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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…

From rain to frost: what weather can be expected in Latvia this week?
December 15, 2025
Riga City Council plans to sell Rīgas namu pārvaldnieks
December 12, 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

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…

A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
Ogres 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…

BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?
Ogres December 19, 2025
EU agrees loan for Ukraine; frozen Russian assets untouched for now
Ogres December 19, 2025
Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
Ogres December 19, 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
BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?
December 19, 2025
EU agrees loan for Ukraine; frozen Russian assets untouched for now
December 19, 2025
Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
December 19, 2025
Weather in Latvia during the holidays: cloudy, locally rainy, and cool
December 19, 2025

Social

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
Crisis simulation reveals weaknesses in Riga’s civil defence system
December 18, 2025

Comprehensive civil defence exercises would help improve public preparedness for crises, according to the study “From Siren to Shelter? Civil Defence in Riga”…

Dispute over abolition of water meter verification reaches Latvia’s Constitutional Court
December 18, 2025
Austria won’t stifle discontent during Israel’s Eurovision performance
December 17, 2025

World

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…

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

European Union leaders have agreed on a 90 billion euros loan for Ukraine, but it will be financed from the bloc’s budget, not…

Compulsory secondary education introduced in Estonia; schools struggle to adapt to changes
Ogres December 18, 2025
Russian dictator calls European leaders “small pigs”
Ogres December 18, 2025
Britain to return to EU Erasmus exchange program
Ogres December 17, 2025

Latest Posts

With fewer vice-mayors in Riga, Par/Progressive may not propose their own mayoral candidate

25.07.2023 Ogres

If Riga City Council faction of Par/Progressive (PP) wants to reduce the number of vice-mayors in the city council, they may agree to…

Blinken: Ukraine has recaptured 50% of the occupied territory

25.07.202325.07.2023 Ogres

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that, although Ukraine has succeeded in recapturing more than half of the territory occupied by…

Latvian Ministry of Defence says Wagner Group’s presence in Belarus presents no direct threats

24.07.202324.07.2023 Ogres

The movements of PMC Wagner Group within the Republic of Belarus does not present any direct threats to the Republic of Latvia, according…

Pope Francis calls to world leaders to address climate change more actively

24.07.2023 Ogres

In a time when many parts of the world are subjected to intense heat waves, floods and forest fires, on the 23rd of…

Riga City Council continues coalition talks – both bilateral and four-party meetings

24.07.2023 Ogres

All of Riga City Council’s coalition members New Unity, National Alliance/Latvian Association of Regions, Kods Rīgai and Par/Progressive factions are invited to attend…

Spain’s Conservatives fail to secure convincing victory in the elections

24.07.202324.07.2023 Ogres

The leader of the Spanish opposition Conservative party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, won the early elections, but not with the desired convincing result, writes…

Local authorities advise Liepaja residents to reduce water consumption in coming days

24.07.2023 Ogres

On Sunday, the 23rd of July, the wall of the wastewater treatment plant’s pre-treatment tank collapsed in Liepaja, causing the wastewater contained in…

BNN ASKS | VARAM will not intervene in Riga City Council’s internal conflict, minister hopes

24.07.202324.07.2023 Ogres

Looking at the unending “chaos” at Riga City Council, one may get the impression that an intervention may be necessary to force city…

Twitter ditches the bird logo

24.07.202324.07.2023 Ogres

The owner of Twitter, billionaire Elon Musk, has announced that the social platform will abandon the usual blue bird logo, Politico reports. Musk…

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