47 teachers in Riga and other parts of Latvia don’t know state language – problem continues
This school year, 32 out of 47 teachers with insufficient state language skills continued teaching children in education institutions in Riga, as reported…
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Latvian Ministry of Transport orders airBaltic to explain sudden cancellation of flights
The Ministry of Transport has ordered the Council of Latvian national airBaltic airline to immediately explain the sudden decision to cancel numerous flights…
“Absolutely unacceptable” – Latvian minister orders airBaltic to explain sudden cancellation of flights
The Ministry of Transport has ordered the Council of Latvian national airBaltic airline to immediately explain the sudden decision to cancel numerous flights…
Authorities report completion of fence on priority sections of Latvian-Russian border
In accordance with the established plan, “Valsts nekustamie īpašumi” (VNĪ) has completed the construction of a fence on priority sections of the Latvian-Russian…
Week in Lithuania | five candidates to vie for HU-LCD party leader, President Nausėda says cable damages in the Baltic Sea not “coincidences”
President hinted that Lithuania must spend 5.5% of GDP on defence to create division by 2030; court awards Clint Eastwood 250 000 euros…
Trump urges US Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban
US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, the 27th of December, asked the US Supreme Court to postpone the upcoming TikTok ban, with his…
Data for 2023 shows 21.6% of Latvian residents under risk of poverty
In Latvia, 399 000 residents or 21.6% of the country’s population was at risk of poverty in 2023, which is 0.9 percentage points…
Latvian NBS official accused of abuse of office and fraud in food procurement procedure
The prosecutor’s office has presented criminal charges to an official of Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) for abuse of office, forging documents and…
Putin says Slovak PM offered to host Moscow-Kyiv peace talks
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told Russian President Vladimir Putin during a recent unannounced visit to Moscow that has helped end Russia’s international…
