In Estonia, the gender pay gap narrowed over the past year
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2023, the gross hourly earnings of female employees were 13.1% smaller than the earnings of male employees. The…
Category: Social
Organisations: Covid-19 consequences and geopolitical situation require immediate decisions
The Council for Cooperation of Agricultural Organisations (LOSP) and Latvian Employers’ Confederation (LDDK) invite Latvia’s highest ranking politicians to agree on the country’s…
Food and Veterinary Service checks fruits and vegetables sold in Latvia; violations uncovered
The Food and Veterinary Service (PVD), through inspections of fresh vegetables, fruits and berries, visited more than 390 food sellers in a single…
Latvia’s economy is behind other Baltic States. Why is that?
The work the public sector in Latvia does to attract investments, according to foreign investors, received the lowest score since 2016 last year,…
Medical trade union requests audit of Latvian government’s work
Latvian Trade Union of Health and Social Care Workers (LVSADA) has turned to the State Audit (VK) with a request to perform an…
National Alliance demands explanations as to why minister cancelled discounts for regional buses
Latvian opposition party National Alliance (NA) demands explanations from Minister of Transport Kaspars Briškens as to his reasons for cancelling planned discounts for…
Latvia’s state budget deficit at 2.3% of GDP in 2023
Last year, Latvia’s state budget, according to estimates calculated using European System of Accounts, had a deficit of EUR 893.1 million or 2.3%…
Latvian minister terminates LIAA director selection procedure early
On Monday, the 22nd of April, Latvian Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis officially informed the State Chancellery of his decision to terminate the…
New scandal brewing for Latvian Unity party
For eight years political party Unity was using IT company “SOAAR” developed system for its election congress, as reported by TV3 programme Nekā…
