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Fog and drizzle to persist – forecast for the coming days
November 4, 2025
No clearance – no office? Latvian minister explains rules for municipal leaders
November 3, 2025
Changeable weather in the coming days – what to expect
October 31, 2025

On Friday, skies will be overcast, and rain is expected at times across most of the country, with the heaviest precipitation forecast for…

General government debt per capita in Latvia reaches 10,600 euros
October 30, 2025
Today will be cloudy and rainy – what to know before heading out
October 30, 2025

Politics

Čakša promises a more efficient budget: what exactly changes for Latvians in 2026?
November 5, 2025
Legal expert explains why the Latvian President’s decision on the Istanbul Convention was correct
November 4, 2025
EU Court of Justice Advocate General Calls for Dismissal of Latvia’s Appeal in Aven and Fridman Sanctions Case
October 31, 2025
Latvia’s President faces a decisive moment: Saeima’s Istanbul Convention decision lands on his desk
October 31, 2025
Jūrmala mayor denied access to state secrets — Truksnis resigns
October 30, 2025
Nordic parliament speakers express concern that Latvia may withdraw from the Istanbul Convention
October 29, 2025

Business

Major transformations ahead for Riga Airport
By Ogres   November 3, 2025

Riga Airport’s development plan for 2025–2050 foresees runway and airfield modernisation, including new taxiways, a southern apron and modern de-icing areas, the airport…

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Russian airlines accumulate debts to Latvia
By Ogres   October 27, 2025
The end of “tasty” e-cigarettes: Court confirms flavour ban
By Ogres   October 24, 2025
Triumph for Latvian gastronomy: 34 restaurants included in the “Michelin Guide 2026”
By Ogres   October 22, 2025
Netherlands’ Ingka Investments to become Latvia’s largest private forest owner
By Ogres   October 20, 2025

How has Latvia managed to remain among the tax competitiveness leaders for eight consecutive years?
Ogres November 5, 2025

Latvia has the second most competitive tax system among the member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), trailing only…

Food and utilities’ prices – a challenge for Lithuanians
Ogres November 5, 2025

A survey conducted by the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT shows that 17% of respondents assess their financial situation as bad, and 3% admitted…

Čakša promises a more efficient budget: what exactly changes for Latvians in 2026?
Ogres November 5, 2025
Mild and grey weather continues – less rain and occasional sunshine over the weekend
Ogres November 5, 2025
National Alliance supports President’s call to leave Istanbul Convention decision to the next Saeima
Ogres November 4, 2025

How has Latvia managed to remain among the tax competitiveness leaders for eight consecutive years?
November 5, 2025
Food and utilities’ prices – a challenge for Lithuanians
November 5, 2025
Čakša promises a more efficient budget: what exactly changes for Latvians in 2026?
November 5, 2025
Mild and grey weather continues – less rain and occasional sunshine over the weekend
November 5, 2025
National Alliance supports President’s call to leave Istanbul Convention decision to the next Saeima
November 4, 2025
France to ban alcohol sales in parliament bar
November 4, 2025

Social

How has Latvia managed to remain among the tax competitiveness leaders for eight consecutive years?
November 5, 2025
Mild and grey weather continues – less rain and occasional sunshine over the weekend
November 5, 2025
National Alliance supports President’s call to leave Istanbul Convention decision to the next Saeima
November 4, 2025

The National Alliance (NA) supports President Edgars Rinkēvičs’ call to continue decision-making on the Istanbul Convention in the next Saeima, the party told…

“Unanswered questions and oddities”: Citskovskis on Kariņš’s special flights
November 4, 2025
Latvian President sends law on withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention back to parliament
November 4, 2025

World

Food and utilities’ prices – a challenge for Lithuanians
Ogres November 5, 2025

A survey conducted by the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT shows that 17% of respondents assess their financial situation as bad, and 3% admitted…

France to ban alcohol sales in parliament bar
Ogres November 4, 2025

Left-wing French MP Emmanuel Duplessy wants to ban alcohol sales in the National Assembly bar, writes Politico. According to a report obtained by…

Estonian MPs sign declaration of support for Istanbul Convention
Ogres November 4, 2025
Lithuania’s border with Belarus closed; Lithuanians seek detours
Ogres November 4, 2025
Estonian Police: Electric scooter sales must be curbed
Ogres November 3, 2025

Latest Posts

National Alliance leader fears humiliating failure in composing Latvia’s new government

14.11.202214.11.2022 Ogres

Failure of three experienced organisations to compose a new government would be humiliating, said National Alliance’s leader Raivis Dzintars in an interview to…

Gas stores at Latvia’s Inčukalns storage facility reaches 14.34 TWh

14.11.2022 Ogres

For the first time in history Inčukalns underground gas storage facility (PGK) has continued pumping natural gas after the start of the natural…

Electricity transmission tariff in Latvia may increase by average of 75%

14.11.2022 Ogres

Latvian electricity transmission system operator Sadales tīkls JSC submitted to the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK) a new tariff project, which provides for increasing…

BNN ASKS | Saeima speaker: Kariņš has an authoritarian style of leading coalition negotiations

14.11.2022 Ogres

The thing that is slowing the coalition formation process in Latvia is the style employed to organise negotiations. Politicians engaged in the process…

Euribor interest rate rise to affect car lease market

14.11.2022 Ogres

Luminor Bank warns leasers that the Euribor interest rate may considerably affect their payments across their entire lease contract term. After several years…

Latvia removes all 69 objects glorifying the Soviet union; municipalities remove 55 more

14.11.2022 Ogres

According to information from Latvian municipalities, all 69 objects believed to glorify the Soviet union have been removed from the country’s territory within…

Swedish expert: Russia’s crisis will not go away after war in Ukraine is over

14.11.2022 Ogres

Russia is not expected to change and cease its aggressive and hateful policy in the near or medium-term perspective. This means we have…

National Alliance leader fears humiliating failure to compose Latvia’s new government

14.11.2022 Ogres

Failure of three experienced organisations to compose a new government would be humiliating, said National Alliance’s leader Raivis Dzintars in an interview to…

BNN summary of the week: Price hike in Latvia. Coalition under construction. Russians leave Kherson

13.11.202213.11.2022 Ogres

This week passed in Latvia largely with expectations for continued coalition negotiations. The process remains slow, but both the National Alliance and New…

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