People using mobile phones while driving remains a serious problem in Latvia
33% of drivers in Latvia have a habit of talking on the phone while driving, 27% sometimes drink coffee, 20% eat food, and…
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Estonia expedition head: Wreck’s 3D model will be developed
Following another Baltic Sea expedition to place where the wreck of the Estonia ferry lies at the bottom of the sea, the head…
Vaccinated pensioners in Latvia to be paid monthly monthly financial support
On Tuesday, 12 October, Latvia’s government passed amendments developed by the Ministry of Welfare to the Law on the Suppression of Consequences of…
Temporary barbed wire fence planned to be installed on Latvian-Belarusian border within a month
The barbed wire fence for the protection of Latvian-Belarusian border is planned to be installed by the middle of November, according to documents…
Heating tariffs in some areas of Latvia have reportedly doubled
Heating tariffs in Jelgava municipality’s Ozolnieki, Āne and Brankas will increase considerably on 21 October, as reported by Latvian Public Utilities Committee (SPRK)….
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 376 in Latvia, 1 768 in Lithuania, 1 260 in Estonia
A total of 1 376 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 056 of the patients…
Nobel Prize jury rejects introducing gender quota, despite vast difference in male and female laureates
As the Nobel Prize announcement week has ended, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has noted that it has no plans to introduce…
Requirement for compulsory Covid-19 vaccination to extend to parliament and municipal deputies
The requirement for compulsory Covid-19 vaccination in state and municipal institutions also applies to Saeima and municipal deputies, explains the Ombudsman’s Office. According…
Estonia not planning novel restrictions for now
In Estonia, health care officials currently have not requested for new epidemiological restrictions to be imposed regionally or nationwide. That is because despite…
