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Without pay increases, Latvia’s healthcare sector faces collapse, warns Medical Trade Union
July 16, 2025
Latvia still searching for a Prosecutor General – strict criteria and clear requirements set
July 14, 2025
Is the retirement age of 70 suitable for Latvia? Welfare Minister explains
July 11, 2025

In Latvia, men live on average until the age of 70, and spend even fewer years in good health. Against this backdrop, is…

Illegal pesticide trade on the rise in Europe
July 10, 2025
Latvia is not prepared for a Russian missile or drone strike, Pabriks warns
July 9, 2025

Politics

Mayor of Ogre Egils Helmanis injured during shelling in Ukraine
July 16, 2025
Latvia’s Finance Minister makes statement on taxes – are changes still on the horizon?
July 15, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Is the state planning to sell off the “people’s wealth”? Stock market plans raise concerns
July 11, 2025
Kremlin: Peace talks have not stopped
July 10, 2025
Latvia’s budget picture still unclear – President and Prime Minister choose to remain silent for now
July 9, 2025
Musk announces the founding of a party
July 7, 2025

Business

Rain and cool weather hamper rapeseed development in Latvia
By Ogres   July 11, 2025

The sowing of summer rapeseed has concluded across Latvia, but due to excessive moisture, not all planned areas were sown. However, the unsown…

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“The state must not trade its forests!” – Minister Krauze rejects possibility of selling shares in “Latvijas valsts meži”
By Ogres   July 10, 2025
Significant growth in Ventspils Port – oil product transshipment increases by 66.5%
By Ogres   July 10, 2025
Opinion | Venta Port – costly silence and a failure without accountability
By Ogres   July 8, 2025
Retail downturn in Latvia: decline both year-on-year and month-on-month
By Ogres   July 7, 2025

Ašeradens: No current plans to list “Latvenergo” and “Latvijas Valsts Meži” on stock exchange
Ogres July 17, 2025

Finance Minister Arvils Ašeradens (New Unity) assured members of the United List (Apvienotais saraksts – AS) parliamentary faction on Thursday that there are…

Italy could release thousands of prisoners
Ogres July 16, 2025

Italy’s prisons are overcrowded and the possibility of releasing about ten thousand prisoners, or 15% of the total prison population, is being considered…

Russia prepares to declare Latvian and Ukrainian owned bakery as extremist
Ogres July 16, 2025
Most Estonian teachers fail B2 language exam
Ogres July 16, 2025
“IShowSpeed” event draws attention of Riga Police – administrative violation proceedings initiated
Ogres July 16, 2025

Ašeradens: No current plans to list “Latvenergo” and “Latvijas Valsts Meži” on stock exchange
July 17, 2025
Italy could release thousands of prisoners
July 16, 2025
Russia prepares to declare Latvian and Ukrainian owned bakery as extremist
July 16, 2025
Most Estonian teachers fail B2 language exam
July 16, 2025
“IShowSpeed” event draws attention of Riga Police – administrative violation proceedings initiated
July 16, 2025
Poland’s fight against migration: how border controls work
July 16, 2025

Social

Ašeradens: No current plans to list “Latvenergo” and “Latvijas Valsts Meži” on stock exchange
July 17, 2025
Russia prepares to declare Latvian and Ukrainian owned bakery as extremist
July 16, 2025
“IShowSpeed” event draws attention of Riga Police – administrative violation proceedings initiated
July 16, 2025

The Riga City Municipal Police has initiated administrative violation proceedings in connection with an event that took place on the 15th of July…

Poland’s fight against migration: how border controls work
July 16, 2025
Thunderstorms and wind – weather to become more unsettled in the latter half of the week
July 16, 2025

World

Italy could release thousands of prisoners
Ogres July 16, 2025

Italy’s prisons are overcrowded and the possibility of releasing about ten thousand prisoners, or 15% of the total prison population, is being considered…

Most Estonian teachers fail B2 language exam
Ogres July 16, 2025

Only 28% of minority school teachers who recently took the B2 level Estonian proficiency exam were able to pass it, and by the…

French PM seeks holiday cuts to patch up budget
Ogres July 16, 2025
Kallas calls for better humanitarian aid for Gaza
Ogres July 15, 2025
Lithuania is considering a return to nuclear power
Ogres July 15, 2025

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EU top court declares Malta’s golden passport scheme unlawful

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The European Union’s Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled on Tuesday, the the 29th of April, that Malta must end its golden passport scheme,…

Latvian citizen sentenced to six years in prison for fighting in Ukraine on Russian side

29.04.202530.04.2025 Ogres

A Latvian citizen detained in the autumn of 2024 in Šķilbēni Parish has been sentenced to six years in prison and two years…

Ministry that only “spends and duplicates”? United List calls for liquidation of Climate and Energy Ministry

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The opposition party United List (AS) is calling for the liquidation of the Ministry of Climate and Energy (KEM). AS deputies have submitted…

Kārums and Flow join forces for charity – new watermelon-flavour curd snack

29.04.202502.05.2025 Ogres

Latvia’s leading dairy processing company Food Union Latvia, in partnership with the creators of the Oscar-winning animation film Flow, has launched a watermelon-flavoured…

New special watermelon-flavoured curd cheese from Kārums and Flow combines taste, friendship and charity

29.04.202529.04.2025 Ogres

Latvia’s leading dairy processing company Food Union Latvia, in partnership with the creators of the Oscar-winning animation film Flow, has launched a watermelon-flavoured…

Canadian PM Carney secures historic election victory, says old relationship with US “is over”

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The Liberals led by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney retained power in Monday’s, the 28th of April, elections, marking a significant turnaround in…

Conexus to complete seven-year modernisation of Inčukalns gas storage facility this year

29.04.202529.04.2025 Ogres

The unified gas transmission and storage system operator AS Conexus Baltic Grid (Conexus) will complete the seven-year-long modernization project of the Inčukalns underground…

Federation leader: Latvia’s defence industry lacks human resources

29.04.202530.04.2025 Ogres

Currently, the biggest challenge for Latvia’s defence industry is the shortage of human resources, said Elīna Egle-Ločmele, Chairwoman of the Board of the…

Power gradually being restored in Spain and Portugal after widespread disruptions

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Late on Monday, the 28th of April, electricity began to be restored to parts of the Iberian Peninsula after a major blackout paralysed…

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