Briškens remains Minister of Transport despite negative backlash and accusations of incompetence
The Saeima rejected the dismissal request from the opposition and decided to keep Kaspars Briškens as Minister of Transport. The opposition, meanwhile, remains…
New ballots cause controversy in Latvia
The Saeima faction of New Unity is reportedly against the adoption of new-type ballots next year, as confirmed by the faction’s member Gatis…
VIDEO | Latvian law enforcers accused of working with Russian oligarchs
Latvia perceives and assesses the accusations voiced in the video created by the team of Alexei Navalny, who died in prison, in which…
Coffee-serving during government meeting: State Chancellery explains “waiter situation”
During a meeting of Saeima’s Parliamentary Inquiry Committee, opposition party “For Stability!” member Svetlana Čulkova voiced her confusion as to why the Director…
Two persons to be tried in Latvia for stock market manipulations
Riga City Court has received a criminal case from the prosecution office. For the first time in Latvia’s history, two persons are accused…
airBaltic to lease aircraft to Lufthansa Group for a period of three years
Latvian national airBaltic airline will expand cooperation with German Lufthansa Group in the next three years by leasing its aircraft to this group,…
ECB interest rate reduction leads to soaring stock prices on European stock markets
After the decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) to lower interest rates, European exchanges observed a surge in share prices. Wall Street…
Cyclone to bring about clouds and rain in Latvia; air temperature to remain over +20° C
For the remainder of the week, weather in Latvia will be dictated by a cyclone. The sky will be cloudy and some rain…
Vehicles registered in Belarus will not be allowed in Latvia
On the 12th of September, the Latvian Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the Road Traffic Law, banning vehicles registered in Belarus from…
