Temperatures in Latvia to climb to as high as +30°C midweek
August 5, 2026
Teachers’ trade union head says LIZDA might “strike again”
The decisions made by the Latvian government on Wednesday, the 26th of April, on allocation of additional funding towards an even greater increase…
Norway criticizes Sweden’s actions after the fall of the research rocket
Sweden has received criticism from neighboring Norway after its research rocket encountered a technical glitch and fell into mountains on Norwegian territory, the…
Latvian teachers collect more than 10 000 votes in favour of government’s dismissal
The initiative of the Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA) to get the government step down in the event of…
South Africa is hesitant about membership in International Criminal Court
The office of the South African president has retracted President Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement that South Africa should refuse to participate in the International…
Latvian government caves in to teachers’ demands and will divert additional funding
In order to fulfil the demands of the Latvian teachers on strike, the government plans to allocate an additional amount of EUR 4.2…
Estonian schools search for an approach to work with Ukrainian children
Heads of Estonian schools are discussing work with Ukrainian students who are taught in Estonian and have difficulties with learning, writes ERR News….
Leaked documents suggest Russia makes attempts to influence Baltic States
Documents leaked from the Kremlin reaffirm observed attempts by Russia to reinforce influence over Baltic States. According to classified documents accessed by Baltic…
Russia takes over the assets of foreign companies
Russia has announced that it is temporarily taking control of the assets of Finnish energy group Fortum and German company Uniper, writes Reuters….
Economy will be sluggish and unequal, Swedbank predicts
The good news is that inflation is backing away. Not so good news – although Latvia’s economy has been more resilient than expected,…
