Years go by – still no railway track: What is slowing Rail Baltica’s military readiness?
Author: Ilona Bērziņa The railway track is the most important part of Rail Baltica project from a military standpoint, said former Commander of…
Category: Social
The poor up for tough times: Ombudsman points to big problems in social support
The ombudsman invites the Latvian Saeima to reassess if it is truly socially responsible and rational to lower social aid for the poorest…
Israeli PM Netanyahu sacks defence minister, says mutual trust “cracked”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening, the 5th of November, dismissed the country’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, citing a “crisis of…
Dangerous and dilapidated: Altonavas Bridge to be closed soon
According to Latvian Ministry of Transport, the sole and safest replacement to Altonavas Street Bridge over the railway track would be building a…
Boeing seven-week strike ends as workers accept new pay raise
Workers at Boeing’s US West Coast Seattle plant on Monday, the 4th of November, ended a seven-week strike that halted most jet production…
Covid-19 vaccine use is so low now, Latvia is forced to pay millions for storage and disposal
On the 5th of November, the Latvian government approved the allocation of EUR 2.9 million from the budget of the Ministry of Health…
Latvian Ministry of Economics considers five options to lower food prices
Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis has five possible solutions on the table to help lower food prices, as reported by the minister’s advisor…
Cloudy and windy Tuesday with rainfall in eastern regions
Tuesday, the 5th of November, will be mostly cloudy. Some rain is expected in eastern parts of the country. Western and north-western wind…
Pro-Kremlin who fled to Belarus prepared to participate in court proceedings remotely
Pro-Kremlin activist Jurijs Aleksejevs, who is currently in Belarus, has sent an application to Kurzeme District Court, requesting permission to participate in court…
