Multiple EU countries request flexible contracts with Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers
Latvia and multiple other EU member states have sent an official request to the European Commission to review conditions of contracts signed with…
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Ministry of Health braces for new Covid-19 outbreak in Latvia
Latvia’s Ministry of Health has developed three possible scenarios for a possible Covid-19 outbreak in autumn this year, as the ministry’s director of…
Latvian PM promises households will not be left without gas even in a dire situation
Even if the situation becomes dire, there will be enough gas for households, said Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš in an interview to…
Latvian government supports creation of a National Cyber Security Centre
This week the Cabinet of Ministers reviewed the report On the Improvement of State Cyber Security Management, supporting the creation of a National…
LNG terminal in Latvia may be entrusted to Skulte LNG Terminal or Kundziņsalas dienvidu projekts
The development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Latvia may be entrusted to either JSC Skulte LNG Terminal or LLC Kundziņsalas…
Number of domestic travel done by Latvians up 34.6%
In 2021 Latvian residents went on 8.3 million trips in Latvia, which is 34.6 % more than in 2020 and spent EUR 299…
Latvian residents’ opinion of business that stay silent about the war in Ukraine
32% of Latvian residents are negative or mostly negative towards brands and companies that communicate no position about the war in Ukraine. 30%…
Saeima member loses mandate due to guilty verdict
Deputy of the Latvian parliament Aldis Adamovičs has lost his mandate due to a guilty verdict, as reported by LTV. The Saeima deputy…
Talks about reducing VAT for medicines restart in Latvia
Latvian Ministry of Health proposes reducing VAT to 5% for medicines. To reduce patient fees for healthcare services in Latvia, which are some…
