Harmony member: Combined List and National Alliance will vote for Rinkēvičs in the end
In an attempt to preserve the coalition, the Combined List (AS) and National Alliance (NA) will vote for New Unity’s presidential candidate –…
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The vote for Latvia’s new president may be a vote for a new government as well, suggests NA member
It seems the vote for Latvia’s new president may also be a vote for a new government, said National Alliance (NA) board member…
Latvia and Estonia to perform joint military procurement
On Sunday, the 21st of May, Latvian Minister of Defence Ināra Mūrniece and Estonian Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur announced at a press-conference…
Smart-ID to be useful for state e-services in Latvia
SK ID Solutions reports that in May the company concluded multiple years-long procedures to ensure Smart-ID receives local qualified means of identification for…
Power output of solar panels in Latvia and Italy differ by only 18%
An experiment performed with solar panels in Latvia and Italy by Baltijas Electro Association LLC revealed that power output difference between the two…
Number of asylum seekers in Latvia is very high, PMLP chief says
During a meeting with Saeima Citizenship, Migration and Social Cohesion Committee, the chief of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) Maira…
Latvian ministry will request municipalities to provide a minimum of social services
The Ministry of Welfare is working on a legislative draft to introduce a duty for municipalities to provide a minimum of social services,…
Latvian minister: Russia must withdraw its forces from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova
Russia must comply with international law and pull its forces from Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, said Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs…
Latvian PM says healthcare should receive a bigger portion of the “budget pie”
Efforts are being put into reorganising the state budget in favour of the healthcare system, said Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš in an…
