Residence permit practice to be limited in Latvia, but ruling coalition unsure how much
In regards to the planned amendments to the Immigration Law, which would introduce tighter requirements for the issue of residence permits to Russian…
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Latvian residents to receive notification text messages from Ministry of Defence this week
Latvian Ministry of Defence together with mobile service operators and the State Fire and Rescue Service plan to sent notification text messages to…
China approves world’s first inhaled Covid vaccine
China has become the first country to approve an inhaled Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for the potential use of the needle–free product,…
Tallinn district heating provider asks to switch from natural gas to diesel
District heating provider Utilitas Tallinn applied for authorization by the Environmental Board to switch from natural gas to diesel for district heating production…
Funding allocated to security services to patrol Latvian-Belarusian border
Latvia’s Cabinet of Ministers decided to provide funding of EUR 112 821 to the Ministry of the Interior in order to cover expenses…
More Russians and Belarusians are buying homes in Lithuania
While EU is split on visa ban for Russian citizens, they not only travel freely but also purchase real estate in Europe and…
Riga International Airport reports rapidly increasing number of passengers
In the first eight months of 2022 Riga International Airport serviced 3.4 million passengers, according to the airport’s operational data. Compared to the…
Zaporizhzhia power plant’s last functioning reactor disconnected from the grid
Due to a fire caused by shelling the last line linking the Zaporizhzhia plant hub to the power system of Ukraine was disconnected,…
Latvia’s president proposes severing ties between Latvian Christian Orthodox Church and Moscow
Latvia’s President Egils Levits has submitted a legislative draft to the Saeima in an attempt to change the status of Latvian Orthodox Church…
