Latvia in First Place party decides to vote for Uldis Pīlēns at upcoming elections
The Saeima faction of the political party Latvia in First Place (LPV) has decided to give all of its nine votes to Combined…
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LIZDA: ministry’s proposed criteria for school network’s optimisation lacks analysis
The criteria presented by Latvia’s Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) on Monday, the 29th of May, are more quantitative, lacking in-depth analysis,…
Latvian KNAB closes pre-trial investigation of Rīgas satiksme’s procurement case
Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) with permission from a prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Coordination Division of the Criminal Justice Department of the…
Farmers in Latvia say situation is critical because of devastating frosts
Looking at information received from farmers about the impact from spring frosts and the state of fruit and berry gardens, the losses reach…
Computers bought using EU money stand unused in Latvian schools
Thanks to funding from the European Union Latvian schools have received more than 25 000 portable computers for the needs of 7th to…
National Alliance may announce their own presidential candidate in second round of elections
The National Alliance (NA) political party does not exclude the possibility of selecting their own presidential candidate if no president is elected in…
Public media should be merged without haste, says Saeima committee in Tallinn
Latvian Saeima’s press-service reports about the trip of its deputies to Tallinn. The purpose of this visit is studying Estonian public media ERR…
BNN IN FOCUS | teenage crime is no myth, it’s a harsh reality
Ilona Bērziņa, BNN Latvia’s Ministry of Welfare decided to establish a “therapeutic school for risk youngsters” in place of last year’s liquidated Social…
ZZS politician says it’s too soon to say if a president could be elected in Latvia in May
It is still difficult to say if Latvia could see a new president elected in May, said Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS)…
