Survey: Russians see the Baltic states as a threat
Residents of Russia believe that relations with the Baltic states are strained and think that they are hostile towards their eastern neighbor, Estonian…
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SEB Nordic Outlook predicts light global recession at the start of 2023
According to the updated forecasts listed in SEB Bank’s Nordic Outlook, the global economy continued showing a good level of stability last year….
Electricity generation in Latvia down 14.5% in 2022
A total of 4 796 GWh of electricity was produced in Latvia last year, which is 14.5% less when compared with 2021, according…
EU wants more immigrants to return to their countries of origin
European Commission has presented a plan aimed at returning immigrants to their countries of origin outside the European Union, Politico reports. In 2021,…
Latvian State Police estimate 94% of caught drunk drivers are men
Nearly all or 94% of drunk drivers caught by the police are men, said the chief of Latvian State Police Main Public Order…
Food Union restarts exports of products to Ukraine
Latvian dairy products producer Food Union reports that in 2022 the concern started selling the iconic cottage cheese snacks Kārums in Norway. On…
Microsoft investigates causes of Teams and Outlook outage
Microsoft informed that it is looking for the reasons for the outages that affected several of its programs, including communication apps, writes Reuters….
Public transport sector must be scrubbed of all corruption, PM promises
Corruption is still found in public transport services, which needs to be scrubbed completely, said Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš in an interview…
Latvian State Security Service to check possible restriction of Ukraine’s supporters on Facebook
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) reports having commenced a check of Latvian citizens’ possible involvement in activities aimed at restricting supporters of Ukraine…
