Water supply tariffs in Jurmala increased by one-third
Public Utilities Commission (SPRK), meanwhile, reports that the tariff project submitted by Jūrmalas ūdens LLC water company as justified. It was announced in…
Warning for businesses – number of fraudulent accounts is on a rise
Scammers have started forging accounts of partners of different companies in an attempt to scam Latvian businesses of their money, reports Swedbank, warning…
Record Covid-19 numbers and mass protests in China
Despite the strict rules to curb the Covid-19 infection, numbers of infected are hitting new records, and protests spread, reports Reuters. Protests started…
Proportion of Latvians in the country up to 62.7% since start of 2022
This is the estimate from the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) based on results of the population and housing census of 2021….
Mayor of Jurmala removed from office and city council
Friday, 25 November, marked the coming into force of the guilty verdict for Jurmala City Council chairman Gatis Truksnis. This means he will…
When December comes, air temperatures expected to go down sharply in Latvia
This week weather will be mostly cloudy. At times it will snow and the layer of snow will increase by a couple of…
BNN SUMMARY OF THE WEEK: Officially nominated PM; New posts; No changes in Russia
This week, three weeks after the 14th Saeima officially started performing duties, Latvia’s President Egils Levits decided to officially nominate Krišjānis Kariņš for…
Week in Lithuania | Lithuania bans very thin transparent plastic bags, Seimas adopts 2023 state budget
Linas Jegelevičius The Interior Ministry says it will blacklist Ukrainian singer Loboda, Transportation Ministry’s plans on the Vilnius-Warsaw train service unveiled. Ignitis Renewables…
Latvian Saeima conceptually supports creation of vice-minister seats and a new ministry despite objections from deputies
On 24 November the Saeima set urgency and conceptually passed amendments to the State Administration Structure Law necessary to implement the ruling coalition’s…
