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Health Minister: No noticeable improvements in healthcare for residents next year
July 7, 2025
Heads of Latvian municipalities come under Security Service scrutiny – clearance checks begin
July 4, 2025
235 same-sex partnerships registered in Latvia within a year
July 1, 2025

In the year since Latvia introduced the Partnership Institute, 235 same-sex partnerships have been officially registered, according to the Latvian Council of Sworn…

How much does the governor of the Bank of Latvia earn? Kazāks’ latest declaration reveals the figures
June 30, 2025
The Ministry of Economics in austerity mode: plans to eliminate 40 positions and save millions
June 30, 2025

Politics

Latvia’s budget picture still unclear – President and Prime Minister choose to remain silent for now
July 9, 2025
Musk announces the founding of a party
July 7, 2025
Borrell accuses EU institutions of inaction
July 4, 2025
Latvia’s Ministry of Finance plans major staff reductions
July 3, 2025
Macron speaks with Putin; stresses support for Ukraine
July 2, 2025
Latvian Prime minister seeks further budget cuts but hesitates to reduce party funding
July 2, 2025

Business

Opinion | Venta Port – costly silence and a failure without accountability
By Ogres   July 8, 2025

Opinion article One of the perhaps least meaningful projects of the Ministry of Transport is coming to an end – Venta Port is…

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Retail downturn in Latvia: decline both year-on-year and month-on-month
By Ogres   July 7, 2025
Latvia offers “airBaltic” shares to Estonia and Lithuania on equal terms with Lufthansa
By Ogres   July 3, 2025
Hotel Planned Across from Ādaži Military Base in Kadaga
By Ogres   July 3, 2025
Electric scooter owners now need OCTA: how will this affect other vehicle owners?
By Ogres   July 2, 2025

Initiative to reduce VAT on food gains broad support in Estonia
Ogres July 9, 2025

More than 50,000 citizens have already signed a public initiative calling for a reduction in value-added tax on food products to 10 percent,…

Latvia’s budget picture still unclear – President and Prime Minister choose to remain silent for now
Ogres July 9, 2025

President Edgars Rinkēvičs and Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity) have agreed not to comment on the state budget drafting process until mid-August,…

Chatbot from Musk’s company spreads antisemitic messages
Ogres July 9, 2025
Rinkēvičs marks two years as President of Latvia – what has been achieved?
Ogres July 9, 2025
Finland and Lithuania to jointly produce anti-personnel mines
Ogres July 9, 2025

Initiative to reduce VAT on food gains broad support in Estonia
July 9, 2025
Latvia’s budget picture still unclear – President and Prime Minister choose to remain silent for now
July 9, 2025
Chatbot from Musk’s company spreads antisemitic messages
July 9, 2025
Rinkēvičs marks two years as President of Latvia – what has been achieved?
July 9, 2025
Finland and Lithuania to jointly produce anti-personnel mines
July 9, 2025
Stock exchange listing – opportunity or threat? Latvian Prime Minister calls for open debate
July 9, 2025

Social

Initiative to reduce VAT on food gains broad support in Estonia
July 9, 2025
Rinkēvičs marks two years as President of Latvia – what has been achieved?
July 9, 2025
Stock exchange listing – opportunity or threat? Latvian Prime Minister calls for open debate
July 9, 2025

A public discussion on the potential listing of state-owned enterprises on the stock exchange is necessary, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity)…

Food prices rise in Latvia – June brings increases in housing and fuel costs as well
July 8, 2025
Rail Baltica – Estonia builds faster and cheaper; Latvia pays more and delays. Why?
July 8, 2025

World

Chatbot from Musk’s company spreads antisemitic messages
Ogres July 9, 2025

US tech billionaire Elon Musk’s startup xAI has said it is working to remove antisemitic posts posted by its chatbot Grok, the BBC…

Finland and Lithuania to jointly produce anti-personnel mines
Ogres July 9, 2025

Representatives of the two NATO member states told Reuters that they plan to start cooperation next year on the production of anti-personnel mines…

Eight injured in Pamplona’s bull running
Ogres July 8, 2025
Trump promises more weapons to Ukraine
Ogres July 8, 2025
Alleged Estonian human trafficker detained on Lithuanian-Polish border
Ogres July 8, 2025

Latest Posts

Prices continue to rise – food in Latvia has become significantly more expensive

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In April this year, consumer prices in Latvia increased by 1.1% compared to March, and by 3.9% compared to April 2024, according to…

US and China agree to cut trade tariffs for 90 days

12.05.202512.05.2025 Ogres

The US and China announced on Monday, the 12th of May, that they have agreed on a deal that will significantly reduce for…

US global approval rating plummets after Trump’s return to the White House

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The world is more divided than ever, but there is still something that (almost) everyone agrees on: the US is unloved. With Donald…

Zelenskyy ready to meet Putin in Turkey for talks after Trump’s intervention

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, the 11th of May, that he was ready to meet Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday…

Latvia and Ukraine expand defence cooperation: drones, armoured vehicles, and training

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Ukrainian Deputy Defence Ministers Valerii Churkin and Lieutenant General Mykola Shevtsov met in Kyiv with a Latvian military delegation led by Major General…

Lithuanian company to test space medicine on ISS

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Delta Biosciences, a Lithuanian chemical company, in collaboration with the European Space Agency, will launch a ground-breaking space medicine experiment on board the…

G7 urges India and Pakistan for dialogue, US offers help on “constructive talks”

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The Group of Seven (G7) major powers on Friday, the 9th of May, called on India and Pakistan to engage in direct dialogue…

Tonight Latvia begins its quest at the Ice Hockey World Championship – let’s support our team!

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Today, the 10th of May, the Latvian national ice hockey team begins its journey in the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. In…

Mexico sues Google over Gulf of Mexico name change

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Mexico sues Google for ignoring repeated requests on Google Maps not to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of the…

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