National festivities in Latvia – mostly without fireworks, but with laser and light games
Available information shows that fireworks for the national holiday will be organised only in Ogre and Ventspils. Other cities in Latvia will instead…
Ombudsman: single account system of VID is not user-friendly
The Deputy Head of Communication and International Cooperation Unit if the Office of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia Edgars Lākutis reports…
BNN ANALYSES | COVID-19 swings again in Lithuania, but its milder versions are expected to prevail
Linas Jegelevičius If you thought that the bugaboo of COVID-19 is gone, at least in Lithuania, you were wrong. On Monday this week,…
Kremlin ready for more Western sanctions while many Russians struggle with basic expenses
The Kremlin said on Tuesday, the 24th of October, that Russia is not worried about possible further Western sanctions, saying the country’s economy…
Israel says it is open for humanitarian pauses in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, the 6th of November, that Israel would consider “tactical small pauses” in fighting to facilitate the…
Latvia’s herring fishing quotas to be slashed by 43% next year
Latvian Ministry of Culture reports that the country’s herring fishing quota will go down by 43% next year. This was decided on Sunday,…
Former Latvian PM “fires back” at party for criticising his special flight costs
On Thursday, the 16th of November, Minister of Foreign Affairs Krišjānis Kariņš told LTV programme Rīta panorāma that he does not agree with…
OPINION | Latvia’s labour market is being crushed
Pēteris Strautiņš, Luminor Bank economist Labour market data for Q3 2023, when compared to Q2, shows that nothing has changed in any significant…
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of elderly woman
Kurzeme District Court in Latvia has sentenced a man to life in prison for the murder of his 92-year-old acquaintance, as confirmed by…
