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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

France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
Ogres December 19, 2025

The French parliament failed to agree on the 2026 national budget on the 19th of December, meaning that emergency solutions will have to…

A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
Ogres December 19, 2025

At the end of the year, Lithuanian lawmakers created a situation where even a cat has a say in whether to dismiss the…

Estonian Interior Minister: Russians don’t know how to read maps
Ogres December 19, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?
Ogres December 19, 2025
EU agrees loan for Ukraine; frozen Russian assets untouched for now
Ogres December 19, 2025

France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
December 19, 2025
A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
December 19, 2025
Estonian Interior Minister: Russians don’t know how to read maps
December 19, 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

Social

A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
December 19, 2025
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

Comprehensive civil defence exercises would help improve public preparedness for crises, according to the study “From Siren to Shelter? Civil Defence in Riga”…

Dispute over abolition of water meter verification reaches Latvia’s Constitutional Court
December 18, 2025
Austria won’t stifle discontent during Israel’s Eurovision performance
December 17, 2025

World

France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
Ogres December 19, 2025

The French parliament failed to agree on the 2026 national budget on the 19th of December, meaning that emergency solutions will have to…

Estonian Interior Minister: Russians don’t know how to read maps
Ogres December 19, 2025

The Estonian government will conduct a new risk assessment on December 19, and it is not ruled out that the border with Russia…

EU agrees loan for Ukraine; frozen Russian assets untouched for now
Ogres December 19, 2025
Compulsory secondary education introduced in Estonia; schools struggle to adapt to changes
Ogres December 18, 2025
Russian dictator calls European leaders “small pigs”
Ogres December 18, 2025

Latest Posts

Finland officially becomes 31st NATO member state

04.04.2023 Ogres

With the admission procedure complete, Finland officially became the 31st NATO member state on Tuesday, the 4th of April. During a meeting of…

Agricultural product price level up 33.9% in Latvia last year

04.04.2023 Ogres

The Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia reports that, when compared with 2021, the agricultural price index increased by 33.9% in 2022. It was…

BNN IN FOCUS | Will Latvia force Russians to love Latvian language?

04.04.2023 Ogres

Ilona Bērziņa, BNN On Wednesday, the 5th of April, the Saeima will decide on amendments to the Immigration Law that have caused a…

Rules for electric scooters discussed in Tallinn

04.04.202304.04.2023 Ogres

With the beginning of spring, the season of electric scooters has also arrived, and the Tallinn City Council is discussing the restrictions applicable…

Turkey – the inconvenient, yet irreplaceable member of NATO

04.04.202304.04.2023 Ogres

Turkey has admitted Finland to NATO, but is still hesitant to approve Sweden’s entry into the alliance, leaving NATO with no choice but…

Riga may see more than one million tourists this year

04.04.202304.04.2023 Ogres

Riga City Council reports the city is preparing for a surge of tourists. Statistical data from the start of the year indicates that…

Latvian political party gangs up on the head of VID; suggests institution’s reformation

04.04.2023 Ogres

The Saeima faction of the Combined List (AS) met with Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens and the chief of the State Revenue Service…

Trump goes to New York to hear the charges

04.04.202304.04.2023 Ogres

Former US President Donald Trump is preparing to appear before the court to officially hear the charges brought against him, hand over his…

Latvijas gāze predicts natural gas prices for households may drop 20-40%

04.04.2023 Ogres

Latvijas gāze plans to announce natural gas universal service price for households that will come into force in May. The company adds the…

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