Beach volleyball coach faces life imprisonment for raping teenager
Latvian State Police (VP) has asked the prosecution office to commence prosecution of a volleyball coach for a serious crime of a sexual…
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Latvian ministry estimates alcohol’s influence on state budget and economy
The Ministry of Health reports that for the first time ever a special study was ordered: to assess the financial losses caused by…
Antibiotics consumption in Latvia up 29% in 2022
Last year consumption of antibiotics in Latvia went up 29% when compared to the year prior, according to data compiled by the State…
Latvian president invites residents to commemorate victims of Zolitude tragedy
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs posted on Facebook, reaching out to residents and urging them to not forget the people who were killed in…
EU’s Charles Michel in Kyiv as Ukraine marks start of Revolution of Dignity
European Council President Charles Michel visited Kyiv on Ukraine’s Day of Dignity, the 10th anniversary of the mass protests that overturned the Moscow-backed…
Weather in Latvia to be dictated by wide cyclone this week
Warmer masses of air will flow to the country. In some parts of the country air temperature will rise above 0 C. Weather…
Latvian Saeima conceptually supports legislative draft on adoption partnership institute
On Thursday, the 2nd of November, the Saeima conceptually decided to support the legislative draft proposed by Minister of Justice Inese Lībiņa-Egnere that…
Latvian Saeima receives state budget project for 2024
Saeima speaker Daiga Mieriņa has received from Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens the state budget project for 2024. Chairman of the Saeima Budget…
Week in Lithuania | EC calls on Lithuania to cut emissions; President, UK ambassador’s opera visit to be probed
Last week, Seimas did no open 2024 budget debates Tuesday as planned; Lithuanian troops took part in exercise in Germany Social Democrats said…
