Latvia’s State Revenue Service to operate with fewer resources — both staff and funding
The State Revenue Service (VID) will face a 10% budget cut and a 13.2% staff reduction next year, VID Director General Baiba Šmite-Roķe…
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“A stain of shame” or “sovereignty”? Parliament moves forward with withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
On Thursday, with the votes of the opposition and the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS), the Saeima (Latvian Parliament) gave conceptual approval…
Friday – the warmest day, followed by cooler and rainier weather
On Friday, the sky will be mostly cloudy. During the night, occasional rain is expected in some areas, particularly in the eastern part…
Funding shortages threaten service continuity at Stradiņš and Eastern hospitals
The Ministry of Health (MoH) will request a total of 8,428,604 euros from the state’s contingency funds for Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital…
Security challenges in Latvia are increasing; society must remain vigilant, minister says
The security situation in Latvia is becoming increasingly challenging, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis (New Unity) said in an interview with Latvian Television’s Rīta…
The cyclone persists: warm but rainy days ahead
Thursday is expected to be cloudy. Rain will fall at times, but in the western part of the country, significant precipitation is not…
Refraining from commenting on Saeima’s debate over the Istanbul Convention, the President of Latvia urges rational discussion
Refraining from commenting on the ongoing developments in the Saeima concerning the Istanbul Convention, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs has urged members of…
Latvian army rearms: a 50 million euros purchase unlike any before
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed an agreement with the German company Dynamit Nobel Defence (DND) for the purchase of remote mining…
Vilnius airport closed again due to smuggling balloons from Belarus
From Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning, operations at Vilnius Airport were disrupted due to meteorological balloons used for cigarette smuggling from Belarus, the…
