Warning: many roads in Latvia are iced over
In the morning on Thursday, the 1st of February, ice formed on roads in Latgale and eastern portions of Vidzeme, complicating driving conditions,…
Category: Current news
Flu epidemic picks up in Latvia
Last week’s monitoring for fly, Covid-19 and other acute upper respiratory infections indicate a moderately rapid increase in the number of flue infection…
Legal annual income of 126 000 Latvian residents does not reach EUR 1 000
The legal annual income of 126 000 Latvian residents does not reach EUR 1 000, as TV3 programme 900 seconds was told by…
Legal Affairs Committee chairman says there is no point blaming law enforcers’ for inaction towards Zhdanok
It would be wrong to now, looking from modern positions, start blaming security institutions for not taking harsh measures against pro-Kremlin activist, MEP…
Ukraine’s first lady to meet with Latvian top officials
Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet with Latvia’s top officials on Wednesday, the 31st of January. The next…
Corruption in Latvia is going down, but the rate is slow
In the latest Corruption Perception Index published by Transparency International Latvia’s score has improved when compared to the two previous years. However, the…
Inspectors about new trains: any new machine has a period of “childhood diseases”
The State Railway Technical Inspectorate rejects the claim that it had permitted the commissioning of Czech Škoda Vagonka’s manufactured electric trains on the…
Bank of Latvia governor warns banks should not overextend and fear their own shadow
In Latvia’s banking sector, the level of caution remains excessive in certain areas, said the governor of the Bank of Latvia Mārtiņš Kazāks…
Re:Baltica: Zhdanok was working for Russian special services, leaked e-mails reveal
Documents that became available to Re:Baltica show that at least since 2004 Latvian MEP Tatyana Zhdanok has been reporting to the officers of…
