Partial shopping lockdown for non-vaccinated people and police control in the planned state of emergency in Latvia
On the night to Friday, 8 October, the Crisis Management Council in Latvia made the decision to declare a state of emergency in…
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State-funded epidural anaesthesia becomes a reality in Latvia
In order to commence improvement of availability of epidural anaesthesia in Latvia by the end of this year and provide state-funded services for…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 203 in Latvia, 1 847 in Lithuania, 737 in Estonia
A total of 1 203 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 985 of the patients were…
Heating energy tariff in Riga may grow by 16% more
From 1 November onward the heating energy tariff in Riga is planned to be at 66.76 EUR/MWh, which is 16% more than before….
Latvian government greenlights remuneration reformation plan in state administration
To retain workers and improve the general work environment in state administration, Latvia’s government has greenlit the plan to increase wages, BNN was…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 208 in Latvia, 1 806 in Lithuania, 789 in Estonia
A total of 1 208 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 991 of the patients were…
BNN ANALYSES | Amid COVID-19 spike Lithuania reinstates facemask mandate indoors, but opts out of quarantine
Linas Jegelevičius Worried about a spike in new COVID-19 cases, Lithuanian government has decided this week to reinstate the facemask requirement in the…
Latvian Ministry of Education doubts potential loss of teachers; trade union points out existing shortage
According to Estimates from Latvia’s Ministry of Education and Science, the new requirement for compulsory vaccination may result in a small number of…
Jurmala to increase entry fee 50% starting next spring; entry fee to remain in force all year round
Starting from 1 April 2022 the entry fee that Jurmala normally imposes for a portion of the year will remain active for the…
