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Grey and overcast weather expected in Latvia toward the end of the week
December 18, 2025
Grey pre-holiday week in Latvia with minor temperature fluctuations
December 17, 2025
No more cadastral surveying required — Latvia promises faster commissioning of buildings
December 16, 2025

Cadastral surveying will no longer be required prior to the commissioning of a building, the Latvian government decided on Tuesday. The Ministry of…

No snow, no frost: what weather can be expected in Latvia ahead of the holidays?
December 16, 2025
From rain to frost: what weather can be expected in Latvia this week?
December 15, 2025

Politics

Brandavs admits promising a bribe to Ušakovs — former Riga mayor denies allegations, TV report says
December 22, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?
December 19, 2025
Latvia’s President proclaims next year’s budget with focus on security and families
December 18, 2025
“Latvia continues to live on borrowed money” — MPs demand explanation of 2026 budget advertising costs
December 17, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Latvian society has shown it can push back against political decisions — and will do so again if necessary
December 12, 2025
Minister presses “pause”: Latvia’s Marine Protected Areas plan to be redrafted
December 11, 2025

Business

Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
By Ogres   December 19, 2025

The situation in Latvian agriculture is becoming more complicated with each passing year, primarily due to climatic conditions, said Juris Lazdiņš, Chairman of…

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Ministry of Transport warns: Public talk of rail dismantling sends sharp signals to the transit industry
By Ogres   December 17, 2025
10.95 million euros scammed from clients of Latvia’s four largest banks in 11 months
By Ogres   December 15, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | For years, Russia has seen our cargo — Latvia finally promises to stop this and move to Western solutions
By Ogres   December 9, 2025
LVM Timber price reduction in Latvia – support or market adjustment?
By Ogres   December 8, 2025

Romanian President: Judiciary needs to be investigated
Ogres December 22, 2025

Romanian President Nicusor Dan has vowed to launch an investigation into alleged irregularities in the judiciary after meeting with judges and prosecutors, Reuters…

Andrejs Grišins appointed head of Latvia’s Tax and Customs Police
Ogres December 22, 2025

The Latvian government has approved Andrejs Grišins, currently the head of the Criminal Police, as Head of the Tax and Customs Police (NMP),…

Will food become cheaper in Latvian stores? Explanation from the Governor of the Bank of Latvia
Ogres December 22, 2025
Peace plan talks productive; still no result
Ogres December 22, 2025
Brandavs admits promising a bribe to Ušakovs — former Riga mayor denies allegations, TV report says
Ogres December 22, 2025

Romanian President: Judiciary needs to be investigated
December 22, 2025
Andrejs Grišins appointed head of Latvia’s Tax and Customs Police
December 22, 2025
Will food become cheaper in Latvian stores? Explanation from the Governor of the Bank of Latvia
December 22, 2025
Peace plan talks productive; still no result
December 22, 2025
Brandavs admits promising a bribe to Ušakovs — former Riga mayor denies allegations, TV report says
December 22, 2025
France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
December 19, 2025

Social

Andrejs Grišins appointed head of Latvia’s Tax and Customs Police
December 22, 2025
Will food become cheaper in Latvian stores? Explanation from the Governor of the Bank of Latvia
December 22, 2025
A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
December 19, 2025

At the end of the year, Lithuanian lawmakers created a situation where even a cat has a say in whether to dismiss the…

Weather in Latvia during the holidays: cloudy, locally rainy, and cool
December 19, 2025
Crisis simulation reveals weaknesses in Riga’s civil defence system
December 18, 2025

World

Romanian President: Judiciary needs to be investigated
Ogres December 22, 2025

Romanian President Nicusor Dan has vowed to launch an investigation into alleged irregularities in the judiciary after meeting with judges and prosecutors, Reuters…

Peace plan talks productive; still no result
Ogres December 22, 2025

US and Ukrainian representatives said that peace talks in Miami over the weekend were productive, but significant results that would allow stopping the…

France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
Ogres December 19, 2025
Estonian Interior Minister: Russians don’t know how to read maps
Ogres December 19, 2025
Minister criticizes Czech climate policy; promised “green blood will flow”
Ogres December 19, 2025

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Israel says it is open for humanitarian pauses in Gaza

16.11.202316.11.2023 Ogres

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, the 6th of November, that Israel would consider “tactical small pauses” in fighting to facilitate the…

Latvia’s herring fishing quotas to be slashed by 43% next year

16.11.2023 Ogres

Latvian Ministry of Culture reports that the country’s herring fishing quota will go down by 43% next year. This was decided on Sunday,…

Former Latvian PM “fires back” at party for criticising his special flight costs

16.11.2023 Ogres

On Thursday, the 16th of November, Minister of Foreign Affairs Krišjānis Kariņš told LTV programme Rīta panorāma that he does not agree with…

OPINION | Latvia’s labour market is being crushed

16.11.2023 Ogres

Pēteris Strautiņš, Luminor Bank economist Labour market data for Q3 2023, when compared to Q2, shows that nothing has changed in any significant…

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of elderly woman

16.11.2023 Ogres

Kurzeme District Court in Latvia has sentenced a man to life in prison for the murder of his 92-year-old acquaintance, as confirmed by…

US and China agree to resume military communication

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Following a rare in-person meeting in California on Wednesday, the 15th of November, Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have agreed to resume…

Latvia among 14 European countries with a drop in exports

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In January-September 2023 Latvia was among 14 of 27 European Union member states in which there was a drop in exports registered when…

Sunak vows to keep on fighting after Rwanda asylum plan fails in court

16.11.202316.11.2023 Ogres

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces challenges as he attempts to revive his flagship immigration policy, after the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday,…

20 candidates sign up for competition to become next director of State Revenue Service

16.11.2023 Ogres

A total of 20 contenders have signed up for the competition to find a new head of the State Revenue Service, as confirmed…

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