Housing price rise in Latvia reportedly above the average among EU member states
When compared to the same period of last year, housing prices in Q2 2021 increased 12.4% in Latvia, which is more rapid than…
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Lars Vilks, Latvian-Swedish artist, author of Mohammad cartoon, dies in car crash
Latvian-Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has survived a number of murder plots over drawing a cartoon depicting Islamic prophet Mohammad has died in…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania moves forward with 100-euro prod to get seniors jabbed
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN The liberal-conservative Lithuanian government has endorsed this week a proposal by the Social Security and Labour Ministry paving…
Minister: tighter safety restrictions will be tailored to avoid impacting the economy too much
Tighter safety restrictions to halt the rapid spread of Covid-19 will be adopted in a way to avoid impacting the economy too much…
PHOTO: the long-awaited opening of Lidl in Latvia
Food products, household goods, low prices, new products – just some of the reasons why Latvians have awaited the opening of Lidl chain…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 479 in Latvia, 1 114 in Lithuania, 540 in Estonia
A total of 479 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 359 of the patients were either…
With colder weather on Belarus-Lithuania border, NGO speaks of starving migrants there
Lithuanian legislators have been asked by the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Human Rights Monitoring Institute to explain how vulnerable migrants are being allowed to…
Review of criminal case involving notorious Latvian politicians moves forward as court prepares to interview witnesses
On 7 October Latvian Court of Economic Affairs plans to continue interviewing witnesses in the second digital television criminal case, in which ex-politician…
Latvia’s healthcare declares a state of emergency
On Thursday, 7 October, Latvian State Operational Medical Committee decided to declare a state of emergency in the country’s healthcare sector, as confirmed…
