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…
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Latvian Song Celebration ticket sales expected to bring state budget EUR 7.5 million
Sales of tickets to the XXVII Latvian Song and XVII Dance Celebration are estimated to bring the state budget revenue of EUR 7.5…
Minister claims Latvian government has fulfilled promise given to teachers
The government has fulfilled the promise given to teachers said Latvian Minister of Education and Science Anda Čakša in an interview to TV3…
Latvia’s investment environment worsens; country is in “modest chaos”
This much is concluded by Stockholm School of Economics in Riga Prof. Arnis Sauka in a study conducted by Foreign Investors’ Council in…
National Alliance picks Egils Levits for repeated state president’s term
The National Alliance political party has decided to pick Latvia’s President Egils Levits for a second term in this post. The absolute majority…
Latvian citizen wanted by authorities for participation in attacks on Ukrainian forces
Latvian law enforcers have announced an international manhunt for Latvian citizen Aleksandrs Mališevs, who participated in military operation and attacks on Ukrainian armed…
BNN IN FOCUS | Ogre City Council’s actions compared to that of “bandits of the 90s”
Social network users actively discuss the situation with Ogre History and Art Museum and what happened in the morning on Monday, the 17th…
Latvian PM: the school network reorganisation needs to be fully completed
After resolving the issue with teachers’ wages the next step is a complete reorganisation of the school network, said Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis…
The “brains” of violent people need correcting, explains Saeima committee head
Latvia has regulations that provide for separating violent people from families. Correctional facilities have to psychologically work with the “brains” of violent people,…
