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…
Category: Social
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…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania’s Central Bank predicts housing affordability is nearing its peak, yet RE brokers remain cautious
Linas Jegelevičius The Central Bank of Lithuania states that wages have been growing faster than housing purchase and rental prices for the past…
Latvian police dismantle activities of organised group responsible for exploiting children
On the 25th of July this year, the Organized Crime Serious and Serial Crime Bureau of the Main Criminal Police Department of Latvian…
