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Sabotage, border fence and migration — Latvia’s minister on key security challenges
January 6, 2026
A cold week ahead in Latvia: snowfall and falling temperatures
January 5, 2026
Wintery weather takes hold of Latvia: snow, black ice and slippery roads
January 2, 2026

On Friday, precipitation is expected at times – mainly snow and wet snow, while rain is also possible in the western parts of…

Year-end with a wintry character: snow, wind, and frost
December 29, 2025
“Don’t get sad — we are fighting for you as well.” Ukrainian soldiers say this, recalls Elmārs Pļaviņš
December 23, 2025

Politics

BNN IN FOCUS | Pre-election fairy tales and post-election taxes? A political scientist’s view
January 5, 2026
Starmer: Britain must build closer ties with EU single market
January 5, 2026
Managed conflict, not collapse: What’s happening inside Latvia’s governmen
January 2, 2026
Trump talks about Greenland again; Danes are seething with anger
December 23, 2025
Excessive bureaucracy in Latvia creates fertile ground for corruption, says Endziņš
December 23, 2025
Brandavs admits promising a bribe to Ušakovs — former Riga mayor denies allegations, TV report says
December 22, 2025

Business

“Rīgas meži”: The forestry sector will continue to be affected by geopolitical and economic challenges
By Ogres   January 2, 2026

The forestry sector will continue to be influenced by geopolitical and economic challenges, while a significant paradigm shift is emerging in the understanding…

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Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
By Ogres   December 19, 2025
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

US pledges support for security guarantees for Ukraine in Paris
Ogres January 7, 2026

US representatives, meeting in Paris with members of the Coalition of Willing, have pledged to provide Ukraine with security guarantees, which would also…

Estonia faces flu drug shortage; calls to prescribe only to at-risk patients
Ogres January 6, 2026

Alina Terep, head of the Estonian Family Physicians Association, has warned that as the flu epidemic continues, there may be a shortage of…

Promised pay rises, but no money secured: FDC criticizes government decision on teachers’ salaries
Ogres January 6, 2026
Latvia names its national ice hockey team roster for the 2026 Olympic Games
Ogres January 6, 2026
Unusual cold wave and snow force Britons to close schools
Ogres January 6, 2026

US pledges support for security guarantees for Ukraine in Paris
January 7, 2026
Estonia faces flu drug shortage; calls to prescribe only to at-risk patients
January 6, 2026
Promised pay rises, but no money secured: FDC criticizes government decision on teachers’ salaries
January 6, 2026
Latvia names its national ice hockey team roster for the 2026 Olympic Games
January 6, 2026
Unusual cold wave and snow force Britons to close schools
January 6, 2026
Greece’s air traffic control system temporarily shuts down; cause unclear
January 6, 2026

Social

Promised pay rises, but no money secured: FDC criticizes government decision on teachers’ salaries
January 6, 2026
Latvia names its national ice hockey team roster for the 2026 Olympic Games
January 6, 2026
Greece’s air traffic control system temporarily shuts down; cause unclear
January 6, 2026

Greek air traffic controllers endured a tense few hours on Sunday morning, the 4th of January, when communications systems went down for an…

Sabotage suspicions ease: what police reveal about Baltic Sea cable damage
January 5, 2026
Lithuanians are caught in a silver rush – buy up kilograms of the precious metal
January 5, 2026

World

US pledges support for security guarantees for Ukraine in Paris
Ogres January 7, 2026

US representatives, meeting in Paris with members of the Coalition of Willing, have pledged to provide Ukraine with security guarantees, which would also…

Estonia faces flu drug shortage; calls to prescribe only to at-risk patients
Ogres January 6, 2026

Alina Terep, head of the Estonian Family Physicians Association, has warned that as the flu epidemic continues, there may be a shortage of…

Unusual cold wave and snow force Britons to close schools
Ogres January 6, 2026
Trump’s success in Venezuela – a major blow to Putin’s ego
Ogres January 6, 2026
Baltic foreign ministers condemn Trump’s idea of taking control of Greenland
Ogres January 5, 2026

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France still fails to agree on next year’s budget

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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

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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

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

BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?

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One of the most prominent issues of the outgoing year was the fight against bureaucracy. Residents hoped that bureaucrats would finally be knocked…

Minister criticizes Czech climate policy; promised “green blood will flow”

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Czech interim environment minister Petr Macinka has said that ideology must be broken and the ministry’s climate protection department will be closed, writes…

EU agrees loan for Ukraine; frozen Russian assets untouched for now

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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

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The situation in Latvian agriculture is becoming more complicated with each passing year, primarily due to climatic conditions, said Juris Lazdiņš, Chairman of…

Weather in Latvia during the holidays: cloudy, locally rainy, and cool

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On Friday and Saturday, skies will be mostly cloudy, with some clearing during the daytime in places. During the second half of Friday…

Compulsory secondary education introduced in Estonia; schools struggle to adapt to changes

18.12.202519.12.2025 Ogres

Schools say the Ministry of Education’s ban on expelling students from secondary school caught them by surprise and are now facing difficulties implementing…

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