Year-end with a wintry character: snow, wind, and frost
December 29, 2025
Saeima asked to look into Aivars Lembergs’ suggestion to not provoke Russia
Ventspils City Council deputy Aivis Landmanis has turned to the Saeima National Security Committee with a request to look into [ex-Mayor of Ventspils]…
Meta offers to lower ad-free subscription fees on Facebook and Instagram in light of EU scrutiny
Meta is offering to cut its monthly subscription fees for Facebook and Instagram from 9.99 euros to 5.99 euros, a senior Meta executive…
European soldiers leave their posts just when NATO needs them
Western countries such as France and Germany have started to focus on retaining current soldiers rather than recruiting new ones. French Armed Forces…
VID finds no major violations in Daugavpils mayor’s income declaration
Latvian State Revenue Service (VID) found only minor violations in the income declaration submitted by Mayor of Daugavpils Andrejs Elksniņš for the year…
UN rights office: Israel’s restrictions on Gaza aid may be a war crime
The chief of the UN human rights office warned on Tuesday, the 19th of March, that Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid in the…
NVD reports: Latvia has successfully adopted palliative care service across the country
In January and February 2024 a total of 255 people in Latvia received palliative care services. Currently there are four service providers in…
While the West condemns Putin’s “election” win, China and India pledge closer ties
Western governments on Monday, the 18th of March, condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s landslide re-election as unfair and undemocratic, while China, India and…
Housing affordability in Baltic States is up slightly
Housing affordability in Baltic States improved slightly in Q4 2023, according to Swedbank representatives. In Riga housing affordability index (MP) reached 147.6. This…
Latvia shuts down access to nine Russian propaganda-distributing websites
Latvian National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) has shut down access to nine websites that distribute Russian propaganda, according to the publication in…
