Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital to limit patient visits due to flu epidemic
On the 12th of January the Disease Prevention and Control Centre announced the start of a flu epidemic in Latvia and on the…
Category: Current news
Number of newborns registered in Latvia down by 12.2% in 11 months
In 11 months of 2023 there were 13 045 newborns registered in Latvia, which is 12.2% or 1 818 newborns fewer when compared…
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…
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…
