Authorities to raise fines for speeding violations in Latvia
Latvian Saeima plans to raise fines for speeding violations. This measure is provided by amendments to the Road Traffic Law passed in the…
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Latvian schools with below minimal number of pupils may yet receive state funding
If an education institution fails to secure a number of pupils in class groups that meets the minimal number required by the Cabinet…
BNN ANALYSES | Private equity firm’s top manager from Lithuania allegedly gambled away 16 million euros
Linas Jegelevičius Can a single casino gambler shake up a state’s entire financial system? Until now, we read something like this happening in…
Saeima conceptually approves requirement to state product country of origin on price tags
To promote consumers’ awareness about products, on Thursday, the 1st of February, the Latvian parliament conceptually supported a proposal to make it mandatory…
Latvia expects growth of EU’s military production capacity
The European Union’s (EU) military production capacity will go up this year and the bloc will supply one million artillery shells to Ukraine…
State Auditor: we found a completely disorganised internal control environment in Rezekne
In recent audit performed at Rezekne municipality, Latvian State Audit (VK) found major inconsistencies, a completely disorganised internal control environment, as we ll…
Heated discussions break out in Riga City Council over Positivus music festival
The topic of the organisation of Positivus music festival in Riga caused heated discussions in the city council. This will be the third…
In Estonian port around 100 kilograms of cocaine are found
Estonian Tax and Customs Board (MTA) officers found almost 100 kilograms of cocaine in two containers at the port of Muuga in January,…
Number of deaths in Latvia frighteningly exceed births in 2023
Last year 27 175 people died in Latvia. The number of births, on the other hand, went down to 14 326, as reported…
