Latvian authorities urge Latvians to refrain from travelling to Russia and Belarus
The State Security Service (VDD) urges Latvian residents to not travel to Russia or Belarus for Easter. The service also reminds of the…
Category: Social
Proportion of Latvian population exposed to social deprivation goes down
6.2% of residents in Latvia were subjected to deep material and social deprivation last year, which is 1.6 percentage points less than in…
Minister: there is no reason to doubt availability of healthcare services in Jelgava
There is no reason to believe residents of Jelgava may not have access to healthcare services, said Latvian Minister of Health Hosams Abu…
Air temperature may reach +21° C in Latvia this Easter
On Monday, the 25th of March, and Tuesday the amount of clouds in the sky will be volatile. Some precipitation is expected in…
Week in Lithuania | President refuses questions in whistleblower probe; bank cuts 2024 GDP forecast
Last week, PM said defence taxes must be paid by as many people as possible; PM doubted if Litvinism concept should be criminalised…
Latvia to set maximum fare for taxi rides from the airport
To prevent passengers from being scammed at Riga International Airport by dishonest taxi service providers demanding unfairly high taxi fares for rides, it…
“Big” corruption cases are rare because of lack of operational staff
“Big” corruption cases in Latvia are rare because of the lack of operational staff. On top of that, corrupt individuals rarely use technical…
Minister: the situation in Latvia’s economy could be better
The situation in Latvia’s economy could be better, said Minister of Economy Viktors Valainis at meeting of members of Latvian Chamber of Commerce…
Minister: teachers’ understanding of permissive behaviour with students should change along with the times
The understanding of the teaching staff of various universities when it comes to behaviour around students should change along with the times, said…
