Day 20 of war in Ukraine: Russian attacks stalled, apartment block shelling starts fires, Zelenskyy speaks of future victory
In Ukraine, in the morning of Tuesday, March 15, firefighters in the capital Kyiv rushed to put out fires caused by shelling in…
Latvian president suggests providing state funding to parties running in municipal elections
Latvian President Egils Levits suggests providing state financing to political parties that run in municipal elections. In the president’s commentary to the Law…
Europe presents fourth stage of sanctions against Russia
On Monday, 14 March, the European Union passed the fourth stage of sanctions against Russia for attacking Ukraine, as announced by France. As…
Fresh out of prison, ex-mayor of Ventspils leaves for Germany
Ex-mayor of Ventspils Aivars Lembergs, who was found guilty of numerous crimes by a court of first instance, has left for Munich, Germany,…
Estonia rushes to lift Covid restrictions as hospitalisations drop
With Estonian hospitals registering less new Covid patients, the limit, from which the government had pledged to lift key epidemiological restrictions, has been…
Latvian Competition Council invites fuel traders to not artificially inflate prices
The Competition Council (KP) urges fuel traders in Latvia to not use the situation with fuel prices and not artificially inflate prices. KP…
Power supply restored to Chernobyl NPP; radiation levels in Latvia within acceptable levels
On 13 March repairs were completed on one of two power lines that provide power to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), as…
Ukraine counting infrastructure damages to demand reparations
The Ukrainian government has been counting the damages Russian troops have inflicted on Ukraine during this phase of Russia’s aggression against the country…
Foreign trade turnover in Latvia up 32.9% when compared to 2021
In January 2022 the foreign trade turnover of Latvia amounted to EUR 2.95 billion, which at current prices was 32.9 % larger than…
