Latvian government conceptually agrees to annul firearm permits for Russian and Belarusian citizens
On Thursday, 15 September, the Saeima passed in the first reading urgent amendments to the Law on the Handling of Weapons, as reported…
Category: Social
Spread of Covid-19 on a rise again in Latvia
A total of 1 369 new Covid-19 infection cases were registered in Latvia in the last 24 hours. Reports of four deaths were…
August’s inflation in Latvia second highest in Europe and Eurozone
In August 2022 inflation in Latvia was higher than the average inflation in the European Union and Eurozone, according to data published by…
Riga to adopt energy austerity measures
By adopting energy austerity measures Riga City Council hopes to reduce energy consumption by 15% and save up to EUR 10 million, said…
Latvian teachers’ trade union decides to go on strike after all
Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Workers (LIZDA) decided at an extraordinary meeting to commence the indefinite strike on 19 September, rejecting…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuanian water supply company’s Palangos vandenys electricity bill rises to 200 000 euros
Linas Jegelevičius for BNN An increasingly louder ringing of alarm bells was permeating the meeting of Lithuania’s president Gitanas Nausėda and seven mayors…
Thousands pay their respect to Queen Elizabeth II
In London mourners filed past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II through the night and paid their final respects to Britain’s longest–reigning monarch…
Constitutional Court rejects Daugavpils City Council’s request regarding Soviet monuments
Latvia’s Constitutional Court (ST) has decided not to initiate proceedings following a request from Daugavpils City Council, with which the institution challenged the…
Latvian ministry proposes narrowing range of recipients of state-funded healthcare
On Wednesday, 14 September, Latvian Saeima’s Social and Employment Matters Committee supported the proposal submitted by the Ministry of Health on dropping the…
