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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

BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?
Ogres December 19, 2025

One of the most prominent issues of the outgoing year was the fight against bureaucracy. Residents hoped that bureaucrats would finally be knocked…

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…

Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
Ogres December 19, 2025
Weather in Latvia during the holidays: cloudy, locally rainy, and cool
Ogres December 19, 2025
Compulsory secondary education introduced in Estonia; schools struggle to adapt to changes
Ogres December 18, 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
Compulsory secondary education introduced in Estonia; schools struggle to adapt to changes
December 18, 2025
Crisis simulation reveals weaknesses in Riga’s civil defence system
December 18, 2025

Social

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
Dispute over abolition of water meter verification reaches Latvia’s Constitutional Court
December 18, 2025

Latvia’s Constitutional Court has initiated proceedings in a case concerning the termination of state metrological control — verification — of water consumption meters…

Austria won’t stifle discontent during Israel’s Eurovision performance
December 17, 2025
EU unveils plan to tackle housing affordability crisis
December 17, 2025

World

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

Schools say the Ministry of Education’s ban on expelling students from secondary school caught them by surprise and are now facing difficulties implementing…

Russian dictator calls European leaders “small pigs”
Ogres December 18, 2025
Britain to return to EU Erasmus exchange program
Ogres December 17, 2025
Latvia’s President doubts Russia’s readiness for peace in Ukraine
Ogres December 17, 2025

Latest Posts

Latvian PM says his party might pick its own presidential candidate

10.05.2023 Ogres

In a situation when parties of the ruling coalition still haven’t agreed on a single presidential candidate, “it is possible” New Unity may…

People “surf the net” more and more and talk to each other less and less

10.05.202310.05.2023 Ogres

Last year mobile internet users spent an average of 42 GB a month on the internet. This is is 18% more when compared…

Can artificial intelligence get higher education?

10.05.202310.05.2023 Ogres

As the time for exams begins, the question of whether artificial intelligence (AI) is able to write, for example, a bachelor’s thesis instead…

Latvian advertisers war about internet censorship

10.05.202310.05.2023 Ogres

Latvian Advertising Association (LRA) has turned to residents with an announcement in which they warn about Ministry of Finance potentially trying to block…

China warns Europe not to apply sanctions

10.05.202310.05.2023 Ogres

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has warned his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, that Beijing will react strongly to the European Union’s (EU) attempts…

Russia fires on Kyiv and moderately celebrates ‘biggest holiday of the year’

10.05.202310.05.2023 Ogres

Russia has shelled Kyiv with cruise missiles, while a modest “Victory Day” parade took place in Moscow in the shadow of the great…

Latvian PM doesn’t want to criticise only the police for recent failures

10.05.202310.05.2023 Ogres

Although in recent weeks there have been several crimes committed in Latvia that had the residents question the competence of the country’s police…

Combined List party leader says Pīlēns election as president will not cause government’s collapse

10.05.2023 Ogres

The election of businessman and founder of the Combined List (AS) political party Uldis Pīlēns as president of Latvia would not mean collapse…

VIDEO | Russia organises fictive protests in Europe

10.05.202310.05.2023 Ogres

In an effort to promote Moscow’s propaganda, Russian secret services organise fictive protests in the biggest cities in the West, as reported by…

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