Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish presidents boycott COP28 joint photo because of Lukashenko
On Friday, the 1st of December, the presidents of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland boycotted the joint photo session of state leaders at the…
LDz Cargo to auction off 46 freight cars at initial price of EUR 220 000
LDz Cargo, a subsidiary of Latvian Railway, will sell 47 freight cars at an initial price of EUR 220 000 during an auction…
Latvian Saeima ratifies Istanbul Convention seven years after its initial signing
On Thursday, the 30th of November, the majority of the Saeima passed the law with which the so-called Istanbul Convention or the Council…
Russian Supreme Court bans “LGBT movement”, declares it “extremist”
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday, the 30th of November, declared LGBT activists “extremists” in response to a Justice Ministry request to ban the…
Israeli-Hamas conflict resumes after truce
On Friday, the 1st of December, Israel resumed combat operations in Gaza following alleged rocket attacks by Palestinian militants and violations of the…
Latvijas gāze’s nine-month operations conclude with EUR 24.924 million in losses
In the first nine months of 2023 the net turnover of Latvijas gāze JSC (LG) was EUR 120.544 million, which is 78% less…
Acute respiratory infections on a rise in Latvia: Covid-19 and RSV
Last week’s flu and other upper respiratory infections monitoring results show that the number of Covid-19 patients is on a rise. There is…
First chairman of Constitutional Court and co-author of Latvian Declaration of Independence passes away
On Tuesday, the 21st of November, at the age of 82 the first Chairman of the Constitutional Court and one of the founders…
Latvian Saeima conceptually passes legislative draft on Istanbul Convention’s ratification
On Thursday, the 30th of November, Latvian parliament conceptually passed the legislative draft that provides for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention or…
