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Nearly 10,000 people have attempted to cross Latvia’s border illegally since the start of the year
August 17, 2026
Summer warmth to linger in Latvia over the weekend, more rain expected next week
August 14, 2026
Anticyclone approaches Latvia, bringing a change in weather conditions
August 13, 2026

During the first half of this week, Latvia experienced more changeable weather conditions, with the synoptic situation determined by a large cyclone over…

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

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

Bite warns of changes in Latvia’s telecommunications market – customers could also feel the impact
By Ogres   August 17, 2026

The biggest challenge currently facing the telecommunications industry is unfair competition, Mindaugas Rakauskas, CEO of mobile operator Bite Latvija, told the news agency….

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

Will Latvia allow younger forests to be logged? Controversial amendments head to the government
Ogres August 17, 2026

The Progressives oppose amendments to forest logging regulations that are due to be considered by the government on Tuesday, the 18th of August,…

Poland slashes fuel tax as government also caps prices
Ogres August 17, 2026

Poland will cut the value-added tax (VAT) on fuel and introduce fuel price caps from Monday until the end of the school summer…

airBaltic could face staff layoffs – union demands social guarantees
Ogres August 17, 2026
American actress Hayden Panettiere dies
Ogres August 17, 2026
Nearly 10,000 people have attempted to cross Latvia’s border illegally since the start of the year
Ogres August 17, 2026

Will Latvia allow younger forests to be logged? Controversial amendments head to the government
August 17, 2026
Poland slashes fuel tax as government also caps prices
August 17, 2026
airBaltic could face staff layoffs – union demands social guarantees
August 17, 2026
American actress Hayden Panettiere dies
August 17, 2026
Nearly 10,000 people have attempted to cross Latvia’s border illegally since the start of the year
August 17, 2026
Bite warns of changes in Latvia’s telecommunications market – customers could also feel the impact
August 17, 2026

Social

Will Latvia allow younger forests to be logged? Controversial amendments head to the government
August 17, 2026
airBaltic could face staff layoffs – union demands social guarantees
August 17, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | airBaltic’s dilemmas and the difficult decisions facing the state
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…

Latvian Defence Minister: Decision to shoot down drone made due to potential danger
August 14, 2026
“Russians are trying to scare Latvians ahead of Aglona celebrations!” – drone shot down in Latgale overnight
August 14, 2026

World

Poland slashes fuel tax as government also caps prices
Ogres August 17, 2026

Poland will cut the value-added tax (VAT) on fuel and introduce fuel price caps from Monday until the end of the school summer…

American actress Hayden Panettiere dies
Ogres August 17, 2026

Hayden Panettiere’s family announced on the 16th of August that she had passed away shortly before her 37th birthday, Reuters reports. The official…

Britain defends decision to seize shadow fleet ship; Putin threatens
Ogres August 14, 2026
Ukraine warns: Russians have created Starlink analogue faster than expected
Ogres August 14, 2026
Drought on the Danube continues – Romania closes NPP
Ogres August 14, 2026

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Doctors: without a change to flu vaccination principles, there will be a deficit every year

25.10.202426.10.2024 Ogres

Without changing the existing flu vaccine provision principles, a deficit will appear every year, said the head of Family Doctors Association of Latvia…

UN warns that without more action the planet will warm by catastrophic 3.1 degrees Celsius

25.10.202425.10.2024 Ogres

The United Nations’ (UN) annual Emissions Gap report, released on Thursday, the 24th of October, warns that current climate policies, and if governments…

LSP: municipal social services will “have to carry all of the burden” and slash food parcel aid

25.10.202426.10.2024 Ogres

Once legislative amendments have come into force, municipal social services will have to take on the burden and explain to residents why the…

What can we expect from the weekend? Should we pack umbrellas?

25.10.202427.10.2024 Ogres

On Friday, the 25th of October, weather in Latvia will remain cloudy. The sun will still shine every now and then, as reported…

Putin’s North Korean soldiers are now in a combat zone, says Kyiv

25.10.202425.10.2024 Ogres

Military units from North Korea (DPRK) have left Russian training grounds and entered the combat zone of the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces…

BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania is getting ready for Day X, but former Army chief raises questions

24.10.202424.10.2024 Ogres

Linas Jegelevičius With a substantial increase in the state’s defence budget, the deployment of a German brigade, the arrival of the German ammo…

183 thousand euros for a “composition”: were Latvia’s Minister of Defence and Army Commander truly oblivious?

24.10.202403.11.2024 Ogres

Opinion piece/Ilona Bērziņa “Military sculptural compositions” do not tend to appear out of nowhere in three days’ time, not even three months. Coordination…

183 thousand euros for a “composition”: were Sprūds and Kalniņš truly oblivious?

24.10.202424.10.2024 Ogres

Opinion piece/Ilona Bērziņa “Military sculptural compositions” do not tend to appear out of nowhere in three days’ time, not even three months. Coordination…

FICIL proposes slashing overtime pay

24.10.202425.10.2024 Ogres

The Foreign Investors Council in Latvia (FICIL) proposed during a meeting of the Human Capital Development Council held on Thursday, the 24th of…

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