Trade union against equal minimum pay for kindergarten administration and teachers
Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Workers (LIZDA) objects to the intention of the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) to apply…
Category: Social
Russian language to not be allowed to be requested in job ads or job interviews in Latvia
The Latvian Saeima has conceptually supported amendments to the Labour Law that are intended to further reinforce the use of Latvian language on…
BNN ANALYSES | Ukraine war fatigue is setting in and it plays into Putin’s hand
Linas Jegelevičius With Russia’s war in Ukraine getting closer to the mark of two years, the West, Lithuania and perhaps Ukraine itself are…
Latvian Ministry of Transport suggests extending sea port reform term until mid-2024
The Ministry of Transport suggests extending the sea port reform’s implementation term until the 30th of June 2024, according to the ministry’s prepared…
Ministry vows to improve road quality in Latvia
The EUR 334.5 million or 42% of the total funding available to the Ministry of Transport in 2024 will go towards the road…
Latvian president expects bigger pressure on IOC amid decision to let Russian and Belarusian athletes attend Paris Olympics
The decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus compete in next year’s Paris Olympic Games under…
Veterinarians against total dog sterilisation in Latvia
Veterinarians are against the proposal for amendments to the Animal Protection Law that provide total sterilisation of dogs of a certain gender in…
Latvian Archbishop Vanags wants his successor to be someone who understands modern times
The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia (LELB), Archbishop Jānis Vanags who has decided to retire soon, wants his successor to…
LOK Secretary General on Paris Olympics: it’s too early to throw around the word boycott
In an interview with LTV on the 12th of December, the Secretary General of the Latvian Olympic Committee (LOK) Kārlis Lejnieks mentioned that…
