Disregard of seat belts: a violation of the law that costs lives
The disregard of seat belts is one of the all-time most common road traffic safety violations, LETA was told by the Public Relations…
Category: Social
Minibus carrying pupils ends up in crash; multiple people injured
This Monday morning there was a road incident in Olaine that involved a minibus carrying 18 children. Two people were injured, including two…
Fog, rain and warm weather – what to expect from the coming days in Latvia
In the first half of the week, weather conditions in Latvia will be dictated by by anticyclone. This means weather will be calm…
Chairman of Latvian Supreme Court decides to run for another term
Chairman of the Supreme Court of Law of the Republic of Latvia Aigars Strupišs plans to run candidate for another term as the…
Lithuania to start diverting 5-6% of GDP towards defence sector next year
Lithuania’s defence spending for 2026-2030 will be 5-6% of the country’s GDP in order to facilitate faster formation of army divisions, as decided…
Latvian State Security Service denies municipal official access to official secrets
The State Security Service (VDD) has denied one municipal official access to official secrets. VDD has also issued short-term permits to eight other…
New surnames surface in discussions of candidates to lead Bank of Latvia
New surnames have surfaced in discussions held by Latvian government about the next President of the Bank of Latvia, as reported by LTV…
Meteorologists promise sunny weekend and more cold next week
There won’t be a lot of precipitation this weekend. Warmer masses of air flowing to Latvia will cause air temperature to go up…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuanian authorities deny that Russia retains notable intelligence capabilities in the country
Linas Jegelevičius An article in The New York Times (NYT), which stated that U.S. officials identify Lithuania as a country where Russia still…
