Pasažieru vilciens council members step down amid scandal with train problems
Members of the council of Pasažieru vilciens JSC (PV) have announced their decision to step down. The reason given for this is that…
Category: Social
Saeima committee to suggest different solution to provide pension-age person care benefits
On Wednesday, the 24th of April, Latvian Saeima’s Social and Employment Matters Committee proposed looking for a different solution to provide pension-age person…
Latvian president says creation of unified defence infrastructure should be coordinated with Finland and Poland
Decisions regarding the creation of unified defence infrastructure have to be coordinated with Baltic, Finnish and Polish military experts. At the same time,…
Construction of Baltic Defence Line may take a decade to complete
Construction of the Baltic Defence Line in Latvia may take the next decade to complete, said Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds, adding that…
Lithuanian farmers get ready for protest in Vilnius
On Tuesday morning, the 23rd of January, the first tractors and other agricultural machinery started arriving in Vilnius, with their final stop on…
Ex-mayor of Riga wants public apology and compensation for moral damage
Former Mayor of Riga and Latvian MEP Nils Ušakovs has submitted to the Ministry of Justice a request for EUR 5 000 in…
Authorities report very high risks for upcoming EU fund planning period for Latvia
There are very high risks for investments of European Union (EU) funds in the 2021-2027 planning period into Latvia’s economy, as concluded in…
Costs are heavy. Counter-mobility plan to be presented to Latvian government shortly
A detailed eastern border’s military reinforcement and counter-mobility plan will soon be presented to the Cabinet of Ministers, as Minister of Defence Andris…
Teachers’ strike begins in Estonia, with the teachers’ union head saying the strike could drag on
On Monday, the 22nd of January, Estonian general school teachers began an indefinite strike in Tallinn. The Estonian Education Union (EHL) reported that…
