Electricity consumption expected to go up rapidly after 2030
A rapid rise of electricity consumption is expected in Latvia after 2030. Between 2030 and 2035 consumption growth may reach up to 100%,…
Category: Social
Andris Ķēniņš appointed as the new director general of Latvian State Environment Service
The Latvian government decided to approve deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Regional Development Andris Ķēniņš for the post…
Finland school shooting: 12-year-old suspect detained, one of the victims died
One child was killed and two others seriously injured after a school shooting on Tuesday, the 2nd of April, near the Finnish capital,…
Week in Lithuania | Lithuania gets first RRF loan of 360 million euros; President rejects SSD commission’ ‘untrue’ findings
Last week, Seimas backed bill outlawing Communist Party; MP Kasčiūnas sworn in as Lithuania’s new defence minister PM says Lithuania should mull building…
SPKC offers advise for a healthy and safe Easter
In preparation for the upcoming holiday the Latvian Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) offers advice to make healthy meals and to…
Ušakovs: Harmony turns to Constitutional Court about language restrictions for pre-election promotion
Latvian political party Harmony has submitted an application to the Constitutional Court, challenging the norm of the law that prohibits the use of…
BNN ANALYSES | Some want to throw Tajiks out of country, but Lithuania badly needs cheap workforce
Linas Jegelevičius Moscow’s Crocus City Hall attack has cast a big shadow on all Tajiks toiling not only in Russia, but in the…
Politologist: private flights scandal’s most realistic outcome would be Kariņš’s dismissal
The most realistic outcome of the private flights scandal involving former Latvian PM and current Minister of Foreign Affairs Krišjānis Kariņš would be…
Bank of Latvia lowers inflation outlook for 2024 to 1.5%
The Bank of Latvia has lowered the average inflation outlook for 2024 to 1.5% as opposed to the 2% suggested in December 2023,…
