Slovak truckers threaten to block border crossing with Ukraine
Slovak truckers are considering blocking the main border crossing with Ukraine from Friday to protest against what they consider unfair competition from Ukrainian…
Survey: 80% of Latvian residents regularly use beverage packaging deposit system
80% of Latvian residents regularly use the beverage packaging deposit system, which is nine percentage points more than last year, according to a…
Finland to close all border crossings with Russia
Finland will close its border with Russia for two weeks due to an influx of asylum seekers, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo announced on…
Latvian government approves 12 VAT rate for fruits, vegetables and berries for one year
On Tuesday, the 28th of November, Latvian government supported the application of a reduced 12% VAT rate on fruits, vegetables and berries for…
European Parliament approves European Union’s budget for 2024
On Wednesday, the 22nd of November, the European Parliament voted for the European Union’s budget for 2024. 519 MEPs voted in favour of…
Ministry of Transport in favour of more severe penalties for exceeding road speed limits
Latvian Ministry of Transport supports the proposal initiated by the Ministry of the Interior to introduce the revocation of driver’s licence if the…
Illegal immigration pressure on Latvia’s border has relaxed, says minister
In the last couple of weeks the illegal migration pressure on the Latvian-Belarusian border has relaxed, said Minister of the Interior Rihards Kozlovskis…
Latvian president concerned about large number of vacancies in Prison Administration
On Monday, the 27th of November, during his inspection of Riga Central Prison and the work done by the Prison Administration in this…
WHO asks China for details on respiratory illness outbreaks
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has requested additional information from China on reports received from both the media and ProMed, the global outbreak…
