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Influenza incidence in Latvia approaches epidemic threshold
December 4, 2025
Fog and light precipitation will continue, but the weekend will bring wetter and warmer weather
December 3, 2025
airBaltic rating downgraded: Fitch warns of weak financial flexibility and uncertain IPO timeline
December 2, 2025

The international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) has downgraded the long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of Latvia’s national airline airBaltic from “B–”/negative…

Don’t fall for It! These schemes are used by scammers who extracted nearly half a million euros in one week
December 1, 2025
Hydrogen fuel in Estonia: cars are available, suitable fueling station waits for permit
November 28, 2025

Politics

Record defence funding for Latvia: Armed Forces receive the largest budget in history
December 5, 2025
Latvian Parliament approves budget changes – what will change for residents in 2026?
December 4, 2025
“We won’t give in to blackmail” — JV leader comments on coalition crisis and budget vote
December 1, 2025
Latvia closes its remaining routes to Russia and Belarus: government order in the works
November 27, 2025
Secret deadlines and rising costs: Transport Ministry explains the Rail Baltica chaos
November 26, 2025
ZZS convenes an extraordinary board meeting “on the political situation in Latvia”
November 21, 2025

Business

“Rīgas karte” has long been a source of scandals and excessive costs — liquidation proposed, Kleinbergs says
By Ogres   December 4, 2025

The Riga City Council’s Finance and Administration Affairs Committee will on Thursday decide on terminating the operations of SIA Rīgas karte, the municipality…

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Ventspils Freeport begins electrification of ferry berth – the project will cost more than 4 million euros
By Ogres   December 3, 2025
Opinion: Latvia’s oil product reserves — can we really be sure they are safe?
By Ogres   November 13, 2025
Fuel prices rise again in the Baltics
By Ogres   November 8, 2025
Maxima Latvija has long engaged in unfair practices against suppliers, Competition Council finds
By Ogres   November 6, 2025

Record defence funding for Latvia: Armed Forces receive the largest budget in history
Ogres December 5, 2025

In the state budget adopted yesterday, a total of €2.16 billion has been allocated for national defence, of which 50% – or €1.07…

Latvia: Saeima adopts 2026 state budget – expenditures 17.9 billion euros, deficit 3.3%
Ogres December 5, 2025

The Saeima on Thursday adopted next year’s state budget in its final reading, setting revenues at €16.1 billion and expenditures at €17.9 billion….

Tallinn Airport to undergo 75 million euros expansion
Ogres December 4, 2025
Finnair cancels evening flight to Vilnius due to regular airport closure
Ogres December 4, 2025
Latvia’s Central Bank warns of weak export performance – what it means for all of us
Ogres December 4, 2025

Record defence funding for Latvia: Armed Forces receive the largest budget in history
December 5, 2025
Latvia: Saeima adopts 2026 state budget – expenditures 17.9 billion euros, deficit 3.3%
December 5, 2025
Tallinn Airport to undergo 75 million euros expansion
December 4, 2025
Finnair cancels evening flight to Vilnius due to regular airport closure
December 4, 2025
Latvia’s Central Bank warns of weak export performance – what it means for all of us
December 4, 2025
Australia’s ban for children to use social networks starts to work
December 4, 2025

Social

Latvia: Saeima adopts 2026 state budget – expenditures 17.9 billion euros, deficit 3.3%
December 5, 2025
Latvia’s Central Bank warns of weak export performance – what it means for all of us
December 4, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Why removing railway tracks in peacetime could bring Latvia more losses than benefits
December 4, 2025

“I would like to see the arguments presented by the National Armed Forces regarding the military component of railway track removal. Perhaps they…

Fog, wet snow and rain: gloomy weather will continue throughout the week and weekend
December 4, 2025
Changes to early retirement in Latvia: service tenure and retirement age will increase, payments will be standardised
December 3, 2025

World

Tallinn Airport to undergo 75 million euros expansion
Ogres December 4, 2025

The largest investment to date in the development of Tallinn Airport, including self-service terminals and larger parking, is expected to double passenger numbers…

Finnair cancels evening flight to Vilnius due to regular airport closure
Ogres December 4, 2025

Given the regular disruptions to air traffic in Vilnius caused by balloons launched by smugglers, Finnish airline Finnair has decided to cancel its…

Australia’s ban for children to use social networks starts to work
Ogres December 4, 2025
Downing Street: Chinese embassy mega-complex could offer security advantages
Ogres December 3, 2025
Researcher: Avoid extremes when offering organic food in schools
Ogres December 3, 2025

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Court upholds Sarkozy conviction

27.11.202527.11.2025 Ogres

The French Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for illegally financing his 2012 election campaign, the BBC…

Flu outbreak in Latvia intensifies — sharp rise in cases

27.11.202527.11.2025 Ogres

Last week, the activity of influenza and other acute respiratory infections continued to increase, according to data from the Centre for Disease Prevention…

Strict immigration policy in Britain: net migration reduced by two-thirds

27.11.202528.11.2025 Ogres

The number of migrants in Britain in the year to June 2025 was 204,000, which is two-thirds less than a year earlier, and…

Tallinn Municipal Police launches supervision proceedings against Ride Mobility

27.11.202528.11.2025 Ogres

Valdo Põder, Head of the Tallinn City Police Law Enforcement Department, has confirmed that a surveillance procedure was initiated against Ride Mobility on…

Rutte: Russia has no say in Ukraine joining NATO

27.11.202530.11.2025 Ogres

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said that Russia has no veto power over Ukraine’s possible accession to the alliance, therefore contradicting the terms…

Latvia closes its remaining routes to Russia and Belarus: government order in the works

27.11.202528.11.2025 Ogres

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is drafting a Cabinet of Ministers (CM) order on the suspension of regular transport services with the aggressor…

Hong Kong apartment building on fire; three arrested for negligence

27.11.202530.11.2025 Ogres

A devastating fire has broken out in a high-rise apartment building in Hong Kong, with at least 44 reported dead, more than 270…

Politicians want to understand why the number of third-country nationals in Latvia is rising rapidly

27.11.202528.11.2025 Ogres

On Thursday, the Saeima decided to establish a parliamentary investigative commission to examine problems in national and European Union (EU) immigration regulations and…

Russia: Leak of phone call amounts to hybrid warfare

27.11.202501.12.2025 Ogres

Russia has said that the leak of a phone call is an unacceptable attempt to undermine talks on a ceasefire in Ukraine and…

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