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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
Don’t fall for It! These schemes are used by scammers who extracted nearly half a million euros in one week
December 1, 2025

Last week, 460,937 euros were defrauded from residents of Latvia, according to information from the State Police. From the 24th to the 30th…

Hydrogen fuel in Estonia: cars are available, suitable fueling station waits for permit
November 28, 2025
More than 110 million euros in losses in Latvia: heavy rainfall and frost have destroyed crops
November 26, 2025

Politics

“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
Candidate for Prosecutor General Meisters: Submission on support for the timber industry requires evaluation
November 19, 2025
State Security Service urges prosecution of Rosļikovs for inciting national and ethnic hatred
November 14, 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

“Rīgas karte” has long been a source of scandals and excessive costs — liquidation proposed, Kleinbergs says
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…

BNN IN FOCUS | Why removing railway tracks in peacetime could bring Latvia more losses than benefits
Ogres 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…

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
Changes to early retirement in Latvia: service tenure and retirement age will increase, payments will be standardised
Ogres December 3, 2025

“Rīgas karte” has long been a source of scandals and excessive costs — liquidation proposed, Kleinbergs says
December 4, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Why removing railway tracks in peacetime could bring Latvia more losses than benefits
December 4, 2025
Downing Street: Chinese embassy mega-complex could offer security advantages
December 3, 2025
Researcher: Avoid extremes when offering organic food in schools
December 3, 2025
Changes to early retirement in Latvia: service tenure and retirement age will increase, payments will be standardised
December 3, 2025
Latvia cuts several benefits for Ukrainian refugees due to funding constraints
December 3, 2025

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BNN IN FOCUS | Why removing railway tracks in peacetime could bring Latvia more losses than benefits
December 4, 2025
Changes to early retirement in Latvia: service tenure and retirement age will increase, payments will be standardised
December 3, 2025
Latvia cuts several benefits for Ukrainian refugees due to funding constraints
December 3, 2025

The Saeima today adopted amendments to the Law on Support for the Civilian Population of Ukraine, removing several support measures, including benefits for…

Strengthening Latvia’s border nears the finish line: what has been done and what still lies ahead?
December 3, 2025
Latvia’s gender equality indicators are worsening – the sharpest decline in recent years
December 2, 2025

World

Downing Street: Chinese embassy mega-complex could offer security advantages
Ogres December 3, 2025

A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that China’s plan to build a mega-complex in London could give Britons a…

Researcher: Avoid extremes when offering organic food in schools
Ogres December 3, 2025

A study by Ava Kutman, a junior researcher at Tartu College of Health Care, has concluded that potatoes grown in the immediate vicinity…

Fix, not throw away – Lithuania starts fight against electronic waste
Ogres December 3, 2025
Estonians compare Riga and Tallinn Christmas markets
Ogres December 2, 2025
Czech Republic forms cabinet; president demands explanations from candidates
Ogres December 2, 2025

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Prolonged snowfall and freezing rain expected on Thursday — strong ice formation in some areas

27.11.202527.11.2025 Ogres

On Thursday, prolonged snowfall is expected in the central and eastern regions, with snow cover increasing by 5–9 cm in some places. Around…

Foreigners to pay extra to visit US national parks

26.11.202526.11.2025 Ogres

The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced that foreign tourists who want to visit US national parks will have to pay…

Implementation of the healthcare “basket” in Latvia stalls again – system postponed for another six months

26.11.202526.11.2025 Ogres

The Saeima’s Social and Employment Affairs Committee has prepared amendments to the Healthcare Financing Law, proposing to postpone the introduction of the healthcare…

Lithuanians: Patience is not endless

26.11.202527.11.2025 Ogres

Lithuania’s ruling Social Democratic Party has called on police and border guards to act more quickly to end cigarette smuggling that is disrupting…

Review of next year’s Latvian state budget enters the final stage

26.11.202527.11.2025 Ogres

On Wednesday, the Saeima’s Budget and Finance (Tax) Committee supported the draft law on the 2026 state budget and the medium-term budget framework…

Secret deadlines and rising costs: Transport Ministry explains the Rail Baltica chaos

26.11.202527.11.2025 Ogres

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has prepared a restricted-access report on the construction schedule for the first phase of the Rail Baltica railway…

Putin’s policy plan – Russification and the fight against imaginary neo-Nazis

26.11.202527.11.2025 Ogres

A document signed by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin says that the status of the Russian language and Russian identity must be strengthened in…

More than 110 million euros in losses in Latvia: heavy rainfall and frost have destroyed crops

26.11.202527.11.2025 Ogres

By the end of the state of emergency on the 4th of November, farmers had submitted information on 95,295 hectares affected by this…

EU court: Member States must recognize same-sex marriages concluded in another bloc’s country

26.11.202501.12.2025 Ogres

The European Union’s top court has ruled that if a same-sex couple’s marriage is legally recognized in the country where it took place,…

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