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…
Latvian government extends 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…
Tallink passenger numbers dropped by 20.6% last year, while cargo volumes increased
Shipping giant Tallink Grupp transported 2,961,975 passengers in 2021, which was a decrease by 20.6% compared to the first year of the pandemic….
Latvia and Estonia sign agreement for cooperation to ensure security of gas supply
Latvian Minister of Economics Jānis Vitenbergs has signed an agreement with the Estonian government for solidarity in activities to ensure security of gas…
