NATO wants to restore peaceful dialogue with Russia
Some time ago Russia decided to terminate diplomatic ties with NATO. Now the alliance urges the country to reconsider and once again engage…
Category: Current news
Public media communication with the people on an editorial level is insufficient, expert says
Currently public media do not use the option to communicate with the people on an editorial level to the full potential, said Public…
Latvia shuts down travel to and from multiple African countries
To prevent the entry and the spread of the new and potentially more contagious Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus in Latvia, the…
Residents in Latgale warned about possible power outages due to heavy snowfall
According to forecasts from Latvia’s State Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre, on 29 November the country’s eastern territories will experience heavy snowfall and…
Lidl to open up two new stores in Riga
This December Lidl will open two new stores in Riga, as confirmed by the company. A new Lidl store will open its doors…
Three pregnant women die of Covid-19 in Latvia
Covid-19 has claimed the lives of three pregnant women in Latvia, as confirmed by P.Stradins Clinical University Hospital Women’s and Child Health Clinic’s…
PrivatBank fined by Latvian Finance and Capital Market Commission
Latvia’s Finance and Capital Market Commission has decided to fine AS PrivatBank EUR 768 653 for violations of the Law on the Prevention…
How Freeport of Ventspils authority [didn’t] support a company heavily impacted by Covid-19
Promises from the Latvian government to provide support to businesses impacted by Covid-19 pandemic were as though manna from heaven in the last…
Latvian government permits Christmas markets
On Thursday, 25 November, the Operational Management Group (OVG) reached a conceptual agreement to permit Christmas markets in spite of Covid-19 pandemic in…
