Latvia’s energy production output meets and exceeds demand in 2021
According to JSC Latvenergo, at the end of the year Latvia was the only Baltic State that managed to satisfy its domestic energy…
Category: Current news
Opinion | Latvian ex-prime minister’s empire and penalty
Early bird gets the worm and the smartest and most cunning got to the privatisation process in Latvia. Then the advisor to the…
Latvian SD Autocentrs to be fined for involvement in Volkswagen trader cartel
On 13 December 2021 the Senate of the Supreme Court of Justice in Latvia refused to commence cassation proceedings in relation to the…
Lynx hunting to be prohibited in Latvia
Latvia’s State Forest Service (VMD) will not issue permits to hunt lynx this hunting season. The reason is because there are plans to…
Medical workers in Latvia worried 2022 could kick off with a surge of new Covid-19 infections
Latvian medical workers are concerned the government’s recent decision to ease certain epidemiological restrictions may cause serious consequences in 2022, as LTV programme…
Latvian State Police to rotate some of its top brass
Chief of Latvian State Police Armands Ruks has decided to perform rotations in the Economic Crimes Enforcement Department, Organised Crime Enforcement Department and…
Epidemiologist says Omicron could cause an unprecedented workload for hospitals in Latvia
Even if Latvia adopts restrictions akin to a severe quarantine, ensures a 40% drop in contacts between non-vaccinated residents and a 30% drop…
Only 51% of agricultural land is used by large agricultural holdings in Latvia
In 2020, there were 2.3 thousand large agricultural holdings in Latvia with a standard indicator of more than EUR 100 000 per year,…
Lithuania changes covid test rules to travellers
The Lithuanian Health Ministry has announced updated rules for travellers in the context of Covid-19 testing, self-isolation and the virus variant of Omicron…
