Excessive heating prices threaten Riga residents – Minister demands revisions
The Ministry of Economics (MoE) has requested that AS Rīgas siltums review its planned increase in the district heating tariff, Minister of Economics…
A heatwave approaches Latvia – temperatures to reach up to +30 degrees on Thursday
On Monday, Latvia’s weather will still be influenced by a cyclone, meaning that during the night, and only in the far eastern regions…
Estonian Prime Minister: EU must put more pressure on Hungary
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal has said that European Union member states should put more pressure on Hungary over Moldova and Ukraine’s accession…
BNN IN FOCUS | Why do voters support mayors accused of fraud or disgraced in office?
Municipal elections in Latvia have concluded, and in some places, it seems that nothing has changed — the same people remain at the…
Riga has a new mayor – Viesturs Kleinbergs
On Friday, the 27 of June, Viesturs Kleinbergs, a representative of the Progressive party, was elected as the new Chairman of the Riga…
One in three Tuvaluans has applied for a climate change visa
More than a third of the people of the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have applied for the world’s first climate change visa,…
Only Kleinbergs nominated for Riga mayor post
At today’s Riga City Council meeting, only one candidate was nominated for the position of mayor – Viesturs Kleinbergs, a politician from the…
Orban warns of consequences for Budapest Pride visitors
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has warned that anyone who organizes or plans to participate in the banned Budapest Pride march will face…
Tallinn plans to reduce the number of parking spaces
Tallinn is developing new guidelines that will reduce the number of parking spaces in new and renovated buildings, but the crisis in the…
