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Fog and light precipitation will continue, but the weekend will bring wetter and warmer weather
December 3, 2025
airBaltic rating downgraded: Fitch warns of weak financial flexibility and uncertain IPO timeline
December 2, 2025
Don’t fall for It! These schemes are used by scammers who extracted nearly half a million euros in one week
December 1, 2025

Last week, 460,937 euros were defrauded from residents of Latvia, according to information from the State Police. From the 24th to the 30th…

Hydrogen fuel in Estonia: cars are available, suitable fueling station waits for permit
November 28, 2025
More than 110 million euros in losses in Latvia: heavy rainfall and frost have destroyed crops
November 26, 2025

Politics

Latvian Parliament approves budget changes – what will change for residents in 2026?
December 4, 2025
“We won’t give in to blackmail” — JV leader comments on coalition crisis and budget vote
December 1, 2025
Latvia closes its remaining routes to Russia and Belarus: government order in the works
November 27, 2025
Secret deadlines and rising costs: Transport Ministry explains the Rail Baltica chaos
November 26, 2025
ZZS convenes an extraordinary board meeting “on the political situation in Latvia”
November 21, 2025
Candidate for Prosecutor General Meisters: Submission on support for the timber industry requires evaluation
November 19, 2025

Business

“Rīgas karte” has long been a source of scandals and excessive costs — liquidation proposed, Kleinbergs says
By Ogres   December 4, 2025

The Riga City Council’s Finance and Administration Affairs Committee will on Thursday decide on terminating the operations of SIA Rīgas karte, the municipality…

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Ventspils Freeport begins electrification of ferry berth – the project will cost more than 4 million euros
By Ogres   December 3, 2025
Opinion: Latvia’s oil product reserves — can we really be sure they are safe?
By Ogres   November 13, 2025
Fuel prices rise again in the Baltics
By Ogres   November 8, 2025
Maxima Latvija has long engaged in unfair practices against suppliers, Competition Council finds
By Ogres   November 6, 2025

“Rīgas karte” has long been a source of scandals and excessive costs — liquidation proposed, Kleinbergs says
Ogres December 4, 2025

The Riga City Council’s Finance and Administration Affairs Committee will on Thursday decide on terminating the operations of SIA Rīgas karte, the municipality…

BNN IN FOCUS | Why removing railway tracks in peacetime could bring Latvia more losses than benefits
Ogres December 4, 2025

“I would like to see the arguments presented by the National Armed Forces regarding the military component of railway track removal. Perhaps they…

Latvian Parliament approves budget changes – what will change for residents in 2026?
Ogres December 4, 2025
Downing Street: Chinese embassy mega-complex could offer security advantages
Ogres December 3, 2025
Researcher: Avoid extremes when offering organic food in schools
Ogres December 3, 2025

“Rīgas karte” has long been a source of scandals and excessive costs — liquidation proposed, Kleinbergs says
December 4, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Why removing railway tracks in peacetime could bring Latvia more losses than benefits
December 4, 2025
Latvian Parliament approves budget changes – what will change for residents in 2026?
December 4, 2025
Downing Street: Chinese embassy mega-complex could offer security advantages
December 3, 2025
Researcher: Avoid extremes when offering organic food in schools
December 3, 2025
Changes to early retirement in Latvia: service tenure and retirement age will increase, payments will be standardised
December 3, 2025

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BNN IN FOCUS | Why removing railway tracks in peacetime could bring Latvia more losses than benefits
December 4, 2025
Changes to early retirement in Latvia: service tenure and retirement age will increase, payments will be standardised
December 3, 2025
Latvia cuts several benefits for Ukrainian refugees due to funding constraints
December 3, 2025

The Saeima today adopted amendments to the Law on Support for the Civilian Population of Ukraine, removing several support measures, including benefits for…

Strengthening Latvia’s border nears the finish line: what has been done and what still lies ahead?
December 3, 2025
Latvia’s gender equality indicators are worsening – the sharpest decline in recent years
December 2, 2025

World

Downing Street: Chinese embassy mega-complex could offer security advantages
Ogres December 3, 2025

A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that China’s plan to build a mega-complex in London could give Britons a…

Researcher: Avoid extremes when offering organic food in schools
Ogres December 3, 2025

A study by Ava Kutman, a junior researcher at Tartu College of Health Care, has concluded that potatoes grown in the immediate vicinity…

Fix, not throw away – Lithuania starts fight against electronic waste
Ogres December 3, 2025
Estonians compare Riga and Tallinn Christmas markets
Ogres December 2, 2025
Czech Republic forms cabinet; president demands explanations from candidates
Ogres December 2, 2025

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EU court: Member States must recognize same-sex marriages concluded in another bloc’s country

26.11.202501.12.2025 Ogres

The European Union’s top court has ruled that if a same-sex couple’s marriage is legally recognized in the country where it took place,…

Wintery weather expected mid-week in Latvia

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Wednesday will be cloudy with occasional clear spells. From the afternoon, snow is expected in the southeastern regions, increasing snow cover by 4–6…

How the Kremlin is driving Ukrainians to betray their country: money and fear

25.11.202525.11.2025 Ogres

A court hearing is taking place in Kyiv, where two young Ukrainians – 19-year-old Olena and 22-year-old Bohdan – see each other in…

Number of foreign workers in Lithuania has increased twentyfold in six years

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The latest statistics show that approximately 150,000 third-country nationals and approximately 17,000 citizens of other European Union countries are currently working in Lithuania,…

Lithuania reports: smuggling balloons deliberately directed toward Latvia, several people detained

25.11.202525.11.2025 Ogres

Several Lithuanian citizens were detained in Latvia over the past 24 hours after arriving to collect cigarette smuggling shipments delivered by meteorological balloons…

Difficult border crossings don’t stop; what do Estonians buy in Ivangorod?

25.11.202526.11.2025 Ogres

Despite sanctions against the aggressor state and the difficulties associated with crossing the border, residents of Narva, located on Estonia’s eastern border, still…

Latvia’s Supreme Court criticises the Prime Minister’s communication on the budget: “This is not acceptable”

25.11.202525.11.2025 Ogres

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (SC), Aigars Strupišs, is dissatisfied with Prime Minister Evika Siliņa’s (New Unity) communication regarding next year’s…

Experts call for dismantling railway tracks east of Daugavpils; minister comments

25.11.202526.11.2025 Ogres

When assessing the future of railway tracks in the Eastern border area, security interests will be the top priority, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis…

Frost, snow and slippery roads: what weather to expect in the coming days

25.11.202526.11.2025 Ogres

On Tuesday, the skies will clear at times. At night, some snow is expected in Vidzeme, but the day will pass without significant…

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