Latvian State Police apprehend man for spreading false information
Last week Latvian State Police (VP) and Emergency Medical Service (NMPD) received calls from a man in Kuldiga who reported a crime and…
Category: Current news
Intensive traffic congestion expected in Pierīga on Friday
Residents in Pierīga will have to deal with intensive road traffic in the direction of the sea and on Liepāja highway on Friday,…
All pupils to receive free lunches in Riga in September; changes to come in October
On 24 August Riga City Council approved the decision regarding changes to the financing of catering services for pupils of education facilities, also…
President: Latvia’s nation has become more patriotic, national and more prepared to defend their country
In the six months since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Latvia’s nation has become more patriotic, more national and more prepared…
PHOTO, VIDEO | Latvian police detain 14 people near monument’s demolition site in Pārdaugava
On Tuesday, 23 August, no major incidents were observed at Victory Park in Riga. Nevertheless, at the same time multiple people and different…
Latvian authorities continue measures to prevent imports and exports of goods under sanctions
In August there were attempts to bring over the border to Latvia from Belarus 22 080 kg of wood briquettes, 22 800 kg…
Residents gather around Soviet Victory Monument in Pārdaugava; police detain five
Despite the request to not gather, several dozen people came to the Soviet Victory Monument in Pārdaugava in the evening on Monday, 22…
History of Latvian teachers’ protests: LIZDA can and has accomplished much with strikes
Author: Ilona Bērziņa The council of Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA) decided to organise an indefinite strike of education…
Latvia allocates additional funding to secure natural gas reserves
On Tuesday, 23 August, Latvia’s government approved the allocation of EUR 193.483 million from the state budget for emergencies in order to secure…
