Riga has a new mayor – Viesturs Kleinbergs
On Friday, the 27 of June, Viesturs Kleinbergs, a representative of the Progressive party, was elected as the new Chairman of the Riga…
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“A state cannot be secure if society is weakened” – LBAS letter to the government
In a letter to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the State Chancellery (SC), the Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS) urges…
“Riga’s residents gave us a second chance – if we betray them, there won’t be a third,” Kleinbergs warns
There will be issues that the new Riga City Council coalition will find difficult to decide on – such as matters of traffic…
Recommendations left in the drawer: State Audit Office warns – Latvia is losing millions
The recommendations issued by the State Audit Office (SAO) during audits—many of which remain unimplemented—as well as other audit findings and insights could…
BNN IN FOCUS | Will public officials’ salaries be hidden and will the Saeima ned a breathalyzer?
This week’s focus is on both the issue of public officials’ salaries and the acknowledgment by Saeima Speaker Daiga Mieriņa (ZZS) that not…
Solstice weekend weather: rain, sunshine, and changing conditions ahead
During the night leading into Friday, a cyclone will bring rain to most of Latvia. In the central and eastern regions, expect prolonged…
Kazāks: freezing Ministers’ salaries is merely symbolic. Without painful reforms, we won’t survive
Freezing the salaries of ministers and other top state officials would be a symbolic gesture, said Bank of Latvia President Mārtiņš Kazāks in…
95 Latvian Nationals Reported in Israel; Evacuation from the Region Still Pending
Since the escalation of the situation in the Middle East, the Consular Register of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Latvia has…
PM Siliņa urges ministries to exercise “self-discipline”: to find savings of 150 million euros
Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity) is calling on ministries to be proactive and come forward with their own proposals for possible budget…
