Campaign launched to collect signatures to allow Latvia use anti-personnel mines
A campaign has launched on ManaBalss platform to collect signatures in favour of Latvia exiting the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use of…
Category: Current news
Latvian minister doubts the need for a united EU army
Latvian Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds doubts the need to form a united European Union (EU) army. In an interview to LTV programme…
Latvian Saeima to maintain smoking room in the parliament
The Latvian Saeima has passed law amendments that preserve the right to smoke in the parliament in areas specifically designed for smoking. Amendments…
Meteorologists predict snow and rain in Latvia. Roads will be slippery!
On Thursday, the 11th of January, in most of Latvia there will be precipitation. However, their intensity will not be high. Both snow…
ZZS selects Valainis, AS selects Twitter convoy leader Pozņaks for EP elections
For the upcoming European Parliament elections, Latvian political party Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) has decided to put Minister of Economy Viktors…
Latvia’s Ušakovs wants to return to European Parliament. Harmony party’s candidates announced
The leaders in Harmony party’s candidate lists for European Parliament elections will include MEP and the party’s co-chairman Nils Ušakovs, public activist Olga…
Latvia lowers passport fee following public backlash
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) together with the Ministry of the Interior and Cabinet of Ministers have agreed to increase…
Pasažieru vilciens cancels multiple trains again
On Wednesday, the 10th of January, Pasažieru vilciens (PV) cancelled multiple trains in Jurmala’s direction, according to to information published by the company….
Daytime air temperature to gradually reach +3° C in Latvia
On Tuesday, the 9th of January, the sky in Latvia will be mostly cloudy. At times, however, there will be moments of clear…
