Latvian parliament passes law amendments to ensure uninterrupted sea port operations
On Thursday, the 2nd of February, the Saeima passed in the final reading urgent amendments that provide for extension of the term for…
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Representatives of victims of Zolitude tragedy promise to sue Latvia
Zolitude 21.11., which is the association representing the interests of victims of Zolitude tragedy has plans to sue Latvia for failure to secure…
Latvia decides to extend state of emergency on Belarusian border
On Tuesday, the 31st of December, Latvia’s government supported extending the state of emergency on the Latvian-Belarusian border until the 10th of May…
Competition doubles in road construction procurements in Latvian
While in 2018 the average number of contenders in a single procurement was 2.11, in 2022 this number increased to 4.07, as reported…
Latvian PM: we can sleep soundly, our country is secure
Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said as much in an interview to TV3 this morning. The PM was asked if there are reasons…
EU sanctions against Russia will not cause shortage of petrol products in Latvia
Managers of fuel retailers Virši-A JSC and Neste LLC in Latvia say: the sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) against Russian oil…
European Commission’s executive vice-president promises more optimistic economic outlook
Next week’s expected economic outlook for the quarter from the European Commission (EC) will be more optimistic than the last one, said EC…
BNN ANALYSES | 22.5% of Latvia’s population at risk of poverty but people’s servants still get a raise
Opinion piece. Ilona Bērziņa, BNN While the director of Latvia’s State Chancellery Jānis Citskovskis is busy talking about looking for «middle ground» on…
Latvian Saeima conceptually supports lengthening process for termination of sea port authorities
Saeima press-service reports that on Thursday, the 26th of January, the legislator conceptually supported the urgent amendments to the Law on Ports that…
