to be governed in the past and his
efforts to change this for better. Rudolf Meroni also describes
how management is being performed today in AS Ventbunkers – without
black payments, kickbacks and other illegal schemes. »Read More
