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Not a single cent can be taken from the health budget – Latvia’s Health Minister warns funds are already scarce
May 16, 2025
Dark side of the suburbs: where residents feel the least safe in Riga
May 16, 2025
Aigars Strupišs reappointed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Latvia
May 15, 2025

Aigars Strupišs will continue to lead the Supreme Court of Latvia, as the majority of Saeima deputies today voted to reappoint him to…

Sharp increase in GPS signal disruptions in Latvian airspace
May 15, 2025
Heavy rain and gusty winds expected – cooler weather ahead
May 14, 2025

Politics

BNN IN FOCUS | Will ministries be merged or fizzle out again? Political analyst weights in.
May 16, 2025
Prime Minister promises – Latvia’s tax burden will not increase in the near future
May 14, 2025
MEP Ušakovs: “This is Absurd!” – SDP “Harmony” appeals to ECHR over ban on Russian language in election campaigns
May 13, 2025
No more “money for everyone” – public sector must cut spending by hundreds of millions
May 8, 2025
After initial setback, Merz elected German Chancellor
May 7, 2025
Ministry that only “spends and duplicates”? United List calls for liquidation of Climate and Energy Ministry
April 29, 2025

Business

Another year of losses: airBaltic posts 29 million loss in Q1
By Ogres   May 15, 2025

Latvia’s national airline airBaltic recorded a loss of 29.348 million euros in the first quarter of 2025, according to data published by the…

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Opinion | Rail Baltica: A national-level waste without a deadline. No one knows when (or if) it will be completed
By Ogres   May 14, 2025
Decision on the future course of port reform referred to the Saeima
By Ogres   May 13, 2025
LMT becomes distributor of Samsung military smart devices in the Baltics
By Ogres   May 13, 2025
Bolt criticizes Latvia: The only EU country that bans ridesharing with leased cars
By Ogres   May 13, 2025

Austria wins Eurovision; Latvia places 13th
Ogres May 18, 2025

Latvia’s representatives – the group Tautumeitas – finished in 13th place on Saturday evening at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Basel, Switzerland,…

Third Latvian volunteer soldier killed in Ukraine
Ogres May 17, 2025

Latvian volunteer soldier Nikita Tarenov, known by the callsign “Latvietis” (“The Latvian”), has been killed in Ukraine. He is the third Latvian volunteer…

A close battle – Latvia falls short against Finland
Ogres May 17, 2025
Fuel prices in the Baltics: Riga sees drop, Tallinn and Vilnius see increases
Ogres May 17, 2025
Warm but wet weekend ahead – rain and thunderstorms expected
Ogres May 17, 2025

Austria wins Eurovision; Latvia places 13th
May 18, 2025
Third Latvian volunteer soldier killed in Ukraine
May 17, 2025
A close battle – Latvia falls short against Finland
May 17, 2025
Fuel prices in the Baltics: Riga sees drop, Tallinn and Vilnius see increases
May 17, 2025
Warm but wet weekend ahead – rain and thunderstorms expected
May 17, 2025
Russia puts forward unacceptable demands in talks with Ukraine
May 16, 2025

Social

Austria wins Eurovision; Latvia places 13th
May 18, 2025
Third Latvian volunteer soldier killed in Ukraine
May 17, 2025
Fuel prices in the Baltics: Riga sees drop, Tallinn and Vilnius see increases
May 17, 2025

During the past week, fuel prices across the Baltic capitals moved in different directions. In Riga, prices fell noticeably, while Tallinn saw increases,…

Warm but wet weekend ahead – rain and thunderstorms expected
May 17, 2025
Russia puts forward unacceptable demands in talks with Ukraine
May 16, 2025

World

A close battle – Latvia falls short against Finland
Ogres May 17, 2025

On Saturday, May 17, the Latvian national ice hockey team faced off against the strong Finnish side in a group stage match at…

Pope Leo offers to hold Ukraine peace talks at the Vatican
Ogres May 16, 2025

After Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to show up for peace talks in Turkey that he had proposed, the Vatican called the outcome…

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill dozens
Ogres May 16, 2025
Trump: ‘Nothing’ will happen on Ukraine war until I meet Putin
Ogres May 16, 2025
Zelenskyy: Russian delegation at peace talks in Turkey “decorative”
Ogres May 15, 2025

Latest Posts

Measles case confirmed in passenger on Moscow–Riga bus

02.05.202502.05.2025 Ogres

A case of measles has been laboratory-confirmed in Latvia, and in connection with this case, the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC)…

Prime Minister: “We have a free and independent Latvia – Let us appreciate it!”

01.05.202501.05.2025 Ogres

On the national holiday, Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity) calls on everyone to appreciate that we have a free and independent Latvia….

BNN IN FOCUS | Political analyst on the Economy Minister’s “going to the people” and calls to abolish the Ministry of Climate and Energy

01.05.202501.05.2025 Ogres

The opening of a regional office of the Ministry of Economics in Jelgava has sparked mixed reactions. While some commend Minister of Economics…

Holiday weather: sunny start, followed by wind and rain

01.05.202502.05.2025 Ogres

On May 1st, Latvia will enjoy a mostly dry day with plenty of sunshine, although clouds may occasionally obscure the sun. Winds will…

Salaries rising, but no results – President Rinkēvičs warns government of mistakes

30.04.202530.04.2025 Ogres

It would be a scandal if companies running unsuccessful projects were allowed to increase salaries, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs told journalists on Wednesday…

Kremlin: Putin is open to peace in Ukraine, but it cannot be done as quickly as the US wants it

30.04.202530.04.2025 Ogres

President Vladimir Putin is open to peace in Ukraine and is working intensively with the US, but the conflict is so complex that…

“No more time to waste” – pressure mounts in Saeima over port reform

30.04.202530.04.2025 Ogres

Opposition members of the Saeima Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee criticized delays in the adoption of the port governance reform on…

Trump: I’d like to be Pope

30.04.202530.04.2025 Ogres

Donald Trump, on Tuesday, the 28th of April, when asked by a journalist who should be the next leader of the Catholic Church,…

“Makes your hair stand on end”: former Latvian President harshly criticizes Trump’s “Peace Talks” with Putin

30.04.202501.05.2025 Ogres

The so-called peace negotiations led by former U.S. President Donald Trump to end Russia’s war against Ukraine are a grotesque mockery of diplomacy,…

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