Stevedores: we don’t buy anything and we have no say where freight is headed
Port-based stevedores do not buy or sell goods – international companies that operated based on international rules do that, said Latvian Stevedoring Company…
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Food and Veterinary Service reports more than 60 dead wild boars in Latvia
Latvian Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) has received reports of more than 60 dead wild boars found in Madona County, as LETA was…
UN: Russia consolidates control over occupied Ukraine with “climate of fear”
Danielle Bell, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), said Russia is illegally consolidating control over occupied Ukrainian territory…
E-prescriptions issued in Latvia to be valid in other EU member states
In order to provide residents the option to purchase prescribed medicines in other EU member states during foreign trips, Latvia has started cross-border…
Authorities apprehend scam call centre workers; Latvian residents among their victims
Latvian State Police (VP) together with Ukrainian law enforcers managed to uncover a phone scam group that operated from Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine,…
If imports from Belarus are banned, elevator maintenance in Latvia could become at risk
Around 2 500 elevators in Latvia were manufactured in Belarus, which is why a full ban on imports from this country would complicate…
UN publishes World Happiness Report with list of world’s happiest countries
Finland is declared the world’s happiest country for the seventh consecutive year, according to UN’s annual World Happiness Report. Other Nordic countries are…
Latvian minister says country needs to maintain budget deficit at 2.8-2.9% of GDP this year
Latvia needs to maintain the state budget deficit at 2.8-2.9% of GDP this year, said Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens in an interview…
Novaya Gazeta Europe counts how many ballots were faked to secure Putin “full victory”
To win in Russian presidential elections, Vladimir Putin received at least 31.6 million votes through falsification. This means approximately half of the votes…
