Harmony political party promises to not rile up residents against demolition of Victory monument in Pārdaugava
In the event of approval of the Law on Prohibition of Display of Objects Glorifying the Soviet and Nazi Regimes and Their Dismantling…
Category: Social
Number of Estonians grew over ten years, population census shows
In Estonia, the summarised data of the 2021 population census showed that in ten years since the previous census the number of Estonians…
CSP reports population decline in Latvia
At the beginning of 2022 population of Latvia accounted for 1 million 876 thousand people, which is 17.5 thousand people fewer than a…
Latvian state allocates financing for joint Latvian-Ukrainian camps for children
The government in Latvia decided to support the proposal from the Ministry of Education and Science to organise summer camps and provide psycho-emotional…
Court in Latvia recognises «existence of public legal relationships» of same-sex couples
Although the first sentence of Section 110 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia makes it clear that «the State shall protect…
Bunkus murder: ex-Rego Trade board member collected money from insolvent company
Following the murder of insolvency administrator Mārtiņš Bunkus, the suspect in the criminal case, former board member of Rego Trade Mihails Uļmans managed…
Meteorologists predict rainy week for Latvia
Monday, 30 May, will be rainy in some parts of Latvia. There is also a possibility of thunderstorms. A new precipitation zone will…
BNN summary of the week: Changes in the government. Bunkus’ murder. A step closer to demolishing Victory Monument
This week the Saeima approved changes to the composition of Latvia’s government, approving two new ministers – Minister of Economics Ilze Indriksone and…
Estonians increasingly switch from cars to public transport
How are Estonians coping with high fuel prices? They buy less fuel and opt for public transport as Estonian public broadcaster ERR reports…
