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Anticyclone approaches Latvia, bringing a change in weather conditions
August 13, 2026
Only brief showers in some areas during the day as winds ease
August 12, 2026
Details emerge of Latvian Interior Minister’s criticism of Spain in controversial letter
August 11, 2026

Latvian Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava (National Alliance) criticised Spain for weakening its migration policy and questioned whether the country should receive European Union…

airBaltic to cancel flights from Tallinn to Gatwick during winter season
August 7, 2026
Temperatures in Latvia to climb to as high as +30°C midweek
August 5, 2026

Politics

Latvia: Petition calls for scrapping MPs’ transport and rent allowances
August 13, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | Latvia’s next Parliament could see a dramatic shift in the balance of power
August 7, 2026
British PM takes social media to battle populists
August 6, 2026
Political scientist: Latvian Interior Minister’s activism has “gone a little over the top”
August 6, 2026
Latvian Prime Minister criticises Interior Minister over uncoordinated letter to Spain
August 5, 2026
BNN Interview | Honorary Consul of Latvia in Australia: “You cannot live in fear all the time”
August 3, 2026

Business

Food rotting in closed stores as MERE crisis reaches 1.52 million euros
By Ogres   August 10, 2026

The Latvian Traders Association (LTA) reports that, according to the latest available data, the value of Latvian businesses’ frozen funds and goods tied…

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Fuel prices surge as Latvian government urged to prepare support measures
By Ogres   July 28, 2026
Latvia’s central bank reveals what’s happening with loans and deposits as lending continues to grow
By Ogres   July 27, 2026
Latvia plans full-cycle artillery rocket manufacturing plant with up to 90 million euro US investment
By Ogres   July 24, 2026
While Baltic ports empty, Russian ports grow richer. Was this really the goal of sanctions?
By Ogres   July 21, 2026

BNN IN FOCUS | airBaltic’s dilemmas and the difficult decisions facing the state
Ogres August 14, 2026

The fate of Latvia’s national airline airBaltic could very well be decided as early as this Monday. The company has a business plan…

Britain defends decision to seize shadow fleet ship; Putin threatens
Ogres August 14, 2026

After Russian dictator Vladimir Putin threatened to retaliate, the British government has defended its decision to seize a Russian shadow fleet tanker in…

Latvia: Petition calls for scrapping MPs’ transport and rent allowances
Ogres August 13, 2026
Estonia rejects idea of ​​housing British prisoners
Ogres August 13, 2026
Putin visits Kuril Islands; Japan furious
Ogres August 13, 2026

BNN IN FOCUS | airBaltic’s dilemmas and the difficult decisions facing the state
August 14, 2026
Britain defends decision to seize shadow fleet ship; Putin threatens
August 14, 2026
Latvia: Petition calls for scrapping MPs’ transport and rent allowances
August 13, 2026
Estonia rejects idea of ​​housing British prisoners
August 13, 2026
Putin visits Kuril Islands; Japan furious
August 13, 2026
Life in Latvia is getting more expensive – study reveals what costs more than elsewhere in Europe
August 13, 2026

Social

BNN IN FOCUS | airBaltic’s dilemmas and the difficult decisions facing the state
August 14, 2026
Life in Latvia is getting more expensive – study reveals what costs more than elsewhere in Europe
August 13, 2026
Latvian State Forests fined 7.86 million euros
August 13, 2026

Latvia’s Competition Council (KP) has imposed a 7.86 million euros fine on state-owned forestry company Latvijas valsts meži (LVM) for creating unjustified competitive…

Rail Baltica’s first phase in Latvia planned with major cost-cutting measures
August 13, 2026
Latvia braces for another gas price shock; economist reveals what will become most expensive
August 12, 2026

World

Britain defends decision to seize shadow fleet ship; Putin threatens
Ogres August 14, 2026

After Russian dictator Vladimir Putin threatened to retaliate, the British government has defended its decision to seize a Russian shadow fleet tanker in…

Estonia rejects idea of ​​housing British prisoners
Ogres August 13, 2026

Estonian Justice Minister Liisa Pakosta has rejected the idea that Estonia could house prisoners from Britain’s overcrowded prisons, ERR News reports. Pakosta told…

Putin visits Kuril Islands; Japan furious
Ogres August 13, 2026
Complaint filed in German court over Meta AI glasses
Ogres August 13, 2026
Estonian Court: State must assess wind farm noise independently of developers
Ogres August 12, 2026

Latest Posts

Minister of Transport on “exit path”. Who could come and replace him?

17.02.202518.02.2025 Ogres

Latvian Radio reports that the need to replace certain ministers has been mentioned since November, but more specific suggestions regarding the government’s possible…

Netanyahu says US and Israel have common strategy on Gaza, both countries determined to thwart Iran

17.02.202518.02.2025 Ogres

The US and Israel are on the same page on how to resolve the situation in the Gaza Strip, and both countries are…

SAB: Russia is building up forces for a confrontation with NATO

17.02.202518.02.2025 Ogres

Russia is building up its forces and combat capabilities for a confrontation with NATO, notes the Latvian Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) in its…

Ukraine and Europe will engage in “real” peace talks, says US Secretary of State, while US assesses Putin’s motives

17.02.202523.02.2025 Ogres

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday, the 16th of February, that Ukraine and Europe would participate in any “real talks”…

Week in Lithuania | Lithuania launches updated Vilnius-Tallinn train; hostages released by Belarusian regime reach Vilnius

15.02.202515.02.2025 Ogres

Last week, letter ‘Z’ spray-painted on US embassy sign in Vilnius; Lithuanian parliament outlawed DeepSeek on official devices Young Argentinian woman kidnapped, freed…

The Board of airBaltic lower their own wages by 40%

14.02.202514.02.2025 Ogres

The management board of Latvian national airBaltic airline has made a voluntary decision to temporarily lower their wages by 40%. This measure will…

Lowest birth rate in history – what is happening with Latvia’s population number?

14.02.202515.02.2025 Ogres

Last year, a total of 12 571 children were born in Latvia, which is 13.2% or 1 919 children fewer when compared to…

Latvian politicians blame bureaucracy for increase of corruption

14.02.202514.02.2025 Ogres

The bureaucratic burden could be one of the reasons why Latvia’s rating in the Corruption Perception Index (CUI) has worsened, as LETA was…

WHO calls for Europe-wide tobacco-style cancer warnings on alcoholic beverages

14.02.202514.02.2025 Ogres

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, the 14th of February, presented new findings on the “alarming” lack of awareness across Europe about…

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