Latvian municipality bans gambling in its territory
In central Latvia, the Ķekava Municipality has banned organising gambling in its territory set up in 2021, as part of the administrative and…
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Pulp mill planners in Estonia willing to pay small municipality EUR 125 000 per year
In north-east Estonia, a small local government has been pledged EUR 125 000 per year so that a pulp mill would be built…
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…
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…
CSP reports increased volumes of freights carried by land transport in Latvia
Compared to the same period of 2020, freight carried in transport by land and pipeline has grown by 4.5 %, but at ports…
NVA: unemployment in Latvia will not exceed 7.4% this year
Unemployment in Latvia will not exceed 7.4% this year, according to the director of the State Employment Agency (NVA) Evita Simsone. «The outlook…
Estonia seeks more competition in electric grid market
As the Estonian government seeks to increase competition in electric energy sales, it has adopted amendments to laws aimed at new power distribution…
Bank of Latvia increases 2021 GDP forecast to 5.4% growth
The Bank of Latvia has increased to 5.4% its forecast to the growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Latvia for 2021,…
