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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

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
President of Latvia halts vignette price increase: law must be reconsidered
December 10, 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

Will food become cheaper in Latvian stores? Explanation from the Governor of the Bank of Latvia
Ogres December 22, 2025

Food prices in Latvian shops are beginning to follow global trends, Mārtiņš Kazāks, President of the Bank of Latvia, said on Monday in…

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
A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
Ogres December 19, 2025
Estonian Interior Minister: Russians don’t know how to read maps
Ogres December 19, 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
France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
December 19, 2025
A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
December 19, 2025
Estonian Interior Minister: Russians don’t know how to read maps
December 19, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?
December 19, 2025

Social

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
Weather in Latvia during the holidays: cloudy, locally rainy, and cool
December 19, 2025

On Friday and Saturday, skies will be mostly cloudy, with some clearing during the daytime in places. During the second half of Friday…

Crisis simulation reveals weaknesses in Riga’s civil defence system
December 18, 2025
Dispute over abolition of water meter verification reaches Latvia’s Constitutional Court
December 18, 2025

World

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

The French parliament failed to agree on the 2026 national budget on the 19th of December, meaning that emergency solutions will have to…

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
EU agrees loan for Ukraine; frozen Russian assets untouched for now
Ogres December 19, 2025

Latest Posts

Number of hospitalised Covid-19 patients on a rise in Latvia

14.11.202314.11.2023 Ogres

The Disease Prevention and Control Centre (SPKC) reports that last week there was an increase of the number of Covid-19 infections in Latvia:…

EC calls for EU membership negotiations with Ukraine

14.11.202314.11.2023 Ogres

European Union (EU) leaders proposed on Wednesday, the 8th of November, to start negotiations on Ukraine’s EU membership as soon as it meets…

Turkey accuses EU of bias over its membership application

14.11.202314.11.2023 Ogres

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said the European Commission’s (EC) annual report on Turkey’s lingering European Union (EU) membership bid is “unfair and biased”, on…

Head of Saeima committee compares banks in Latvia to a cartel

14.11.2023 Ogres

The head of Saeima’s Budget and Finance Committee Jānis Reirs compares operations of Latvian banks in loan-related areas to a cartel. When discussing…

Latvian state to support mortgage loan takers whose payments exceed 20% of income

14.11.2023 Ogres

The state could provide support to mortgage loan takers whose payments exceed 20% of their income. However, this support would not apply to…

Russian artist who staged anti-war protest in supermarket faces eight years in prison

14.11.202314.11.2023 Ogres

Russian artist and musician Alexandra Skochilenko, who on the 31st of March 2022 staged a protest against Moscow’s war in Ukraine by replacing…

Latvian PM promises redistributive economy is not her government’s objective

14.11.2023 Ogres

It is not this government’s objective to promote a redistributive economy. The objective, according to her, is supporting entrepreneurship, said Latvian Prime Minister…

Partnership institute’s adoption in Latvia not as smooth as it seems

14.11.2023 Ogres

Saeima deputy Oļegs Burovs announced on Thursday, the 9th of November, that he decided to skip the parliament’s votes on the legislative draft…

State Border Guard Chief says Latvian residents actively report suspicious individuals

14.11.2023 Ogres

Latvian residents actively report suspicious individuals along the border, as confirmed by Chief of the State Border Guard (VRS) Gen. Guntis Pujāts. He…

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