Prime Minister: investment in wind farms to reach one billion euros
The investments planned by JSC Latvenergo and JSC Latvia’s State Forests joint venture SIA Latvijas Vēja parki will be one of the largest…
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BNN summary of the week: Electricity prices in Baltics. State support this autumn. Demolition in Victory Park
Although the heating season has not yet begun in Latvia, the price of electricity in Latvia and other Baltic States continues going up….
Week in Lithuania: first monkeypox case confirmed, Beijing slammed Foreign minister comments on Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
Last week, Beijing slammed Foreign minister comments on Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan; first monkeypox was case confirmed Bitė Lietuva, Tele2, Telia Lietuva acquire…
Estonia suggest to review Russian language dominance at schools
Education minister Tõnis Lukas has criticized the dominance of Russian as the primary foreign language in Estonian schools and believes that this situation…
Tallinn’s Ukrainian school needs more teachers to fully operate
Tallinn’s Vabaduse School that is meant for for war refugee children from Ukraine needs 60 teachers to open its doors as a fully…
Latvian households’ ability to cover everyday expenses improves slightly
When compared to 2020, it was slightly easier for Latvian households to cover everyday expenses in 2021, according to data from Bērni Latvijā…
Electricity price reported record high in all Baltic States in July
In July 2022 the average electricity price in Latvia’s zone increased to 304.96 EUR/MWh, which remains historically the highest monthly average price for…
Belarusian citizen in Latvia officially accused of espionage
Latvian Prosecutor General’s Office has presented official charges to the Belarusian citizen who is accused of espionage in the interest of Belarusian military…
Removal of monument glorifying the Soviet Army in Riga will commence soon
The total costs of the removal of the Victory Monument and territory improvement project afterwards are estimated at EUR 2 131 899, said…
