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…
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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…
Municipal referendums impossible due to IT system shortage, Latvian commission admits
Due to the shortage of Information Technology (IT) systems, it will not be possible to organise municipal referendums, admits Chairperson of Latvian Central…
OPINION | Latvian PM’s old tactic won’t work any more, says Conservative Party leader
BNN offers “an opinion from tribunes” provided by Conservative Party’s leader Gatis Eglītis, who was Minister of Welfare in PM Krišjānis Kariņš’s previous…
National Alliance may elect one of their own in second round of presidential elections, expert says
The National Alliance (NA) have made a strategic choice by not supporting any of the existing presidential candidates. Instead the party hopes to…
