BNN summary of the week: Lasting Latvian government. Fate of gambling. Unrest in Kazakhstan
The first week of 2022 has passed. During this time Latvia’s government decided to extend the state of emergency in the country, impose…
Category: Social
PIT calculation and payment order for entrepreneurs declared in breach of Latvia’s Constitution
The Constitutional Court of Latvia has declared the norms that govern the calculation and payment order of personal income tax (PIT) for entrepreneurs…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 877 in Latvia, 3 415 in Lithuania, 1 730 in Estonia
A total of 1 877 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 657 of the patients were…
Chief of Latvian State Inspectorate for Protection of Children’s Rights leaves his post
The chief of Latvian State Inspectorate for Protection of Children’s Rights Jānis Ābele has announced his decision to leave this post. He decided…
Expert says most common Covid-19 symptoms have changed
Lately, the most common symptoms of Covid-19 infections have changed – while previously Covid-19 patients mainly complained about the loss of the sense…
Omicron forces Latvian government to extend state of emergency until March
Due to the rapid spread of Omicron variant of Covid-19, the state of emergency in Latvia has been extended until 28 February, as…
Latvian government may permit all children participate in sports without Covid-19 certificate
On Thursday, 6 January, Latvia’s government plans to decide on letting all children of pre-school age and children aged 12 or older who…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 994 in Latvia, 3 053 in Lithuania, 1 643 in Estonia
A total of 1 994 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 714 of the patients were…
Latvian authorities have plans to send excess refugees from Mucenieki centre to Aluksne
The former boarding school building in Aluksne municipality’s Liepna Parish will be made into an asylum seeker accommodation centre, as reported by Latvian…
