Negative demographic trends: Latvia’s population keeps going down
European statistical office Eurostat predicts that Latvia’s population numbers keep going down. It is expected that between 2022 and 2070, Latvia’s population will…
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Romanian radar detects two likely drones breaching Romanian and NATO territory
Romania’s radar systems detected two separate signals that may have come from drones violating national and NATO airspace, but the dispatched F-16 fighter…
Latvian state cuts free food parcels for low-income residents due to austerity measures
Due to austerity measures in Latvia, people with low-income status will not longer receive free food packages starting with next year. However, these…
Meteorologists promise dry, cloudy and windy weather on Thursday
Thursday, the 24th of October, will by dry and cloudy. The wind will blow from the west and south-west. Wind speed will reach…
LVRTC prepared to financially engage in acquisition of Tet capital shares
Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) expresses its willingness to financially engage in the redemption of the shares of the technology company…
Solidarity contributions proposed to be applied to other sectors in Latvia, not just banks
On Wednesday, the 23rd of October, Saeima’s Budget and Finance Committee conceptually supported the legislative draft On Solidarity Contributions, which makes it a…
PM: the story with “militarised sculpture composition” in Ādaži raises concerns about misuse of funding
The widely discussed scandal regarding the “militarised sculpture composition” outside Ādaži base in Kadaga raises concerns about the use of funding provided to…
Hybrid cars outsell petrol-powered cars in the EU for the first time
Sales of hybrid cars in the European Union (EU) exceeded those of petrol-powered cars for the first time in September, accounting for 32.8%…
Artificial intelligence centre will help attract EUR 500 million in investments in five years
In order to implement the Latvian Artificial Intelligence Centre (LMIC) project, the state could found an association with specific functions, as well as…
