Latvia’s all-time top scorer in hockey becomes coach of SKA Saint Petersburg
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) has confirmed it is aware that Latvia’s all-time leading scorer in national team history, Leonīds Tambijevs, has become a…
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Latvia’s Interior Minister hopes to ban unregistered SIM cards within a month
Latvia’s Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis (New Unity) hopes to ban unregistered prepaid SIM cards in Latvia within a month. In an interview with…
Severe frost intensifies in Latvia, nighttime temperatures to reach minus 27°C
On Monday, the center of an anticyclone will be positioned over Latvia. Skies will be mostly clear, although clouds will occasionally appear. Light…
Latvian citizen sentenced to six years in prison for espionage
The Rīgas pilsētas tiesa on Wednesday approved an agreement between the prosecutor and a Latvian citizen who was detained last summer on suspicion…
How long can Latvia live with a deficit above 3%? The Fiscal Discipline Council explains
Latvia can afford a higher budget deficit in the coming years, as the security situation requires a rapid increase in defense spending, Jānis…
Latvia to spend 120,000 euros on changing road signs pointing to Russia and Belarus
Latvia plans to change and adjust road signs indicating directions to Russia and Belarus through various solutions by September 30 of this year,…
Orange warning across Latvia – up to 15 cm of snow and temperatures down to –26°C
On Friday, prolonged and heavy snowfall is expected across the entire country, with the snow cover increasing by 10–14 cm in many areas….
IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton athlete for refusing to change helmet
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, shortly before the competition, disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, who refused to change his helmet…
8.4 million euros spent on electric buses in Latvia deemed inefficient, auditors say
Electric bus purchases carried out so far by municipalities using European Union funds have been implemented inefficiently, according to a performance audit by…
