Hope to find survivors in Turkey remains
Rescue teams in Turkey managed to find several more survivors, which gives a ray of hope four days after the devastating earthquakes, writes…
Prohibition for private schools to teach students in Russian language does not breach the Constitution
Restrictions imposed for private universities and other higher education institutions to implement education programmes in other official European languages breaches the Constitution of…
Latvian minister picks Col. Mārtiņš Baltmanis as main candidate to lead VUGD
Latvian Minister of the Interior Māris Kučinskis has decided to pick Col. Mārtiņš Baltmanis as his main candidate for the post of Chief…
Port businessmen invite building LNG terminal at a large sea port
Latvian Stevedoring Company Association (LSA) reports that it has turned to the government with their own proposal for the construction of a liquefied…
Russia is shelling Ukraine; alarm sirens blares throughout the country
Russian forces fired at critical infrastructure in several parts of Ukraine overnight, and at least 17 missiles hit Zaporizhzhia, Reuters reports. Air raid…
New Riga Theatre’s reconstruction stage takes unexpected turn
Latvian state real estate company Valsts nekustamie īpašumi (VNI) has released a statement from board member Jeļena Gavrilova, in which officials doubt completion…
Latvian Railway board chairman Māris Kleinbergs dismissed from his post
As confirmed by the Latvian Railway (LDz) Council, chairman of the board of LDz Māris Kleinbergs has been dismissed from his post. An…
Latvian government hopes to return to Maastricht criteria in four years
Latvia’s goal is returning to the Maastricht criteria before the end of the current political cycle, said Minister of Finance Arvils Ašeradens. He…
Construction output volume in Latvia down by 11.3%
Compared to 2021, construction output reduced by 11.3% in 2022, according to calendar adjusted data at constant prices. Construction output decline in civil…
