Bank: Latvian residents’ financial health is behind that of other Baltic States
Though it has improved over the course of the year, financial health in Latvia remains considered rather weak. It is also in the…
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Warsaw allocates 117 million zlotys for bomb shelters and other security measures
The Polish capital Warsaw will spend 117 million zlotys (30 million US dollars, 27 million euros) on bomb shelters and other security measures…
Latvia to reopen two bomb shelters in Riga this year
This year it is planned to restore two bomb shelters in Riga, survey schools and assess underground tunnels, as confirmed by the Chief…
Chief of State Border Guard says residents contribute to illegal migration control
Cooperation with residents living close to the Latvian-Belarusian border in preventing illegal border-crossing attempts has improved lately, said Chief of Latvian State Border…
Stradins Hospital ready to perform liver transplantations, but donor availability remains a problem
P.Stradins Clinical University Hospital (PSKUS) has improved its work organisation principles and has allocated human resources towards liver transplantation surgeries in 2024. Equipment…
Latvian Unity party scrambles to counter accusations of payments of envelope wages
The accusations from former Unity office worker Normunds Orleāns regarding the alleged payment of envelope wages “are made-up to discredit Unity political party”,…
BNN IN FOCUS | Politologist: ex-PM Kariņš is New Unity’s biggest problem
Author: Ilona Bērziņa/BNN Three months prior to European Parliament elections the National Alliance overtook New Unity as the new leader in Latvian polls….
Sārts: 30 years of relative peace are over
The 30 years of relative peace are over, said Director of NATO’s Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence Jānis Sārts in an interview to…
VIDEO | Oscar-winning Ukrainian director would trade his prize for peace in Ukraine
Ukrainian filmmaker Mstislav Chernov, a video journalist for The Associated Press, won Ukraine’s first Oscar for best documentary at an Academy Awards ceremony…
