Latvian Minister of Finance doesn’t understand how existing healthcare financing model works
Looking at the existing healthcare financing model, Latvian Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens admits he doesn’t understand how it works, because medical workers…
Latvian wage: average gross wage reaches EUR 1 549
In Q3 2023, according to work-day and seasonally unadjusted data, the gross average wage in Latvia for full-time work was EUR 1 549,…
Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish presidents boycott COP28 joint photo because of Lukashenko
On Friday, the 1st of December, the presidents of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland boycotted the joint photo session of state leaders at the…
LDz Cargo to auction off 46 freight cars at initial price of EUR 220 000
LDz Cargo, a subsidiary of Latvian Railway, will sell 47 freight cars at an initial price of EUR 220 000 during an auction…
Latvian Saeima ratifies Istanbul Convention seven years after its initial signing
On Thursday, the 30th of November, the majority of the Saeima passed the law with which the so-called Istanbul Convention or the Council…
Russian Supreme Court bans “LGBT movement”, declares it “extremist”
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday, the 30th of November, declared LGBT activists “extremists” in response to a Justice Ministry request to ban the…
Israeli-Hamas conflict resumes after truce
On Friday, the 1st of December, Israel resumed combat operations in Gaza following alleged rocket attacks by Palestinian militants and violations of the…
Latvijas gāze’s nine-month operations conclude with EUR 24.924 million in losses
In the first nine months of 2023 the net turnover of Latvijas gāze JSC (LG) was EUR 120.544 million, which is 78% less…
Acute respiratory infections on a rise in Latvia: Covid-19 and RSV
Last week’s flu and other upper respiratory infections monitoring results show that the number of Covid-19 patients is on a rise. There is…
