Minister presses “pause”: Latvia’s Marine Protected Areas plan to be redrafted
Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development Raimonds Čudars (New Unity) has promised to revise the proposal for the Marine Protected Areas (MPA)…
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Laizāns released on record-high bail in Latvia’s largest money-laundering case
The Economic Court (ELT) in November released Rēzekne businessman Elmārs Laizāns — accused of leading an organized criminal group in the largest money-laundering…
Latvia signs 89 million euros contract with Škoda for new battery electric trains
The Road Transport Administration (ATD) on Thursday signed a contract with the Czech consortium “Škoda Transportation – Škoda Vagonka” (“Škoda”) for the purchase…
Rapid increase in influenza cases in Latvia: vaccines nearly depleted
Last week, all monitoring areas of the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) and all age groups recorded a sharp increase in…
Britain calls on EU to change human rights laws to combat illegal immigration
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on European leaders to change human rights laws to make it easier to deport immigrants from…
Poland plans to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine in exchange for drone technology
Poland is in the process of negotiating the transfer of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine in exchange for access to Ukrainian-made drone technology, writes…
December in Latvia feels like spring – new warmth record set in Pāvilosta
By 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the highest air temperature in Latvia had reached +9.3°C in Pāvilosta, according to data from the Latvian Environment,…
French far-right leader agrees “for most part” with US views on Europe
Jordan Bardella, the leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, has said he largely agrees with the concerns about Europe expressed in the…
Important Constitutional Court ruling for landowners in Latvia
The Constitutional Court (CC) ruled on Wednesday that the regulation governing the statutory land-use fee and the method of valuing land under statutory…
