Foreign tourists have found their way back to Estonia
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2023, Estonian accommodation establishments served over 3.43 million tourists, which is 5% more than in 2022. The number…
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Passenger trains may start coursing between Riga and Tartu no sooner than autumn
It is not possible to complete preparations to ensure passenger train connection between Riga and Tartu by summer, when this city will be…
Four companies to build a fence on Latvian-Russian border
After two price surveys organised by State Real Estate (VNĪ) it is possible to announce the construction companies that will be building a…
Rīgas ūdens to up its tariffs again
Municipal water supply company Rīgas ūdens plans to increase service tariffs in June, according to the company’s unveiled tariff project. On the 1st…
King Charles diagnosed with cancer just 18 months after taking the throne
British King Charles III, who waited more than seven decades to become monarch, was diagnosed with a “form of cancer” less than 18…
Authorities increase passport issue fee in Latvia by a couple of euros
On Tuesday, the 6th of February, Latvian government approved amendments to passport-related regulations. The approved changes increase the state fee for the issue…
Away from Latvia and off to Brussels. Why are three active Latvian ministers running as candidates in EP elections?
Opinion piece. Author: Ilona Bērziņa Three of [Latvian Prime Minister] Evika Siliņa’s government’s ministers are running as candidates in the European Parliament elections….
Kustība Par! has a Ukrainian as their leading candidate for European Parliament elections
The Nr. 1 candidate of Latvian political party Kustība Par! for the upcoming European Parliament elections will be European and Ukrainian citizen Ivanna…
A-hepatitis on a rise in Latvia; six caught hepatitis after visiting Belarus
In the last two weeks there were nine A-hepatitis infection cases in Latvia. This is significantly above the projected infections for this period….
