BNN IN FOCUS | Why removing railway tracks in peacetime could bring Latvia more losses than benefits
“I would like to see the arguments presented by the National Armed Forces regarding the military component of railway track removal. Perhaps they…
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Fog, wet snow and rain: gloomy weather will continue throughout the week and weekend
Thursday and Friday will be cloudy. In some places the clouds will bring light rain, and on Thursday also wet snow. Dense fog…
Changes to early retirement in Latvia: service tenure and retirement age will increase, payments will be standardised
Members of the Saeima today adopted, in the final reading, amendments to nine laws that will introduce gradual changes to the current service…
Latvia cuts several benefits for Ukrainian refugees due to funding constraints
The Saeima today adopted amendments to the Law on Support for the Civilian Population of Ukraine, removing several support measures, including benefits for…
Strengthening Latvia’s border nears the finish line: what has been done and what still lies ahead?
Despite unfavourable weather conditions, construction of infrastructure along Latvia’s eastern border is nearing completion, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis (JV) told journalists on Tuesday…
Latvia’s gender equality indicators are worsening – the sharpest decline in recent years
In the European Institute for Gender Equality’s (EIGE) Gender Equality Index, Latvia this year ranks 24th among the 27 EU member states, the…
Why does Latvia lack trains – and why might it soon have to lease them from Estonia?
Latvia could begin leasing diesel trains manufactured by the Swiss company Stadler from Estonia, the chairman of the board of Pasažieru vilciens (PV),…
A grey and damp week ahead: fog, rain, and even snowflakes at night
At the beginning and middle of the week, the weather will be fairly uniform — skies will be mostly cloudy, and light precipitation…
After damaging the border fence, a Russian citizen enters Latvia
In Ludza Municipality last Saturday, border guards detained a Russian citizen who illegally crossed the state border from the Russian side, the State…
