Electricity prices hit new records in Latvia in December
In December 2021 there were multiple electricity price records observed in Latvia: the average price in the country’s trade region reached 207.40 EUR/MWh,…
French President criticised for seeking to pressure unvaccinated population
French President Emmanuel Marcon has attracted criticism of planned epidemiological restrictions against the unvaccinated population of this country, by saying he wants to…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 835 in Latvia, 2 963 in Lithuania, 1 491 in Estonia
A total of 1 835 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 695 of the patients were…
Ex-insolvency administrator sentenced to prison in Latvia
Riga City Vidzeme Suburb Court has sentenced former insolvency administrator Danute Kuļkova to three years and five months in prison for embezzlement of…
Kazakh fuel price protests lead to government resignation
In Kazakhstan, a protest wave against a sudden and sharp rise in the price of liquidified natural gas as car fuel has resulted…
Packaging deposit system in Latvia. The cans and cannots
The long-awaited packaging deposit system will become operational in Latvia on 1 February, reminds LLC Depozīta iepakojuma operators. The company in charge of…
Latvian government plans to extend state of emergency due to the spread of Omicron
Due to the spread of Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Latvia, the government has decided to extend the state of emergency until 28…
Latvian government to consider new restrictions once daily Covid-19 infections reach 3 000
The government in Latvia should consider new Covid-19 restrictions if the daily number of new infections exceeds 3 000 and the number of…
Vilnius begins to demolish stadium ruins to build new one for EUR 40 million
In the 1980s, in Vilnius, a massive project of a national stadium was launched, but was left unfinished and has remained in limbo…
