Harmony political party promises to not rile up residents against demolition of Victory monument in Pārdaugava
In the event of approval of the Law on Prohibition of Display of Objects Glorifying the Soviet and Nazi Regimes and Their Dismantling…
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Millions of Ukrainian children in need of humanitarian aid due to Russia’s invasion
Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 5.2 million Ukrainian children require humanitarian aid, as confirmed by UNICEF on Wednesday, 1 June. The foundation…
Germany tackles fuel price inflation with cheap public transport tickets
Germany has introduced nine-euro monthly tickets for public transport in an attempt to help population overcome a period of high fuel prices, British…
Number of Estonians grew over ten years, population census shows
In Estonia, the summarised data of the 2021 population census showed that in ten years since the previous census the number of Estonians…
Riga hopes for state support to reduce heating cost pressure on residents
Riga’s residents should expect their heating bills to double in the next heating season, said JSC Rīgas Siltums (RS) board member Birute Krūze…
Latvian Saeima refuses to give municipalities right to fully restrict gambling
Latvian parliament’s Public Administration and Local Government Committee decided to not support the proposal for giving municipalities the right to fully restrict gambling…
Day 97 of war in Ukraine: Russia reaches centre of Severodonetsk, Zelenskyy reveals Ukraine’s daily troop death toll, US to send HIMARS artillery
On Wednesday, June 1, Russian forces continued their advance into Severodonetsk to take the last major Ukrainian-controlled city in the Luhansk Region. Ukrainian…
CSP reports population decline in Latvia
At the beginning of 2022 population of Latvia accounted for 1 million 876 thousand people, which is 17.5 thousand people fewer than a…
Latvian state allocates financing for joint Latvian-Ukrainian camps for children
The government in Latvia decided to support the proposal from the Ministry of Education and Science to organise summer camps and provide psycho-emotional…
