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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
General government debt per capita in Latvia reaches 10,600 euros
October 30, 2025

At the end of June this year, Latvia’s general government debt amounted to €10,600 per capita, according to information published by the Fiscal…

Today will be cloudy and rainy – what to know before heading out
October 30, 2025
Consumer Rights Centre fines Ride with 10,000 euros for continuing services in early October
October 28, 2025

Politics

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
Valkas mayor suspected of defrauding EU funds
October 28, 2025
Data breach in 42 Latvian municipalities: DVI imposes 300,000 euro fine on ZZ Dats
October 24, 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

Latvian President sends law on withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention back to parliament
Ogres November 4, 2025

President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs has decided to return to the Saeima for reconsideration the draft law on Latvia’s withdrawal from the Council…

KNAB uncovers misappropriation in LDz subsidiary – officials suspected
Ogres November 3, 2025

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has, under an expedited procedure, proposed that the Prosecution Office for Investigation of Offences in State…

Estonian Police: Electric scooter sales must be curbed
Ogres November 3, 2025
Belgium spots suspicious drones; concerns grow
Ogres November 3, 2025
Major transformations ahead for Riga Airport
Ogres November 3, 2025

Latvian President sends law on withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention back to parliament
November 4, 2025
KNAB uncovers misappropriation in LDz subsidiary – officials suspected
November 3, 2025
Estonian Police: Electric scooter sales must be curbed
November 3, 2025
Belgium spots suspicious drones; concerns grow
November 3, 2025
Major transformations ahead for Riga Airport
November 3, 2025
Another Russian military intelligence spy detained in Latvia
November 3, 2025

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Latvian President sends law on withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention back to parliament
November 4, 2025
KNAB uncovers misappropriation in LDz subsidiary – officials suspected
November 3, 2025
Another Russian military intelligence spy detained in Latvia
November 3, 2025

The State Security Service (VDD), in cooperation with the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIDD), detained a person in mid-October on suspicion of…

“Power belongs to the people” – record-breaking wave of signatures in Latvia on the Istanbul Convention
November 3, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | What Happens Next? Political scientist explains why withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention could reshape Latvia’s government
October 31, 2025

World

Estonian Police: Electric scooter sales must be curbed
Ogres November 3, 2025

The state plans to review regulations for the lightest vehicles, and among the changes is a ban on children under the age of…

Belgium spots suspicious drones; concerns grow
Ogres November 3, 2025

Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken said that suspicious drones spotted over Belgian military bases in early November were intended to gather information about…

China has launched a campaign of intimidation against British academics
Ogres November 3, 2025
Estonian Defence Forces Commander: Hysteria about war is doing a disservice
Ogres October 31, 2025
Germany’s increasingly popular far-right party seeks and finds support in the US
Ogres October 31, 2025

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BNN ANALYSES: Sacked top-rank Lithuanian police chief accuses Interior Minister of «mobbing» among other things

28.10.2022 Ogres

Linas Jegelevičius A parliamentary sitting held Thursday, 27 October, by Lithuania’s opposition parties on the sacking of the former Public Police Security Service…

Latvian Employers’ Confederation unhappy with 13th Saeima’s arrogant and rushed decision on minimal wages

28.10.2022 Ogres

The decision to increase the minimal wage in Latvia to EUR 620 in 2023 and EUR 700 in 2024 was rushed, ignoring the…

Provisional estimate shows Latvia’s GDP down by 0.6%

28.10.2022 Ogres

In Q3 2022, compared to Q3 2021, gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.6 % according to seasonally and calendar non-adjusted data. Provisional…

Daugavpils mayor invites residents to say «farewell» to monuments to be removed in Latvia

28.10.202228.10.2022 Ogres

Mayor of Daugavpils Andrejs Elksniņš posted an invitation on social networks, inviting residents to bring flowers and candles to the Soviet monuments so…

Elon Musk takes over Twitter and fires managers

28.10.2022 Ogres

U.S. billionaire Elon Musk has officially taken control of Twitter and has dismissed its managers, as reported by American media on Thursday, 27…

Saeima passes amendments that ban Zhdanok from running in European Parliament elections

28.10.2022 Ogres

Latvia’s Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the Election to the European Parliament Law, stating that people who served in the…

Reminder – clocks are to be turned one hour back in Latvia on 30 October

28.10.2022 Ogres

The transition to winter time in Latvia will happen at 04:00 a.m. on the night to Sunday, 30 October. This is when clocks…

Construction costs in Latvia up by one-fifth in 2022

28.10.2022 Ogres

Compared to September 2021, the level of construction costs in Latvia increased by 20.2 % in September 2022. Prices of building materials rose…

Sales of vehicles with internal combustion engines to cease in Europe in 2035

28.10.2022 Ogres

On Thursday, 27 October, the European Parliament and European Union member states reached an agreement that provides for the cessation of sales of…

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