Construction costs in November up 1.7% in Latvia
In November 2023 construction costs in Latvia went up by an average of 1.7% when compared to the same period of 2022, according…
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L’Oréal heiress becomes first woman with over 100 billion US dollars net worth
Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers, heiress to the beauty products company L’Oréal and the richest woman in the world, has become the first woman to have…
Bank: 58 200 euros paid to homeowner whose property was damaged by flooding
Flood damages to house worth nearly EUR 60 000, road accident that resulted in a more than EUR 40 000-worth car becoming beyond…
Romania and Bulgaria to partially join Schengen zone in March
Romania and Bulgaria are preparing to join the European Union’s (EU) Schengen zone for air and sea travel in March 2024, Romanian Prime…
Pretended to be a girl. Floorball club member accused of teenager’s sexual abuse
Latvian State Police asks the prosecution office to present criminal charges to a member of a floorball club for sexually abusing a teenager,…
Maine becomes the second US state to bar Trump from presidential primary ballot
Maine on Thursday, the 28th of December, barred Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot in next year’s US presidential primaries, becoming the…
Emergency Medical Service awaits New Year’s celebrations with worries
New Year is around the corner, and we’re waiting for it with worries, said the Director of Latvian Emergency Medical Service (NMPD) Liene…
BNN INTERVIEW | LDDK President: we don’t understand where the money in society’s pocket comes from
From the 1st of January 2024 the minimal wage amount in Latvia will grow to EUR 700. This also means an increase of…
Average electricity price up by 20% in Latvia
The average electricity price in Latvia went up by 20% in November when compared to October, according to the latest Latvenergo electricity market…
