OPINION | Negligence and a mess – how is freight car derailment related to LDz’s lost millions
Author: Ilona Bērziņa/Opinion piece The derailment of freight cars at the Marshalling B Yard once again suggests there is a mess in Latvian…
Ryanair warns of 10% fare rise due to delays in plane deliveries
Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary has announced that due to delays in the delivery of new Boeing planes, Ryanair fares could be up to…
KNAB investigates Riga City Council’s Department for Spatial Planning and Mobility
On Monday, the 26th of February, Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) performed investigative activities at Riga City Council’s Department for Spatial…
PHOTO: LDz negligence or intentional sabotage? Who is to blame for freight car derailment
On the night to Saturday, the 24th of February, due to the negligence on behalf of Latvian Railway (LDz), the wagons bearing the…
Lukashenko to run for president in 2025; Belarus condemns election criticism
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced on Sunday the 25th of February his intention to run again for the presidency in 2025 after voting…
Zelenskyy says 31 000 Ukrainian soldiers have fallen in two years of Russian invasion
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a press conference in Kyiv on Sunday, the 25th of February, that in the two years since the full-scale…
Spring weather. Air temperature to go up to +12° C in Latvia this week
In the first half of the week warmer masses of air will continue flowing to Latvia. Weather will be largely cloudy and calm,…
Week in Lithuania | Prosecutor seeks extension for Stepukonis’ arrest; Kempinski in Vilnius to be replaced by Hilton
Last week, Lithuania suspended language requirement for Ukrainian refugees for another year; Government green-lit closure of another two border checkpoints Vilnius loses competition…
New trains in Latvia are still undergoing dynamic tests
Of the new electric passenger trains supplied by Czech Škoda Vagonka to Latvia only ten are in use: eight are actively carrying passengers,…
