Residents’ initiative: public servants’ accountability to residents is needed in Latvia
On Thursday, the 12th of December, the Saeima submitted to committees an initiative from residents to establish accountability to residents for public servants…
Category: Social
Human trafficking soars after dropping during pandemic, UN says
Human trafficking has increased sharply due to conflict, climate-related disasters and global crises, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s Global…
Study reveals Latvian residents’ poor information processing skills
In the international skill assessment, the information processing skills of every third Latvian resident were assessed as either very low or below even…
Prison and sanctions: calls to revoke Aivars Lembergs Order of the Three Stars become louder
Should Aivars Lembergs, who has been sanctioned by the US and the UK, take away the Order of the Three Stars? This issue…
Deputies were basically “pulled from hospital beds”, Smiltēns criticises government’s instability in budget talks
Defending the prime minister and justifying anything the prime minister does is a matter of the coalition’s very existence at the moment, said…
Low-income residents to lose food packs; poor residents to retain two sets
Next year, persons with low-income status will still continue receiving two sets of food products per quarter, whereas poor residents will continue receiving…
Tallinn plans to introduce tourist tax
With a 50% increase in the number of tourists expected over the next ten years, reaching 9.3 million overnight stays per year, Tallinn…
How much for a Christmas tree? Sellers share this year’s trends
Prices of Christmas trees largely remain on the previous year’s level, as LETA was told by interviewed sellers. Sellers say that demand for…
“Don’t choke! Don’t vomit,” Latvian PM doesn’t regret heated exchange with Saeima deputy
Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa does not regret the insulting things the directed at Saeima deputy Edvards Smiltēns. She believes her former colleague…
