Union of Greens and Farmers expand their list of candidates for EP elections
Latvian Minister of Welfare Uldis Augulis and Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze will run in European Parliament elections as candidates of the Union…
BNN ANALYSES | Private equity firm’s top manager from Lithuania allegedly gambled away 16 million euros
Linas Jegelevičius Can a single casino gambler shake up a state’s entire financial system? Until now, we read something like this happening in…
Warning: many roads in Latvia are iced over
In the morning on Thursday, the 1st of February, ice formed on roads in Latgale and eastern portions of Vidzeme, complicating driving conditions,…
Russia closes border crossing to Estonia
Overnight on Thursday, the 1st of February, Russia fulfilled its promise to close the border crossing at Ivangorod/Janilinn, which stretches across the Narva…
Ex-Minister of Interior: Zhdanok’s possible ties with FSB will not go without consequences
Ex-Prime Minister and ex-Minister of the Interior Māris Kučinskis believes MEP Tatyana Zhdanok’s possible ties with Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) will no…
Saeima conceptually approves requirement to state product country of origin on price tags
To promote consumers’ awareness about products, on Thursday, the 1st of February, the Latvian parliament conceptually supported a proposal to make it mandatory…
Latraps: this year’s biggest challenge will be stabilising agriculture sector’s financial situation
This year’s biggest challenge for Latvia’s agriculture sector will be stabilising the financial situation, representatives of Latraps grain cooperative warn. The agricultural cooperative…
VIDEO | Farmers in Brussels throw eggs and stones as EU summit begins
Farmers threw eggs and stones at the European Parliament, set fires near the building and set off petards during protests on Thursday, the…
Flu epidemic picks up in Latvia
Last week’s monitoring for fly, Covid-19 and other acute upper respiratory infections indicate a moderately rapid increase in the number of flue infection…
