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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

Businessman in Latvia sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for offering a bribe

14.04.2023 Ogres

The Court of Economic Affairs (ELT) has found Rīgas namu apsaimniekotājs JSC board chairman Igors Trubko guilty of offering a briber of EUR…

VIDEO | FBI arrests suspect for leaking classified US documents

14.04.2023 Ogres

A 21-year-old Air Force soldier has been arrested in the US and charged with leaking secret military documents, which also contained information about…

Latvian government has no plans to provide Skulte LNG developers any financial guarantees

14.04.2023 Ogres

Latvia’s government has rejected the request to provide any financial guarantees to Skulte LNG terminal’s developers, said Minister of Climate and Energy Raimonds…

Nearly half of clothes brought to Latvia are “close to garbage state”

14.04.2023 Ogres

According to data from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP), Latvia imports on average more than 30 000 tonnes of various clothes,…

Pīlēns will have a higher chance of winning if Levits runs for president again

14.04.2023 Ogres

Businessman and Combined List party founder Uldis Pīlēns, according to certain politicians, would have a higher chance of winning presidential elections if President…

BNN IN FOCUS | Kaja Kallas’ third government starts its term by increasing Estonia’s taxes

13.04.2023 Ogres

On Wednesday, the 12th of April, the parliament of Latvia’s northern neighbour finally authorised Kaja Kallas to compose a basically already composed government….

Latvian doctor receives reprimand for not letting husband see his wife before she died

13.04.2023 Ogres

The Health Inspectorate has issued a reprimand to Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) for violating the Law on the Rights of Patients…

Latvia’s Minister of Agriculture still doesn’t have access to official secrets

13.04.2023 Ogres

Of the members of the government only Minister of Agriculture Didzis Šmits still does not have a permit to access official secrets. His…

North Korean missile causes confusion in Japan

13.04.202313.04.2023 Ogres

Another missile test conducted by North Korea has caused confusion in the northern part of Japan, where an evacuation was announced, which was…

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