Mayor of Narva dismissed for refusal to preserve Soviet-era street names
The Mayor of Narva Katri Raik was dismissed from her post following a no-confidence vote. 19 deputies voted in favour of her removal,…
Category: Politics
OPINION | Small declaration, small goals. What can we expect of Evika Siliņa’s government?
Ilona Bērziņa, BNN No other government had landed in a puddle as quickly as this one. Failure to implement the goals listed in…
Latvian Minister of Climate and Energy to address electricity tariff problem first
Latvia’s new Minister of Climate and Energy Kaspars Melnis says the reduction of electricity distribution tariffs is one of his primary tasks. On…
Latvian minister plans to continue medical practice during his term
After his approval as the new Minister of Health, New Unity politician, gastroenterologist Hosams Abu Meri plans to continue his medical practice. Abu…
Minister says VARAM needs to become Latvia’s leader in state development and modernisation of public administration
The Ministry of Environment Protection and Regional Development (VARAM) should continue developing to face modern challenges. This ministry needs to become a leader…
ECHR finds no violations in national minority schools’ switch to Latvian language only
The amendments adopted in Latvia in 2018 regarding the gradual transition to teaching in Latvian language only in national minority secondary schools do…
Changes in Latvian government to extend to Riga City Council as well
With the reshuffling of seats and parties in the new government, changes are also expected to come to the composition of Riga City…
Estonia to send Latvia reinforcements to battle illegal immigration coming from Belarus
Estonia plans to send reinforcements to Latvia to help the country battle the mass illegal immigration coming from Belarus, as confirmed by Estonian…
Ministry: additional funding will help ensure continuity of laboratory services
On Tuesday, the 12th of September, Latvia’s government supported the suggestion to allocate an additional amount of EUR 11.2 million towards laboratory examinations,…
