Latvian Police preparing to patrol on electric scooters
The State Police plan to purchase electric off-road scooters for maintaining public order. The expected contract value is 20,661 euros. Procurement requirements specify…
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Russian language loses popularity in Lithuanian schools; students choose Spanish
Fewer and fewer students in Lithuanian schools choose Russian as a second foreign language, and Spanish, French and German are coming to the…
Ministry of Health wants mandatory inclusion of diagnosis on sick-leave sheet to curb fraud
To reduce the issuing of unjustified sick-leave sheets, the Ministry of Health (VM) is considering making it mandatory to indicate the diagnosis, in…
BNN IN FOCUS | By denying Israel’s right to defend its citizens, the Progressives threaten Latvia’s foreign policy situation
The Progressives’s leap forward by questioning Israel’s right to self-defense and the protection of its citizens can directly affect our national security and…
Ratnieks: The number of illegal immigrants detained in Riga has increased this year
Riga Deputy Mayor Edvards Ratnieks points out that this year, since the beginning of the year, Riga Municipal Police have already detained and…
Lasting rain significantly affects the pace of construction on Latvia’s eastern border
Prolonged and intense rainfall in the Latgale region this summer is significantly affecting the pace of construction on Latvia’s eastern border with Russia…
Plenty of rain clouds in the sky, thunder to rumble in some places
On Thursday and Friday, the 7th and 8th of August, clouds will bring rain in some areas both at night and during the…
Estonia to monitor lake cleanliness from space
Satellites can now reveal why the water in Lake Peipus has turned cloudy, or why Lake Võrtsjärv suddenly turns a suspicious green, and…
Latvia’s contradictory foreign policy towards its own citizen, Pjotrs Avens
Opinion article The Latvian government’s position on keeping Latvian citizen and billionaire Pjotrs Avens on the European Union’s sanctions list is becoming increasingly…
