Requirement for compulsory Covid-19 vaccination to extend to parliament and municipal deputies
The requirement for compulsory Covid-19 vaccination in state and municipal institutions also applies to Saeima and municipal deputies, explains the Ombudsman’s Office. According…
Latvian medical associations consider possible government dismissal a logical possibility
Latvian Medical Association (LMA), Latvian Junior Doctors Association (LJĀA) and Latvian Nurses Association (LMA) believe the current situation in the country clearly outlines…
Estonia not planning novel restrictions for now
In Estonia, health care officials currently have not requested for new epidemiological restrictions to be imposed regionally or nationwide. That is because despite…
Ex-president: unlike Sweden, Latvia’s residents won’t move an inch unless whipped
Unlike Sweden, Latvia’s society doesn’t listen to recommendations and «starts moving» only when you «whip them», said Latvia’s ex-president Valdis Zatlers in an…
BNN INTERVIEW | Latvian embassy in USA: we would like to see a larger US military presence in Latvia
Next year Latvia and USA will celebrate the 100th anniversary of their mutual strategic relations. Latvia’s ambassador to USA Māris Selga and representative…
Nobel in economics goes to researchers of labour economics and methodology
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday, October 11, that three economists working in the US will receive the Sveriges Riksbank…
Latvian authorities apprehend criminal group engaged in smuggling of cash
In September 2021 Latvian State Revenue Service (VID) Tax and Customs Police commenced two criminal procedures over some criminal group’s cash smuggling across…
Lithuanian anti-vaxxer restaurant visited by President Nausėda
The Pasaulio Pakrašty restaurant in Lithuania took a stand this summer announcing that only people not vaccinated against Covid-19 would be allowed in….
Heads of churches in Latvia support Covid-19 vaccination; promise to invite community members to vaccinate
Latvian Ministry of Justice has received affirmation from heads of churches in the country that they support Covid-19 vaccination, as confirmed by the…
