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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

Data of 1.2 million people leaked in CSDD cyberattack in Latvia – including personal ID numbers and addresses
Ogres August 18, 2026

A cyberattack on Latvia’s Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) resulted in the theft of personal data belonging to 1.2 million individuals and data…

Environmental expert: None of Estonia’s large wild animals are intent on attacking humans
Ogres August 18, 2026

Peep Männil, a wildlife expert at the Estonian Environmental Agency, said drones, hunting cameras and observations are used to determine the number of…

Will Latvia allow younger forests to be logged? Controversial amendments head to the government
Ogres August 17, 2026
Poland slashes fuel tax as government also caps prices
Ogres August 17, 2026
airBaltic could face staff layoffs – union demands social guarantees
Ogres August 17, 2026

Data of 1.2 million people leaked in CSDD cyberattack in Latvia – including personal ID numbers and addresses
August 18, 2026
Environmental expert: None of Estonia’s large wild animals are intent on attacking humans
August 18, 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

Social

Data of 1.2 million people leaked in CSDD cyberattack in Latvia – including personal ID numbers and addresses
August 18, 2026
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

The Latvian Aviation Trade Union (LAA) is calling on Latvia’s national airline airBaltic to reach an agreement on social guarantees and a package…

An active cyclone may cross Latvia: What forecasters predict for the new week
August 17, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | airBaltic’s dilemmas and the difficult decisions facing the state
August 14, 2026

World

Environmental expert: None of Estonia’s large wild animals are intent on attacking humans
Ogres August 18, 2026

Peep Männil, a wildlife expert at the Estonian Environmental Agency, said drones, hunting cameras and observations are used to determine the number of…

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
More than 50 migrants detained in Estonia insist they are minors
Ogres August 17, 2026
Britain defends decision to seize shadow fleet ship; Putin threatens
Ogres August 14, 2026

Latest Posts

Latvian PM promises to make country more attractive to foreign investors

27.09.202401.10.2024 Ogres

The priorities when working with the Foreign Investors Council in Latvia (FICIL) next years will be human capital development, increase of productivity and…

Dombrovskis: Russian assets to serve as collateral in EC’s new loan to Ukraine

27.09.202402.10.2024 Ogres

Russian assets frozen in European countries will serve as collateral to some extent to the planned European Commission (EC) loan of up to…

Shahed drone in Latvia: border guards received the information too late

27.09.202407.10.2024 Ogres

The guidance block of the Russian Shahed-type drone that crashed in Gaigalava Parish of Rezekne was destroyed, according to what Chief of Latvian…

Saeima decides to freeze state financing to political parties

26.09.202405.10.2024 Ogres

On Thursday, the 26th of September, the Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the Law on Financing of Political Organisations (Parties),…

Russia’s Vladimir Putin proposes amending country’s nuclear doctrine

26.09.202406.10.2024 Ogres

At the 25th of September meeting of Russia’s Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposes amending the country’s nuclear doctrine. Putin claimed at…

Polish PM blames beavers for worsening flood crisis in Central Europe

25.09.202407.10.2024 Ogres

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a crisis meeting blamed beavers for exacerbating flooding problems in Central Europe caused by heavy rains that…

Latvian minister promises to divert 30 million towards teachers’ wages in 2025

25.09.202406.10.2024 Ogres

As part of the next year’s budget plan, the Ministry of Education and Science will divert EUR 30 million towards teachers’ pay rise…

“Dreadful minister?” – Riekstiņš sharply criticises Sprūds and reveals his experience in Ukrainian army

24.09.202407.10.2024 Ogres

“I was defending Latvia there, I didn’t fight for Ukraine,” said former Latvian Saeima deputy Sandis Riekstiņš in an interview to Artuss Kaimiņš….

OPINION | Political theatre: Siliņa’s government cleverly manipulates public disillusionment

24.09.202408.10.2024 Ogres

Opinion piece. Author: Ilona Bērziņa One of the trump cards up the sleeve of [Latvian Prime Minister Evika] Siliņa’s government is society’s relatively…

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