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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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Reports of North Korean troop deployments revive talk of EU “boots on the ground” in Ukraine

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Reports that thousands of North Korean soldiers could soon join Russia in the fight against Ukraine are prompting discussions about sending European troops…

Latvian Olympic Committee accuses Riga City Council of delays with resolution of Olympic Centre rent issue

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Riga City Council’s is slow to resolve the issue with the growing rent of the Olympic Sports Centre, according to Latvian Olympic Committee…

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The UK government is planning a review of prison sentencing, led by former Conservative Justice Secretary David Gauke, to tackle prison overcrowding and…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced in a nightly video address on Monday, the 21st of October, that the US is preparing an aid…

Various types of Russian aircraft detected near Latvian air space

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Last week, there were various Russian military aircraft spotted near Latvian air space, as LETA was told by National Armed Forces (NBS). There…

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Yulia Navalnaya, wife of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, told BBC News that she intends to run for president of Russia when…

Deficit of Latvia’s state budget of 2023 at 2.4% of GDP, according to EU methodology

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Latvia’s state budget last year, calculated according to the methodology of the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010), had a deficit of EUR…

South Korea summons Russian envoy to protest North Korea’s troop dispatch

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South Korea’s foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in Seoul on Monday, the 21st of October, to protest against what it called the…

“They missed it”. Did Latvian Minister of Defence intentionally hide the truth? Experts’ harsh comments

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The decision to report inaccurate information about the Russian drone that entered Latvian air space on the 7th of September was a political…

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