Latvian Pasažieru vilciens and Czech Škoda Vagonka agree on train supply contract extension
Latvian Pasažieru vilciens (PV) and Czech Škoda Vagonka have signed a mutual agreement on the extension of the contract for the supply of…
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Latvia to allocate more funding towards Covid-19 prevention measures
On Tuesday, the 19th of March, the Latvian government approved the proposal from the Ministry of Health that provides for the allocation of…
Latvian minister wants to solve harassment problem in universities with a whistle-blower system
The problem of harassment in universities could be resolved using a whistle-blower system, said Latvian Minister of Education and Science Anda Čakša in…
Pasažieru vilciens cannot name exact size of fine for uncovered train defects
Pasažieru vilciens (PV) is currently unable to name the exact size of the fine that will be charged to Czech company Škoda Vagonka…
Saeima asked to look into Aivars Lembergs’ suggestion to not provoke Russia
Ventspils City Council deputy Aivis Landmanis has turned to the Saeima National Security Committee with a request to look into [ex-Mayor of Ventspils]…
Meta offers to lower ad-free subscription fees on Facebook and Instagram in light of EU scrutiny
Meta is offering to cut its monthly subscription fees for Facebook and Instagram from 9.99 euros to 5.99 euros, a senior Meta executive…
European soldiers leave their posts just when NATO needs them
Western countries such as France and Germany have started to focus on retaining current soldiers rather than recruiting new ones. French Armed Forces…
VID finds no major violations in Daugavpils mayor’s income declaration
Latvian State Revenue Service (VID) found only minor violations in the income declaration submitted by Mayor of Daugavpils Andrejs Elksniņš for the year…
UN rights office: Israel’s restrictions on Gaza aid may be a war crime
The chief of the UN human rights office warned on Tuesday, the 19th of March, that Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid in the…
