Latvia decides to extend state of emergency on Belarusian border
On Tuesday, the 31st of December, Latvia’s government supported extending the state of emergency on the Latvian-Belarusian border until the 10th of May…
Latvian Saeima considers unblocking Riga’s development plan
Minister of Environment Protection and Regional Development Māris Sprindžuks may decide to at least partially lift the block previously imposed by the last…
Russia sentences an exiled journalist to eight years in prison
The popular and controversial Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov has been sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for spreading «fake news», writes…
Orbán advises Ukraine to surrender
While Western countries are supplying Ukraine with weapons, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is looking the other way and questioning Ukraine’s sovereignty, writes…
Competition doubles in road construction procurements in Latvian
While in 2018 the average number of contenders in a single procurement was 2.11, in 2022 this number increased to 4.07, as reported…
Inflation continues going down in Eurozone; unemployment in Latvia above average in EU
Annual inflation in Eurozone dropped to 8.5% in January 2023. In December 2022 it was 9.2%. In November inflation in Eurozone was 10.1%….
Beverage container deposit system in Latvia turns one year old
The system’s operator – Depozīta Iepakojuma Operators LLC – reports that since the launch of the system last year, residents in Latvia have…
Estonia will participate in the Olympics; Latvia considers boycotting them
The Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK) believes that boycotting the Olympic Games should be left as the last option, and cancellation of participation would…
European Parliament’s proposed ban on use of wood chips for heating causes uproar
The newly-formed Ministry of Climate and Energy, as reported by Raimonds Čudars’ strategic communication advisor, reminds that Latvia is among EU member states…
