OPINION | Rail Baltica’s endless appetite
Opinion piece by Ilona Bērziņa Recently, I read that Latvia’s national debt will total 19.3 billion euros at the end of this year….
Category: Social
Survey: some Latvians take out loans to pay bills
Three out of four (78%) people in Latvia conscientiously pay all their bills before the deadline set by the service provider, and the…
Estonian state-owned Nordica files for bankruptcy
Estonian state-owned airline Nordica has announced that it will cease operations and file for bankruptcy after investor Lars Thuesen backed out of a…
Billion in debt: Latvia considering loan to patch Rail Baltica funding gap
The projected cost of Rail Baltica has increased, and so has the funding gap, and Latvia is considering a one-billion-euro loan to provide…
Annual inflation in Latvia in October was lower than the EU average
Annual inflation in Latvia was lower than the European Union (EU) average in October, according to data released on Tuesday by the EU…
Tax debts in Latvia reach 858 million euros
At the beginning of November this year, total tax debts in Latvia, including current, suspended and extended debts, amounted to 858.006 million euros,…
NATO Secretary General: Trump is well aware that NATO is part of US defence
Donald Trump, the Republican candidate who won the presidential election, is well aware that NATO is part of the US defence, NATO Secretary…
Rail Baltica disaster: costs increased by billions, project delayed by years
The interim report clearly points to the moment when the Rail Baltica “train derailed”, said Andris Kulbergs (AS), the head of the Parliamentary…
“What are the poor left to do – dig through the trash?” Ombudsman on government decisions
Saving on the poorest people is unacceptable, said Ombudsman Juris Jansons in an interview on TV3’s “900 Seconds”. The Ombudsman’s Office had already…
