Latvian Saeima voices support for Ukraine’s entry to NATO at summit in Vilnius
On Thursday, the 1st of June, Latvia’s parliament passed the legislative draft in which support is voiced for Ukraine at the upcoming NATO…
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Changes to Latvian government may serve as reward for votes in presidential elections, says National Alliance leader
Changes to the government in Latvia sooner or later may serve as “payment” for votes in presidential elections, said the leader of the…
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…
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…
