Latvian government to expand the list of state-compensated medicines
After reaching an agreement with medicine manufacturers and wholesale traders, in 2022 it is planned to reduce the price of several compensated medicines…
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Body of a two-year-old found in apartment in Liepaja
In the morning of 31 December 2021 Latvian State Police received information from the Emergency Medical Service that a body of a two…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 628 in Latvia, 2 278 in Lithuania, 1 497 in Estonia
A total of 1 628 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 617 of the patients were…
Nuclear-armed major powers commit not to fight with nuclear weapons
Five countries with an arsenal of nuclear weapons have released a UN statement saying «a nuclear war cannot be won and must never…
Ministry: energy resource prices and government decisions to affect industrial sector
Future developments of Latvia’s industrial sector will be affected by the situation with energy resource prices and the government’s possible decisions to improve…
Slippery sidewalks in Lithuania take several hundred persons to hospitals
Lithuanian towns and cities have experienced ice on streets and their sidewalks that have led to people falling to the ground and suffering…
Ruling coalition in Latvia to discuss if it is necessary to extend state of emergency
Today, 4 January, political parties of the ruling coalition in Latvia will meet and discuss whether or not it is necessary to extend…
Estonian naturalists honour brown bear as animal of year
In Estonia, where it is allowed to hunt 87 bears per year, the Estonian Naturalists’ Society has selected the brown bear as the…
Electricity price in Latvia down 55% last week
Last week the electricity price in Latvia decreased by 55% to 111.68 EUR/MWh, as reported by JSC Latvenergo representative Ivita Bidere. The price…
