Majority of Ukrainian refugees in Latvia employed in the industrial sector
Since January 2022 a total of 34.7 thousand Ukrainian citizens have arrived and registered their residence in Latvia. The majority of them –…
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Human trafficking uncovered in Ogre; State Police urge potential victims to reach out
Police from Ogre Police Department of Riga Region State Police detained three persons on suspicion of human trafficking. Over the course of several…
Initiative to shut down Latvian Russians Union gains traction
On Wednesday, 27 July, Saeima’s Mandates, Ethics and Submissions Committee decided to ask the parliament to hand over the collective application «On United…
KNAB to investigate possible bribe offer to the chief of FID
Latvia’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has taken notice of the claims made by the ex-chief of Office for Prevention of Laundering…
Eight political parties register candidate lists for upcoming Saeima elections
Latvian Central Election Commission (CVK) registered two more candidate lists for 14th Saeima elections on Tuesday, 26 July. These are the combined list…
Tax evasion lands one in prison in Latvia
Kurzeme District Court announced the verdict in a criminal case involving tax evasion. The office of the prosecutor submitted the criminal case to…
Number of Covid-19 infection cases in Latvia exceeds 2 100 a day
5 510 Covid-19 tests were performed in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 2 111 new infection cases were found. 894 of them…
Natural gas tariffs may grow rapidly in Latvia next January
There will definitely be enough gas to satisfy our residents’ needs this winder, said Minister of Economics Ilze Indriksone in an interview to…
Lithuanian lawyer joins investigation of Russian war crimes, says it may last years
Lithuanian lawyer Eglė Matuizienė has joined the International Criminal Court’s initiated investigation of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russia…
