Prolonged snowfall and freezing rain expected on Thursday — strong ice formation in some areas
On Thursday, prolonged snowfall is expected in the central and eastern regions, with snow cover increasing by 5–9 cm in some places. Around…
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Foreigners to pay extra to visit US national parks
The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced that foreign tourists who want to visit US national parks will have to pay…
Implementation of the healthcare “basket” in Latvia stalls again – system postponed for another six months
The Saeima’s Social and Employment Affairs Committee has prepared amendments to the Healthcare Financing Law, proposing to postpone the introduction of the healthcare…
Lithuanians: Patience is not endless
Lithuania’s ruling Social Democratic Party has called on police and border guards to act more quickly to end cigarette smuggling that is disrupting…
Review of next year’s Latvian state budget enters the final stage
On Wednesday, the Saeima’s Budget and Finance (Tax) Committee supported the draft law on the 2026 state budget and the medium-term budget framework…
Secret deadlines and rising costs: Transport Ministry explains the Rail Baltica chaos
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has prepared a restricted-access report on the construction schedule for the first phase of the Rail Baltica railway…
Putin’s policy plan – Russification and the fight against imaginary neo-Nazis
A document signed by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin says that the status of the Russian language and Russian identity must be strengthened in…
More than 110 million euros in losses in Latvia: heavy rainfall and frost have destroyed crops
By the end of the state of emergency on the 4th of November, farmers had submitted information on 95,295 hectares affected by this…
EU court: Member States must recognize same-sex marriages concluded in another bloc’s country
The European Union’s top court has ruled that if a same-sex couple’s marriage is legally recognized in the country where it took place,…
