Data of 1.2 million people leaked in CSDD cyberattack in Latvia – including personal ID numbers and addresses
A cyberattack on Latvia’s Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) resulted in the theft of personal data belonging to 1.2 million individuals and data…
Environmental expert: None of Estonia’s large wild animals are intent on attacking humans
Peep Männil, a wildlife expert at the Estonian Environmental Agency, said drones, hunting cameras and observations are used to determine the number of…
Will Latvia allow younger forests to be logged? Controversial amendments head to the government
The Progressives oppose amendments to forest logging regulations that are due to be considered by the government on Tuesday, the 18th of August,…
Poland slashes fuel tax as government also caps prices
Poland will cut the value-added tax (VAT) on fuel and introduce fuel price caps from Monday until the end of the school summer…
airBaltic could face staff layoffs – union demands social guarantees
The Latvian Aviation Trade Union (LAA) is calling on Latvia’s national airline airBaltic to reach an agreement on social guarantees and a package…
American actress Hayden Panettiere dies
Hayden Panettiere’s family announced on the 16th of August that she had passed away shortly before her 37th birthday, Reuters reports. The official…
More than 50 migrants detained in Estonia insist they are minors
Since the 21st of July, 109 foreign nationals who have no legal basis to be in the country have been detained in Estonia,…
Nearly 10,000 people have attempted to cross Latvia’s border illegally since the start of the year
Over the past three days, the State Border Guard has prevented 182 people from illegally crossing the Latvia–Belarus border, according to the Border…
Bite warns of changes in Latvia’s telecommunications market – customers could also feel the impact
The biggest challenge currently facing the telecommunications industry is unfair competition, Mindaugas Rakauskas, CEO of mobile operator Bite Latvija, told the news agency….
