Latvian president sceptical about maintaining wages of medical workers at Covid-19 bonus pay level
By implementing the healthcare system wage reform, it will be possible to increase wages of medical workers to a level above the one…
Latvian government plans to lift certain Covid-19 restrictions in March
The ruling coalition in Latvia has agreed to lift certain Covid-19 restrictions from 1 March onward, as journalists were told by PM Krišjānis…
Electricity price cap in Estonia stopped price increase in January
The consumer price index in Estonia in January 2022 compared to the last month of 2021 decreased by 0.1% and the key factor…
Experts: only independence and autonomy can ensure efficient operations of financial intelligence services
Efficient operations of financial intelligence services (FIS) can be ensures only through their independence and autonomy, as concluded by participants of the forum…
Australia to open borders for tourists for first time since 2020
Australia will open its borders to foreign tourists and other visa recipients for first time since March 2020. There is one condition though…
17% of buildings inspected in Latvia found in pre-emergency condition
In 2021 the State Construction Control Bureau (BVKB) performed a total of 313 inspections of public buildings. 17% of those buildings were declared…
Covid-19 in Baltic States. 3 646 in Latvia 7 538 in Lithuania, 4 621 in Estonia
A total of 3 646 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. Nine people have died, of…
Cutting Facebook and Instagram to EU? Meta has warned about this
US social media company Meta has warned that efforts by EU institutions to make it store data collected on its users in the…
Musicians and event organisers urge the government to lift Covid-19 restrictions
Latvian musicians, producers, event organisers and technical staff have turned to the Cabinet of Ministers with a request to follow the example set…
