President: if the Iron Curtain drops, it should fall on Russia’s, not neighbouring countries’ borders
«The political weight of our region is also growing. Together with other Europeans we determine what are European interests, what are European values….
Latvian teachers plan to go on indefinite strike in September
Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA) will invite teachers to go on an indefinite strike in September, as confirmed LIZDA…
10 – 14% apartment robberies in Latvia happen due to unlocked doors or free access
Although in the last decade there’s been a drop in apartment robberies, the total number of such crimes remains rather high. Latvian State…
Macron’s alliance loses absolute majority in French National Assembly
French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition lost its previously held absolute majority in the lower house of parliament at the National Assembly in…
Unemployment level goes down in Latvia
In May 2022 actual unemployment rate in Latvia constituted 6.5 % and compared to April it has reduced by 0.3 percentage points. Unemployment…
EC Vice-President: granting Ukraine EU candidate status will be a geopolitical signal
Granting Ukraine the status of a European Union member state candidate status would be a geopolitical signal that the countries of this region…
EU freezes Russian oligarchs’ assets worth EUR 12.5 billion
Thanks to sanctions imposed by the European Union, Russian oligarchs and companies with ties to them have lost assets worth EUR 12.5 billion…
Weather forecast for Jāņi festival – will it rain?
In the coming days there will be precipitation in Latvia. However, from Wednesday, 22 June, weather will start to improve. Meteorologists predict warmer…
Lithuania partially shuts down transports of goods by rail to Kaliningrad
On the night to Saturday Lithuanian railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai shut down the transit of multiple types of goods to Kalningrad Oblast because…
