Saeima plans tougher punishments for threats of murder or serious harm
In order to ensure more effective protection for persons who are threatened with severe harm or murder, the Saeima’s Legal Commission supported amendments…
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Ombudsman: Government in no hurry to consider the solutions to reduce medicine prices
Medicine prices in Latvia are on average higher than in other European Union (EU) countries. The government, without explaining the reasons, is delaying…
70% of toys imported to Latvia in 2022 were forgeries
According to the representative of the Department of Development and International Cooperation of the Patent Office Ella Petermane, 70% of uncovered forgery cases…
Pīlēns, Pinto or Rinkēvičs – Saeima elects the next president of Latvia
Currently it is unclear which of the three candidates could receive a confident majority of votes in the Saeima. During debates held by…
Latvian State Police checks ex-MEP Mamikin’s homophobic post about Rinkēvičs
Latvian State Police (VP) has commenced an inspection of a social media post from ex-MEP Andrejs Mamikins’ about the election of Minister of…
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…
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,…
