Disposable income of households in Latvia is up, but so is income inequality
Compared to 2019, household disposable income, increased by 8.1 % in 2020, reaching EUR 630 per household member monthly. Population income grew faster…
Category: Current news
Latvia receives EC’s approval for of businesses impacted by Covid-19
Latvia has received approval from the European Commission for working capital grant programme. This means the State Revenue Service (VID) will soon start…
Latvia to test emergency sirens on 17 December
On Friday, 17 December, Latvian State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) will perform annual checks of the country’s siren system. Sirens will be…
Latvian media supervisor to request additional authority to battle digital piracy
Latvian National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) plans to ask the Saeima to provide the council with additional authority and rights to improve…
Latvia to commence vaccination of children for Covid-19 soon
Latvia has received the first shipment of Comirnaty vaccines (Pfizer/BioNTech) intended for children, as confirmed by Minister of Health Daniels Pavļuts on Twitter….
Latvian government generally in favour of energy resource price reduction
So far no one in the ruling coalition in Latvia has voiced any objections against reduction of VAT rate for electrical energy and…
Latvian days to happen in Tokyo in December
From 17th to the 19th of December Latvian embassy in Japan and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia will be holding Latvian…
Latvian parliament approves a new judge for the Constitutional Court
On Thursday, 9 December, the Saeima approved Latvian President Egils Levits’ advisor Irēna Kucina for the post of judge of the Constitutional Court….
Court rejects complain from several judges on compulsory Covid-19 vaccination
Latvian administrative district court has rejected a complaint submitted by multiple judges in regards to the compulsory Covid-19 vaccination. The complaint and request…
