Latvian parliament approves of increasing defence budget
On Thursday, 21 April, Latvian Saeima passed amendments developed by the Ministry of Defence for the legislative draft Amendments to the Law on…
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CSP reports more men than women among unemployed people in Latvia
In March 2022, the actual unemployment rate in Latvia was 7.4 %, and compared to February it has decreased by 0.2 percentage points….
Latvia’s state budget deficit of 2021 at 7.3% of GDP
In 2021 general government budget deficit accounted for EUR 2.4 billion or 7.3 % of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and general government…
Volume of freight handled by Ventspils sea port terminals up 10.6%
Terminals located at Ventspils sea port have handled 3.966 million tonnes of freight in the first three months of 2022, which is 10.6%…
Man to be put on trial for publicly speaking against Latvia’s independence
Latvian office of the prosecutor has sent to a court of law a criminal case involving a man who publicly spoke against Latvia’s…
Most criminal cases investigated by Latvian IDB last year dealt with bribes
In 2021 Latvian Internal Security Bureau (IDB) performed pre-trial investigations in a total of 143 criminal procedures of various size and complexity. IDB…
Rapid inflation may force early pension indexation in Latvia
The ruling coalition in Latvia has reached a conceptual agreement in favour of the proposal from the Ministry of Welfare to perform pension…
Experts: lumber price growth greatly affected by anti-Russian sanctions
The situation on the lumber market in 2021 was dictated by price rise, reaching historically the highest prices for pine and spruce trees….
War crime supporters in Latvia to have their citizenship revoked
On Tuesday, 19 April, Latvian Saeima’s Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee passed in the second and final reading the urgent amendments…
