Year-end with a wintry character: snow, wind, and frost
December 29, 2025
Latvian minister says country needs to maintain budget deficit at 2.8-2.9% of GDP this year
Latvia needs to maintain the state budget deficit at 2.8-2.9% of GDP this year, said Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens in an interview…
Novaya Gazeta Europe counts how many ballots were faked to secure Putin “full victory”
To win in Russian presidential elections, Vladimir Putin received at least 31.6 million votes through falsification. This means approximately half of the votes…
Mortgage loan taker protection payments may reach EUR 48.436 million in first half-year
In the first half-year of 2024 the mortgage loan takers’ protection payments are predicted to reach EUR 48 435 800, according to the…
Tet: state loses tens of millions of euros to illegal data transmission
Illegal data transmission costs Latvia several dozen million euros every year, said Tet LLC board chairman Uldis Tatarčuks in an interview to LETA….
Wind to become slower and precipitation intensity to go down in Latvia
On Wednesday, the 20th of March, as atmospheric pressure goes up, the wind will become slower and precipitation intensity will go down –…
Latvian Pasažieru vilciens and Czech Škoda Vagonka agree on train supply contract extension
Latvian Pasažieru vilciens (PV) and Czech Škoda Vagonka have signed a mutual agreement on the extension of the contract for the supply of…
Latvia to allocate more funding towards Covid-19 prevention measures
On Tuesday, the 19th of March, the Latvian government approved the proposal from the Ministry of Health that provides for the allocation of…
Latvian minister wants to solve harassment problem in universities with a whistle-blower system
The problem of harassment in universities could be resolved using a whistle-blower system, said Latvian Minister of Education and Science Anda Čakša in…
Pasažieru vilciens cannot name exact size of fine for uncovered train defects
Pasažieru vilciens (PV) is currently unable to name the exact size of the fine that will be charged to Czech company Škoda Vagonka…
