Wet summer threatens rural tourism in Lithuania
The rainy start to summer has cast a shadow over Lithuania’s rural tourism sector, with guesthouses reporting massive cancellations, with up to 80%…
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“You’d think it was a famine” – mycologist criticizes mushroom pickers for damaging forests
This summer, mushroom season in Latvia has started unusually early – chanterelles have already appeared in forests as early as May and early…
A heatwave approaches Latvia – temperatures to reach up to +30 degrees on Thursday
On Monday, Latvia’s weather will still be influenced by a cyclone, meaning that during the night, and only in the far eastern regions…
Only Kleinbergs nominated for Riga mayor post
At today’s Riga City Council meeting, only one candidate was nominated for the position of mayor – Viesturs Kleinbergs, a politician from the…
Orban warns of consequences for Budapest Pride visitors
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has warned that anyone who organizes or plans to participate in the banned Budapest Pride march will face…
Tallinn plans to reduce the number of parking spaces
Tallinn is developing new guidelines that will reduce the number of parking spaces in new and renovated buildings, but the crisis in the…
Low-price food baskets in stores: Will food prices in Latvia actually go down?
The first real signs are emerging from the memorandum on food price reduction, signed last month. Leading retail chains – Rimi, Maxima, and…
Changing weather ahead – rain, wind, and sunshine: what the weekend and the start of July will bring
On Friday, the skies will be mostly cloudy, with occasional sunshine in some areas. In the morning, a new area of precipitation will…
Latvian pensioners unite to recover OIK payments – applications open until October
The Latvian Pensioners’ Federation (LPF) has signed a cooperation agreement with the legal association Tiesiskums.lv to help Latvian pensioners recover unlawfully collected mandatory…
