Social care in Riga in critical state due to shortage of finances
Due to money shortage, social care in Riga is in a critical state, as mentioned in the report submitted to Riga City Council’s…
Category: Social
Former defence official warns of the need to reinforce border protection
To ensure protection of the eastern border it is necessary to reform at least two National Guard battalions into full-time units, wrote co-founder…
Requirements for small and medium-sized businesses to be equalised in VAT Law
Latvian Ministry of Finance has developed amendments to the Value Added Tax Law that provide for simplifying and equalising VAT application rules and…
Week in Lithuania | Lithuania buys additional NASAMS systems; prosecutors open probe into TV host’s remarks about Russian-speakers
Last week, MPs amended law setting one-third quota for women in leadership positions; Minister said Rheinmetall plant in Lithuania ‘still needs work’ Lithuania…
Latvian president suggests improving cooperation with Central Finance and Contracting Agency
The President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs called on the Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens to pay attention to the work of the Central…
West Nile virus found in dead bird in Latvia for the first time
Latvian Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment Research Institute Bior has confirmed the first Latvian case of West Nile virus infection in a…
State Security Service detains Latvian citizen for glorifying terrorism and Putin
On the 25th of September this year, the State Security Service (VDD) detained a Latvian citizen on suspicion of public glorification and justification…
Purgaile: no “bubble” is possible in lending in the coming years
It is not possible to create a “bubble” in lending in Latvia in the coming years, said Vice-Governor of the Bank of Latvia…
Sauka: the planned tax changes are not fully thought out
The planned tax changes in Latvia are not fully thought out, said Chairman of National Competitiveness Commission, Professor of Stockholm School of Economics…
