The first half of the year successful in Latvian freight transport. What’s next?
The first half of the year was relatively good in cargo transportation by rail and through Latvian ports. The increase in cargo was…
Category: Politics
State of emergency to be extended on Latvia–Belarus bored until November
The government supported the extension of the state of emergency on the border of Belarus until November 10, a decision was made in…
Student Union of Latvia (LSA): students and graduates should not be recruited in National Defence Service
Student Union stresses that the National Defence Service (NDS) should primarily exclude from recruiting students and graduates, informs Student Union of Latvia (LSA)….
Kalniņa-Lukaševica: Russia uses gas and oil to undermine European unity
On 4 and 5 August 2022, the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, took part in…
Latvian Central Election Commission presents political parties’ numbers for 14th Saeima elections
On Friday, 5 August, Latvian Central Elections Commission (CEC) presented the numbers under which political parties will be running in 14th Saeima elections….
Fears of another Kaliningrad transit crisis; Lithuanian banks pauses Russian payments
Lithuanian Railways resumed transportation of goods between mainland Russia and Kaliningrad last month, following a conflict between the EU and Moscow. Now, Lithuanian…
The U.S. Senate approved Sweden’s and Finland’s accession into NATO
US Senate on Wednesday, August 3rd, approved NATO Membership for Sweden, Finland by a vote of 95-1. Thus sending a strong message of…
Latvian PM orders state administration to prepare for energy austerity measures
Latvia’s Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš ordered ministries and the State Chancellery to prepare for energy austerity measures for the upcoming heating season, as…
Harmony to skip Latvian Saeima’s vote on declaring Russia a state sponsoring terrorism
Harmony political party «condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine», but for «several reasons» the party considers the report in which Latvia is to declare…
