Ireland’s population grows rapidly over 70 years, reaching five million
In Ireland, its population is estimated to have surpassed the mark of five million, although 70 years ago there were 2.19 million less…
Author: Ogres
Latvian army commander: troops deserve bigger wages
Wages of troops of Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) should be increased 10%, because currently the average pay is EUR 950, said NBD…
Wednesday’s Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 459 in Latvia, 854 in Lithuania and 488 in Estonia
A total of 459 new Covid-19 infection cases were registered in Latvia in the last 24 hours, to the morning of Wednesday, September…
NVA: Covid-19 pandemic has not left lasting consequences for Latvia’s labour market
The Covid-19 pandemic has not left any lasting consequences for Latvia’s labour market so far, because the employees that had lost their jobs…
Media: Riga «builders’ case» to see entrepreneur in defendant’s dock
In the so-called Riga «builders’ case», where suspicions about fake transactions aimed at reducing tax payments, there has been a new turn. Programme…
WHO establishes Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has opened its Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin aimed at improving how Covid-19 strains are…
BNN ANALYSES | Tensions grip Lithuania, but will they trigger rise of nationalists?
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN Tensions are simmering in Lithuania. The migrant crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, divisions stemming from the rejection for a…
Lithuania to require Covid-19 certificate for intercity train travel
In Lithuania, where the novel coronavirus spreads rapidly again, will from next week require the country’s national opportunity pass or the pan-EU Covid-19…
Riga vice-mayor: every day the hope of seeing hydrogen trolleybuses as viable transports is lost
The hydrogen-powered trolleybuses procured by Riga municipality’s public transport company SIA Rīgas satiksme have not lived up to their expectations, and every day…
