IEA warns Europe of risk of gas deficit next year
Europe must act to prevent a deficit of natural gas next year, warned the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday, 3 November. Europe…
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Stopify – Latvian made platform that offers subscription to help end the war!
November marked the opening of Spotify – a Latvian made unique donation streaming platform. In an effort to support Ukraine, a group of…
Prohibition for prisoners to vote in municipal elections declared unconstitutional in Latvia
The Constitutional Court of Latvia has declared the regulation that prohibits people serving time in prison from voting in municipal elections as unconstitutional,…
Share of regular internet users reaches 90% in Latvia
The share of households with internet connection in Latvia reached 91.4 % in 2022. As compared to 2021, Internet access in households has…
Edvards Smiltēns elected as the 14th Saeima’s speaker
Representative of the Combined List Edvards Smiltēns was elected as the speaker of the 14th Saeima. The other candidate for this post was…
Attīstībai/Par! leader says party is unlikely to maintain operations in current format
Attīstībai/Par! (AP), which combines parties Latvijas attīstībai, Kustība Par! and Izaugsme, is unlikely to continue operations in its current format, said the co-chairman…
Coalition in Latvia to sign cooperation memorandum soon; next step – distributing ministries
On 2 November partners of the coalition that is being formed in the Latvian government – New Unity (JV), Combined List (AS) and…
Three Latvian state officials waive their Saeima deputy’s wage
Three members of New Unity – Krišjānis Kariņš, Evika Siliņa and Edgars Rinkēvičs – have decided to waive their wages as Saeima deputies,…
Estonian mayor faces tough decision – run for Riigikogu or remain as mayor of Narva
The mayor of Estonia’s northeastern border city of Narva Katri Raik admits she has a difficult choice ahead of her – she needs…
