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Disability status in Latvia fails to work as intended – State Audit Office issues harsh conclusions
January 7, 2026
Frost down to –15°C expected in Latvia
January 7, 2026
Sabotage, border fence and migration — Latvia’s minister on key security challenges
January 6, 2026

Possible acts of sabotage currently pose the greatest threats in the field of internal security, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis (New Unity) said this…

A cold week ahead in Latvia: snowfall and falling temperatures
January 5, 2026
Wintery weather takes hold of Latvia: snow, black ice and slippery roads
January 2, 2026

Politics

Latvia’s disability system must be reformed – minister speaks of a 50 million euro investment
January 8, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | Pre-election fairy tales and post-election taxes? A political scientist’s view
January 5, 2026
Starmer: Britain must build closer ties with EU single market
January 5, 2026
Right action or unwanted precedent: what will the US action in Venezuela bring for the world?
January 5, 2026
Managed conflict, not collapse: What’s happening inside Latvia’s governmen
January 2, 2026
Trump talks about Greenland again; Danes are seething with anger
December 23, 2025

Business

Producer prices in Latvia rise against the EU-wide trend
By Ogres   January 8, 2026

Industrial producer prices in Latvia increased by 1.4% in November last year compared with November 2024, placing Latvia among the 13 European Union…

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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
Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
By Ogres   December 19, 2025
Ministry of Transport warns: Public talk of rail dismantling sends sharp signals to the transit industry
By Ogres   December 17, 2025

Military ammunition plant under construction in Latvia’s Iecava forests, to produce up to 50,000 charges annually
Ogres January 8, 2026

A new military manufacturing facility being built in the forests of Iecava parish is expected to employ around 20 people and produce approximately…

US withdraws from major international entities, saying membership is no longer in national interest
Ogres January 8, 2026

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the country from dozens of major international organizations, including many that work on climate issues, BBC reports….

Producer prices in Latvia rise against the EU-wide trend
Ogres January 8, 2026
Latvia allocated approximately 0.3% of GDP to Ukraine’s military support last year
Ogres January 8, 2026
Italy: Meloni’s party activists beaten; PM condemns political hatred
Ogres January 8, 2026

Military ammunition plant under construction in Latvia’s Iecava forests, to produce up to 50,000 charges annually
January 8, 2026
US withdraws from major international entities, saying membership is no longer in national interest
January 8, 2026
Producer prices in Latvia rise against the EU-wide trend
January 8, 2026
Latvia allocated approximately 0.3% of GDP to Ukraine’s military support last year
January 8, 2026
Italy: Meloni’s party activists beaten; PM condemns political hatred
January 8, 2026
The US Senate confirms Trump donor without diplomatic experience as ambassador to Latvia
January 8, 2026

Social

Military ammunition plant under construction in Latvia’s Iecava forests, to produce up to 50,000 charges annually
January 8, 2026
Latvia allocated approximately 0.3% of GDP to Ukraine’s military support last year
January 8, 2026
The US Senate confirms Trump donor without diplomatic experience as ambassador to Latvia
January 8, 2026

The United States Senate has confirmed Melissa Argyros as the new US ambassador to Latvia, according to information published on the Senate’s website….

Latvia’s regional bus operators again weigh protests over contract price revisions
January 7, 2026
Competition Council criticizes Supreme Court ruling in construction cartel case
January 7, 2026

World

US withdraws from major international entities, saying membership is no longer in national interest
Ogres January 8, 2026

US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the country from dozens of major international organizations, including many that work on climate issues, BBC reports….

Italy: Meloni’s party activists beaten; PM condemns political hatred
Ogres January 8, 2026

After four members of the youth wing of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia party were beaten, the prime minister condemned what…

Talks in Paris on ending the war; meanwhile Ukraine’s southeast plunges into darkness after strikes
Ogres January 8, 2026
French judge: Sanctions on French justice system would be unacceptable interference
Ogres January 7, 2026
Russian propaganda machine corrects Wikipedia entries; Estonians try to fight back
Ogres January 7, 2026

Latest Posts

Apinis: Global trends in use of medication by pregnant women and breastfeeding women

26.04.2024 Ogres

Author: Pēteris Apinis, physician. Opinion piece Currently, the world, including Latvia, is rethinking attitudes towards gender equality, often with exaggerations. Many participants in…

BNN ASKS | Politologist: claims about requests to falsify election results is the final “nail” for perception of legitimacy of power

25.04.2024 Ogres

Former secretary general of Unity political party Artis Kampars categorically denies the claims from “SOAAR” manager Renārs Kadžulis about the alleged attempts to…

BNN ANALYSES | A boring Lithuanian presidential campaign finally gets some traction – live TV debates

25.04.202425.04.2024 Ogres

Linas Jegelevičius For the first time, Lithuania’s all eight presidential candidates met in a live, national broadcaster LRT-televised debates, trading jabs while weighing…

Britain’s Rwanda asylum seeker legislation comes into force

25.04.2024 Ogres

Britain’s King Charles on Thursday, the 25th of April, approved a government scheme backing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers…

Election scandal in Latvia: Kampars responds to accusations of political interference

25.04.2024 Ogres

The claims from IT-technologies company “SOAAR” manager Renārs Kadžulis that Unity politicians had attempted to influence the vote-counting results in the Saeima elections…

Latvia behind Estonia and Lithuania capital market development-wise, INVL says

25.04.2024 Ogres

When it comes to capital market development, Latvia is approximately five years behind Estonia and Lithuania, as LETA was told by “INVL Asset…

Poland ready to help Ukraine bring back men of military age

25.04.202425.04.2024 Ogres

Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Wednesday, the 24th of April, that Poland is ready to help Ukraine to bring military-age men…

Biden administration not fully confident Ukraine can win even with new aid

25.04.202425.04.2024 Ogres

Some officials in the Joe Biden administration doubt whether the 60 billion US dollar aid package for Ukraine will be enough to help…

Orleāns: envelope wages were probably being paid in Unity’s prime minister’s office as well

25.04.2024 Ogres

It’s possible envelope wages were paid to not only Unity’s office workers but to the people close to the party as well, such…

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