Latvian MEP elected as European Parliament’s Vice-President
Latvian member of the European Parliament Roberts Zīle has been elected as one of the Vice-Presidents to the President of the European President…
Estonian PM lists ways to stabilise electricity prices and market
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has delivered a speech on legislative options at national, bilateral and EU level to alleviate the current crisis…
Lithuania rejects attempt to lower country’s high legal drinking age
In the Lithuanian Seimas, legislators have rejected amendments to country’s strict rules on the sale of alcoholic beverages, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reports….
Epidemiologist says new Covid-19 wave in Latvia may last until March
Latvia is on the eve of a new Covid-19 wave that could last until the end of February, said a specialist of the…
Only medical masks and respirators in Latvia after 25 January
From 25 January onward residents will be allowed to wear only medical masks and FFP2 category respirators in public places. This means use…
Hospitals in US drop patient race as criterion for evaluating Covid-19 risks
In a US hospital network, the race of persons has been used as one of the criteria for evaluating, if they are eligible…
UK to send anti-armour weapons to Ukraine
The United Kingdom has announced it would supply anti-armour, defensive weapons to Ukraine for the latter to be able to defend itself in…
Court orders ex-board member to pay back nearly EUR 150 000 to public transport company
The court of law has satisfied the claim submitted by LLC Rēzeknes satiksme against the company’s former board member Jevgēnijs Koršenkovs. The court…
This year’s first bird flu cases appear in Latvia
Laboratory tests performed on six dead pigeons in Latvia revealed all of them were infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 subtype, which has…
