After murder in Jekabpils, three police officers become suspected of misconduct
In regards to the criminal acts committed by Leons Rusiņš, authorities have found signs of misconduct in the actions of the Chief of…
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Latvian government once again extends state of emergency on border with Belarus
The Ministry of the Interior reports – due to the rapid increase of the number of illegal border-crossing cases on the Latvian-Belarusian border…
“The system is rotten”, says Latvian Minister of Justice
Violence against women in Latvia is shameful, said Minister of Justice Inese Lībiņa-Egnere in an interview to LTV programme Rīta panorāma on Tuesday,…
Latvian minister suggests “someone” should step down after murder in Jēkabpils
Someone should take responsibility and step down in light of the murder of the woman in Jēkabpils, said Minister of Finance and leader…
Minister requests tangible reasons to limit supermarkets’ operations
Restriction of open hours of supermarkets on weekends without arguments based on tangible data is impossible, said Latvian Minister of Economics Ilze Indriksone…
Latvian police predict provocations on the 9th of May
Although there is no information about any increased risks of possible celebrations on the 9th of May in Riga, police still say there…
Teachers’ trade union head says LIZDA might “strike again”
The decisions made by the Latvian government on Wednesday, the 26th of April, on allocation of additional funding towards an even greater increase…
Latvian government caves in to teachers’ demands and will divert additional funding
In order to fulfil the demands of the Latvian teachers on strike, the government plans to allocate an additional amount of EUR 4.2…
Riga City Council agrees to relocate Pushkin’s sculpture to somewhere else
The ruling coalition of Riga City Council has agreed to relocate the sculpture to Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin to somewhere else, as confirmed…
