Actual unemployment in Latvia reported at 7.6% in 2021
In December 2021, the actual unemployment rate in Latvia was 7.6 %, up by 0.5 percentage points compared to November. The male unemployment…
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Latvian police to not take special measures to check with new mask-wearing rules
Latvian State Police will not organise any special raids to control residents’ compliance with the new mask-wearing requirements. Police patrols will do that…
Portal: politically affiliated supervisors of the media are normal for Latvia
The media and their supervision is a sensitive topic in Latvia. One of the conditions is political neutrality, which is a criterion used…
Stena Line deploys brand new ferry on Ventspils-Nynäshamn Baltic Sea route
In continuation of Swedish ferry company Stena Line expansion in the Baltic Sea region, a brand new ferry – Stena Baltica – was…
Latvenergo signs short-term loan contracts for almost EUR 100 million
JSC Latvenergo has signed two short-term loan provision contracts to secure current assets and maintain liquidity. The loan amounts reach EUR 90 million,…
Ventspils Freeport reports record large volume of freight carried by ferries in 2021
Last year the Freeport of Ventspils handled 93 098 units of Ro-Ro freight using ferries. This is the sea port’s historic record, as…
Epidemiologist says new Covid-19 wave in Latvia may last until March
Latvia is on the eve of a new Covid-19 wave that could last until the end of February, said a specialist of the…
Court orders ex-board member to pay back nearly EUR 150 000 to public transport company
The court of law has satisfied the claim submitted by LLC Rēzeknes satiksme against the company’s former board member Jevgēnijs Koršenkovs. The court…
This year’s first bird flu cases appear in Latvia
Laboratory tests performed on six dead pigeons in Latvia revealed all of them were infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 subtype, which has…
