Public procurement regulations in Latvia – too strict and inflexible, State Audit notes
It is necessary to improve the public procurement system and regulations in the interior sector and Latvia in general, as concluded in the…
Category: Social
MTPL scandal: a legislative failure or insurers’ lobby?
Opinion piece. Author: Ilona Bērziņa The amendments to the draft law on motor third party vehicle liability insurance (OCTA), directed by the Ministry…
Leaving school early – can Latvia improve situation for rural schools?
Youngsters in Latvia abandon their school studies less often than youngsters in the rest of the European Union (EU) on average. In the…
Tension in the theatre sector: actor fired from Dailes Theatre over possible aggressive incident with colleagues
Dailes Theatre has terminated employment relations with actor Lauris Dzelzītis, as LETA was informed by the theatre. Dzelzītis worked at Dailes Theatre since…
Latvian people want: Lāčplēsis Day should be a holiday
More than 11 000 signatures have been collected on “ManaBalss.lv” portal in favour of making Lāčplēsis Day an official holiday in Latvia, according…
Week in Lithuania | DHL cargo plane crashes near Vilnius airport; Lithuania and the US to set up a cyber defence centre
Last week, the incoming transport minister said that Lithuania will not buy airBaltic shares Rheinmetall ammo plant to be built by mid-2026 German…
Latvia’s gross domestic product down by 1.6%
Q3 2024, compared to Q3 2023, gross domestic product (GDP) reduced by 1.6%. As compared to the previous quarter, GDP went down by…
Every fourth Latvian resident has not saved up even a cent in last six months
25% of interviewed Latvian residents aged between 18 and 74 have not made any savings in the past six months, according to data…
Estonia’s economy contracted by 0.7% in Q3
According to Statistics Estonia, in the third quarter of 2024, the gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.7% compared with the same period…
