US Senate permits allocation of EUR 208 million towards security cooperation with Baltic States
During the adoption of the legislative act on the country’s defence expenditures in 2024, the US Senate permitted the allocation of USD 228…
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Latvian ministries submit funding requests worth EUR 2 billion to the 2024 state budget project
In accordance with the preparation schedule for the 2024 state budget, Latvian ministries and other central institutions have submitted plans for priority activities…
Mandatory helmets – only for children, Latvian minister explains
Latvian Ministry of Transport currently has no plans to order mandatory helmet-wearing for all electric scooter enthusiasts and cyclists. Instead the requirement is…
President: State Border Guard needs to be able to respond to possible provocations from Wagner
The State Border Guard needs to carefully follow and be prepared to respond to possible provocations from Russian mercenary group Wagner, stressed Latvia’s…
LTV: some 307 Latvian businesses continue exporting goods to Russia
Latvia is one of the few European Union (EU) member states the exports of which to Russia continue growing. According to estimates from…
Do police intend to use “last warning” approach to protect a teenager from an adult man?
Opinion piece – Ilona Bērziņa, BNN What to do if a fourteen-year-old girl runs away from home and stays with a 27-year-old man…
Saeima deputy: if Russian pensioners are deported, their relatives will not start loving everything Latvian
Latvian Saeima deputy Ingmārs Līdaka says it is unclear the objective the government wants to accomplish by passing amendments to the Immigration Law…
Parties in Riga can agree on various tasks, but they can’t agree on distribution of seats
Next week political parties in Riga should come to a clear consensus on the formation of a new coalition in the city council,…
Hospital reform plan in Latvia outlines liquidation of certain hospital wards in regions
The reform planned for Latvia’s network of hospitals includes the closure of maternity wards in Dobele and surrounding area hospital, as well as…
