Latvia declares state of emergency in regions bordering Russia
Following the announcement of partial mobilisation in Russia, on 27 September Latvia’s government decided to declare a state of emergency in multiple regions…
Category: Current news
General turnout on first early election day in Latvia higher than four years ago
On the first day, when Latvian voters were able to give their votes in advance for storage for the upcoming 14th Saeima elections,…
Latvia’s ruling coalition agrees on additional energy support for households and businesses
On Monday, 26 September, the ruling coalition in Latvia made the decision to approve the allocation of an additional amount of EUR 425…
One-third of Latvian residents unable to reduce energy consumption
To reduce costs owners of dwellings in Latvia plan to reduce energy consumption this year. They also consider making their home more energy…
Weather forecast for the last days of September in Latvia
The final days of September will be rainy. No major changes with air temperature are expected, as reported by Latvian State Environment, Geology…
Housing availability down, price rise fails to deter residents from purchasing dwellings
Q2 of 2022 was unfavourable for Latvian residents purchasing dwellings – housing availability is down across all Baltic States. According to Swedbank economist…
Saeima approves legislative draft for Latvian language as the only official language in Latvia
On Thursday, 22 September, Latvia’s parliament conceptually approved the legislative draft that recognises Latvian language as the sole official language in the country….
Money donated for Latvian Bayraktar will be spent on Latvian-made UAVs
In the current economic situation and due to growing inflation collecting the EUR 5 million needed to purchase a Bayraktar B2 UAV will…
Latvian government allocates EUR 20.4 million to help compensate growing heating costs
Latvia’s government supported the approval of allocation of EUR 20.4 million towards compensation of increasing heating costs for households. Households become eligible for…
