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Heads of Latvian municipalities come under Security Service scrutiny – clearance checks begin

04.07.202505.07.2025 Ogres

The State Security Service (VDD) has received the first applications requesting special permits for newly elected municipal council chairpersons and their deputies to…

235 same-sex partnerships registered in Latvia within a year

01.07.202501.07.2025 Ogres

In the year since Latvia introduced the Partnership Institute, 235 same-sex partnerships have been officially registered, according to the Latvian Council of Sworn…

How much does the governor of the Bank of Latvia earn? Kazāks’ latest declaration reveals the figures

30.06.202502.07.2025 Ogres

Last year, the Governor of the Bank of Latvia, Mārtiņš Kazāks, earned a total income of 221,943 euros, according to his official declaration…

The Ministry of Economics in austerity mode: plans to eliminate 40 positions and save millions

30.06.202530.06.2025 Ogres

As part of a review of administrative processes, the Ministry of Economics (EM) plans to reduce the number of employees by 40 positions,…

Excessive heating prices threaten Riga residents – Minister demands revisions

30.06.202503.07.2025 Ogres

The Ministry of Economics (MoE) has requested that AS Rīgas siltums review its planned increase in the district heating tariff, Minister of Economics…

Riga has a new mayor – Viesturs Kleinbergs

27.06.202527.06.2025 Ogres

On Friday, the 27 of June, Viesturs Kleinbergs, a representative of the Progressive party, was elected as the new Chairman of the Riga…

“A state cannot be secure if society is weakened” – LBAS letter to the government

26.06.202528.06.2025 Ogres

In a letter to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the State Chancellery (SC), the Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS) urges…

“Riga’s residents gave us a second chance – if we betray them, there won’t be a third,” Kleinbergs warns

26.06.202526.06.2025 Ogres

There will be issues that the new Riga City Council coalition will find difficult to decide on – such as matters of traffic…

Recommendations left in the drawer: State Audit Office warns – Latvia is losing millions

25.06.202525.06.2025 Ogres

The recommendations issued by the State Audit Office (SAO) during audits—many of which remain unimplemented—as well as other audit findings and insights could…

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