Travel in EU: Nine-month acceptance period adopted for digital Covid certificate
The European Commission has adopted rules relating to the EU digital Covid certificate, establishing a binding acceptance period of 9 months (precisely 270…
Lithuania sets seven-month deadline for its Covid opportunity pass
Unless a person is both vaccinated and has recovered from Covid-19, his or her Covid-19 certificate – opportunity pass – in Lithuania will…
Expert: it would be a good idea for Latvia’s half-empty sea ports to take over freights from Belaruskali
Opinion piece. It would be economically beneficial for our [Latvian] half-empty sea ports to take over Belaruskali freights from Lithuania. It would prove…
Philippine typhoon death toll reaches 375
In South-East Asia, the island nation of the Philippines has been hit by a powerful typhoon, which has brought devastation to many tropical…
Number of children remaining in orphanages in Latvia stays high
Last year the number of children who remained in out of family care institutions reduced by 53. Nevertheless, the number of children who…
World Economic Forum postponed to summer
In Switzerland, the organisers of the World Economic Forum have decided to hold the January event next summer and have online panel sessions…
Latvian government plans to compensate residents for increased electricity costs
The state plans to compensate 50% of electricity system service costs for end users. This support will remain in force until the end…
Estonian schools may not check parent Covid certificates at school events
In Estonia, schools may not check the Covid-19 digital certificates to parents of pupils coming to school events, according to the Estonian Ministry…
Only 51% of agricultural land is used by large agricultural holdings in Latvia
In 2020, there were 2.3 thousand large agricultural holdings in Latvia with a standard indicator of more than EUR 100 000 per year,…
