Minister presses “pause”: Latvia’s Marine Protected Areas plan to be redrafted
Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development Raimonds Čudars (New Unity) has promised to revise the proposal for the Marine Protected Areas (MPA)…
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President of Latvia halts vignette price increase: law must be reconsidered
President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs has decided to return amendments to the Road User Charge Law to the Saeima for reconsideration. The amendments,…
Latvia seeks stricter regulation of telecom operators to curb financial fraud
To limit financial fraud, the responsibility of telecommunications service providers must be strengthened, as fraudulent schemes often begin both on social networks and…
BNN IN FOCUS | Will the Latvian Government fall? Rajevskis outlines possible scenarios after the budget vote
With the state budget now adopted, questions surrounding the stability of the Latvian government have resurfaced. Various scenarios are circulating in political circles…
Record defence funding for Latvia: Armed Forces receive the largest budget in history
In the state budget adopted yesterday, a total of €2.16 billion has been allocated for national defence, of which 50% – or €1.07…
Latvian Parliament approves budget changes – what will change for residents in 2026?
On Thursday, the Saeima deputies adopted in the final reading all 47 draft laws accompanying next year’s budget, opening the way for discussions…
“We won’t give in to blackmail” — JV leader comments on coalition crisis and budget vote
The political alliance New Unity (JV) “will not give in to hypothetical blackmail” regarding changing the Prime Minister to preserve the coalition, JV…
Latvia closes its remaining routes to Russia and Belarus: government order in the works
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is drafting a Cabinet of Ministers (CM) order on the suspension of regular transport services with the aggressor…
Secret deadlines and rising costs: Transport Ministry explains the Rail Baltica chaos
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has prepared a restricted-access report on the construction schedule for the first phase of the Rail Baltica railway…
