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State Audit Office Criticizes Shadow Economy Plan; Latvia’s Finance Minister Disagrees
January 15, 2026
Temperatures in Latvia to drop to –20°C in the coming days
January 14, 2026
New airBaltic CEO Erno Hildén: bank savings, liabilities and investments
January 9, 2026

The new Chief Executive Officer of Latvia’s national airline airBaltic, Erno Hildén, has accumulated nearly 400,000 euros in bank savings, according to his…

Snow, gusty winds and cold: Latvia’s weekend weather forecast
January 9, 2026
Disability status in Latvia fails to work as intended – State Audit Office issues harsh conclusions
January 7, 2026

Politics

Latvia’s Prime Minister faces fifth no-confidence vote – Siliņa survives again
January 15, 2026
Polish President: Only Trump can stop Putin
January 14, 2026
Legislation flaw could allow Estonian online casinos to avoid paying taxes in 2026
January 13, 2026
Journalist attacked in Slovakia; ministers blame his professional work
January 12, 2026
Proposal to express no confidence in Latvia’s Prime Minister over Russian-language content in public media
January 9, 2026
Latvia’s disability system must be reformed – minister speaks of a 50 million euro investment
January 8, 2026

Business

Ministry of Transport requests urgent cost estimates for conservation of Rail Baltica bridge pillar
By Ogres   January 15, 2026

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has instructed the national implementer of the Rail Baltica project in Latvia, Eiropas dzelzceļa līnijas (EDzL), to submit…

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Producer prices in Latvia rise against the EU-wide trend
By Ogres   January 8, 2026
The notorious Rail Baltica bridge pillar in the Daugava will be put into conservation for several years
By Ogres   January 8, 2026
Rising excise duties on alcohol in Latvia may fuel smuggling, retailers warn
By Ogres   January 7, 2026
“Rīgas meži”: The forestry sector will continue to be affected by geopolitical and economic challenges
By Ogres   January 2, 2026

Work as a cover for espionage: State Security Service reveals Russian influence in Latvia
Ogres January 16, 2026

One of the men detained last year and now charged with spying for Russia worked as a manager in the construction sector, and…

Britain to increase number of reservists; will be able to call up to 65
Ogres January 16, 2026

Britain announced on the 15th of January that it will raise the maximum age at which former military personnel can be called up…

Russia accuses British diplomat of espionage
Ogres January 15, 2026
Investors critical of the efficiency of Latvia’s public administration
Ogres January 15, 2026
Rome follows other cities in lowering speed limits
Ogres January 15, 2026

Work as a cover for espionage: State Security Service reveals Russian influence in Latvia
January 16, 2026
Britain to increase number of reservists; will be able to call up to 65
January 16, 2026
Russia accuses British diplomat of espionage
January 15, 2026
Investors critical of the efficiency of Latvia’s public administration
January 15, 2026
Rome follows other cities in lowering speed limits
January 15, 2026
Cybersecurity expert: Estonian banks fail to implement security measures against Smart-ID phishing
January 15, 2026

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Work as a cover for espionage: State Security Service reveals Russian influence in Latvia
January 16, 2026
Investors critical of the efficiency of Latvia’s public administration
January 15, 2026
Cybersecurity expert: Estonian banks fail to implement security measures against Smart-ID phishing
January 15, 2026

Arnis Paršovs, a cybersecurity researcher at the University of Tartu, has pointed out that while fraud victims are often blamed for their carelessness,…

Influenza virus still widely circulating in Latvia; COVID-19 spread also increasing
January 15, 2026
US politics and its traces – both in the hallways of governments and at airports
January 14, 2026

World

Britain to increase number of reservists; will be able to call up to 65
Ogres January 16, 2026

Britain announced on the 15th of January that it will raise the maximum age at which former military personnel can be called up…

Russia accuses British diplomat of espionage
Ogres January 15, 2026

Russian authorities have given British diplomat Danae Dholakia two weeks to leave the country and have accused her of espionage, reports Politico. The…

Rome follows other cities in lowering speed limits
Ogres January 15, 2026
Britain evacuates embassy staff and ambassador from Iran
Ogres January 15, 2026
Bulgaria on the path for snap elections
Ogres January 14, 2026

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According to LTV programme De Facto, among the people mentioned as once the fictive consultants of municipal company Rīgas satiksme, there are multiple…

Week in Lithuania | DHL cargo plane crashes near Vilnius airport; Lithuania and the US to set up a cyber defence centre

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Last week, the incoming transport minister said that Lithuania will not buy airBaltic shares Rheinmetall ammo plant to be built by mid-2026 German…

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Q3 2024, compared to Q3 2023, gross domestic product (GDP) reduced by 1.6%. As compared to the previous quarter, GDP went down by…

Every fourth Latvian resident has not saved up even a cent in last six months

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25% of interviewed Latvian residents aged between 18 and 74 have not made any savings in the past six months, according to data…

Estonia’s economy contracted by 0.7% in Q3

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According to Statistics Estonia, in the third quarter of 2024, the gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.7% compared with the same period…

Putin says Russia could attack “decision-making centres” in Kyiv with new missile

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Russia will use its new hypersonic missile “Oreshnik”, fired for the first time last week at a Ukrainian city, to attack “decision-making centres”…

OPINION: We have a “talent” for not stressing much over projects paid for by Europe

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Opinion piece. Author: Ilona Bērziņa The Tuesday, the 27th of November, meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers was not the first time when…

VIDEO | Protests in Georgia over the government’s decision to suspend talks with EU

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In the early hours of Friday, the 29th of November, widespread protests and police clashes with protesters took place in the Georgian capital…

VIDEO | Heated discussions about the “Russian issue” and politicians. Rosļikovs visits “Suņu būda V2.0”

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In the latest show of his “Suņu būda V2.0”, the programme’s host Artuss Kaimiņš interviewed the leader of the Saeima faction of “For…

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