Kaspars Gorkšs appointed Director of Latvia’s State Chancellery
October 20, 2026
Hospitals in Latvia to shut down scheduled services next week
With the rapid increase of Covid-19 infections and patients coming in, National Commission for Operational Medicine (VOMK) decided on Thursday, 14 October, to…
Estonia to help low-income families to pay electricity, gas bills
As energy prices for consumers have increased rapidly, the Estonian government has backed a package of support to cover the increasingly expensive bills…
Tax deferral and state aid becomes available to businesses in Latvia
During the state of emergency in Latvia businesses whose operations are impacted by Covid-19 restrictions will have access to tax deferral and aid…
Medical workers and three others detained in Latvia for fictive Covid-19 vaccination
Latvian State Police have detained a group of four people, including one medical worker, for fictive Covid-19 vaccination. Latvian State Police Economic Crimes…
WHO’s new task force described as last chance to determine origin of coronavirus
With novel coronavirus origins still not known, the World Heald Organisation has set up a new working group to analyse the initial transmission…
BNN ANLYSES | Hatchet men aim at Lithuanian Health Minister, but PM’s support unwavering amid virus spike
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN With Lithuania struggling to rein COVID-19 in – the country has been one of the EU’s worst COVID-19-hit…
Latvian ambassador to USA: most often people turn to the embassy to request Latvian citizenship
Most often Latvia’s embassy in USA provides consular aid when a person is detained or arrested, if a person was a victim in…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 408 in Latvia, 2 861 in Lithuania, 1 060 in Estonia
A total of 2 408 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 928 of the patients…
Afghanistan prison chief envisages return of executions, cutting off arms as punishment
In Afghanistan, the Taliban group has formed an interim government. A senior member will be in charge of prisons and has unveiled that…
