Latvian Crisis Management Council disagrees on restrictions; update promised on Thursday
The Crisis Management Council plans to discuss tighter Covid-19 restrictions on Thursday, 7 October, as reported by the State Chancellery. Members of the…
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Latvian government to organize special vaccination for seniors 70 years old
From next week onward residents 70 years and older will be able to sign up for and receive Covid-19 vaccination at home, as…
Buy two nights, get one for free. Lithuania is creative in subsidising tourism this autumn
Lithuania fighting another wave of the pandemic is aware of its potentially serious effects on the tourism sector, therefore a creative way of…
Trial of scandalous Latvian publicists to continue at the end of November
Riga City Vidzeme Suburb Court plans to continue the review of the criminal case involving Latvian publicist Lato Lapsa’s defamation of lawyer Romualds…
Facebook whistleblower calls for US regulation against algorithms «harmful for children and democracy»
In the US Congress, a hearing of former senior Facebook employee has taken place, where the whistleblower claimed that the world’s leading social…
Latvia’s budget for emergencies expanded by EUR 300 million for 2021
According to the order issued by the Latvian government, the state budget programme for emergencies will be expanded by EUR 300 million for…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 617 in Latvia, 2 556 in Lithuania, 1 046 in Estonia
A total of 1 671 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 267 of the patients…
Electricity prices in Latvia reach the peak since market liberalization
In September the average monthly price reached 123.50 EUR/MWh, which is 41.4% more when compared to August. This is the highest electricity price…
Clown Doctors campaign in Latvia concludes with over EUR 60 000 in donations
After a break, Dr.Klauns movement organized a charity campaign with the slogan «Palīdzi veseļoties, nevis ārstēties!» [Help heal, not treat!]. This campaign continued…
