Grim demographic figures: deaths in Latvia outnumber births by 2.4 to one
A total of 5,547 births were registered in Latvia during the first six months of this year, down 4.5%, or 262 births, compared…
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Will Latvia allow younger forests to be logged? Controversial amendments head to the government
The Progressives oppose amendments to forest logging regulations that are due to be considered by the government on Tuesday, the 18th of August,…
Poland slashes fuel tax as government also caps prices
Poland will cut the value-added tax (VAT) on fuel and introduce fuel price caps from Monday until the end of the school summer…
airBaltic could face staff layoffs – union demands social guarantees
The Latvian Aviation Trade Union (LAA) is calling on Latvia’s national airline airBaltic to reach an agreement on social guarantees and a package…
American actress Hayden Panettiere dies
Hayden Panettiere’s family announced on the 16th of August that she had passed away shortly before her 37th birthday, Reuters reports. The official…
More than 50 migrants detained in Estonia insist they are minors
Since the 21st of July, 109 foreign nationals who have no legal basis to be in the country have been detained in Estonia,…
Nearly 10,000 people have attempted to cross Latvia’s border illegally since the start of the year
Over the past three days, the State Border Guard has prevented 182 people from illegally crossing the Latvia–Belarus border, according to the Border…
Bite warns of changes in Latvia’s telecommunications market – customers could also feel the impact
The biggest challenge currently facing the telecommunications industry is unfair competition, Mindaugas Rakauskas, CEO of mobile operator Bite Latvija, told the news agency….
US envoy to visit Israel to discuss Gaza peace
US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Jared Kushner has arrived in Israel to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the BBC reports….
