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June 15, 2026
Vice-mayor: Riga is close to maximum refugee accommodation capacity
Riga is close to its maximum capacity for refugees, said the city’s vice-mayor Vilnis Ķirsis in an interview to LTV programme Rīta panorāma….
Meteorologists predict cold and unpleasant weather in Latvia this week
This week weather in Latvia will be dictated by cyclones. This means cloudy weather and precipitation – rain, wet snow and snow, according…
After the slaughter in Bucha, tighter sanctions will be imposed on Russia; arms promised to Ukraine
After the slaughter believed to have committed by Russian forces in Bucha, which is located on the outskirts of Kyiv in Ukraine, western…
BNN summary of the week: Banning propaganda symbols. Inflation outlook. Basketball in Latvia
This week Latvia and other EU countries continued accepting refugees from Ukraine. Many countries continue maintaining anti-Russian sanctions and condemning its supporters. This…
Week in Lithuania: Grants to Ukrainian culture workers, Russia expels Lithuanian diplomats
Last week, Lithuania applied to open trade representative office in Taiwan, Russia expelled four Lithuanian diplomats and Lithuania will offer grants to cultural…
Competition Council: entrepreneurs are allowed to procure raw materials together
Representatives of many different economic sectors in Latvia are currently suffering because of Russian and Belarusian military aggression and sanctions imposed against them….
Latvia given right to host finals of European Basketball Championship 2025
On Tuesday, 29 March, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) provided Latvia the rights to host the finals of European Basketball Championship 2025. The…
Politician: the Soviet Union has started dying only now
The Soviet Union, which Latvia managed to escape from in the ‘90s or the last century, has started dying only now, said chairman…
Estonian economic forecast seen as stable by Standard&Poor’s
For Estonia, the US credit rating agency Standard&Poor’s has left its evaluation of AA- to the Baltic country’s credit rating unchanged, but has…
