SPKC: what to do if you’re waiting for Covid-19 test result or if tested positive
With the continued spread of Covid-19 in Latvia, the Disease Prevention and Monitoring Centre (SPKC) offers recommendations as to what residents should do…
Weather forecast for the weekend in Latvia
This week’s weather is dictated by wide cyclone activity – on Friday, 22 October, strong wind and a wealth of precipitation is expected….
Latvia’s parliament leans towards merge of national cities with adjacent municipalities
On Thursday, 21 October, Latvia’s Saeima conceptually passed amendments to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas. These amendments provide for merging…
Lithuanian border scanner fails after uncovering smuggled cigarettes worth millions
50 kilometres from the Raigardas border crossing, there operates the Grodno cigarette factory. The border crossing has been popular among smugglers seeking to…
How to organize funerals, weddings and baptisms in Latvia during the lockdown? Ministry of Justice explains
Funerals, weddings and baptisms – how is it possible to organize such events during the period of tight restrictions? Latvia’s Ministry of Justice…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania‘s ruling Conservatives – trailblazers or trouble makers?
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN No other EU member state has been as much harsh and tough on authoritarian Belarus as Lithuania. No…
Curfew, stores closed shut and other epidemiological restrictions imposed in Latvia
From Thursday, 21 October until 15 November residents in Latvia will be able to leave their household at night only for emergencies, as…
Rimi, Maxima and Lidl unveil their open hours and strategy for the next month
Following the new and tight quarantine restrictions, the biggest food stores in Latvia – Lidl, Maxima and Rimi – are forced to change…
Åland Islands mark 100 years since avoiding Finland’s conflict with Sweden
The Åland Islands – a scenic and autonomous archipelago part of Finland – have marked a centenary since a conflict with Sweden was…
