Weekend weather forecast: warm, cloudy, and humid
July 18, 2025
Low-price food baskets in stores: Will food prices in Latvia actually go down?
The first real signs are emerging from the memorandum on food price reduction, signed last month. Leading retail chains – Rimi, Maxima, and…
Changing weather ahead – rain, wind, and sunshine: what the weekend and the start of July will bring
On Friday, the skies will be mostly cloudy, with occasional sunshine in some areas. In the morning, a new area of precipitation will…
Latvian pensioners unite to recover OIK payments – applications open until October
The Latvian Pensioners’ Federation (LPF) has signed a cooperation agreement with the legal association Tiesiskums.lv to help Latvian pensioners recover unlawfully collected mandatory…
BNN Interview | Hosams Abu Meri: Why waiting times remain long and how to treat Latvia smarter
Healthcare ranks at the top of the priority list for every Latvian resident. Yet, the sector is also riddled with “tough questions” more…
“A state cannot be secure if society is weakened” – LBAS letter to the government
In a letter to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the State Chancellery (SC), the Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS) urges…
Lukashenko’s potato tricks have caused a shortage in Belarus
The stubborn efforts of the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, to keep the country’s economy in check led Belarusians to a potato…
Lithuania is increasingly wary of remote work and meetings from beach
Working from home, or from a sunnier location, became commonplace during the pandemic, and in many places it has still maintained its position,…
Estonia is trying to count bears
The Environment Agency and hunters agree that there are many bears in Estonia, but admit that it is difficult to give an exact…
“Riga’s residents gave us a second chance – if we betray them, there won’t be a third,” Kleinbergs warns
There will be issues that the new Riga City Council coalition will find difficult to decide on – such as matters of traffic…
