Temperatures in Latvia to climb to as high as +30°C midweek
August 5, 2026
Ballots submitted for European Parliament election to be counted manually
At the European Parliament elections, which are expected in a year, all ballots will be counted manually without scanning, said the chairperson of…
Experts warn that people expect faster improvements from Latvia’s government
Last autumn the president established a goal for the new Saeima – to close the gap between Latvia and its neighbouring countries. Demand…
Election race Finland is finished; conservatives win
Petteri Orpo, the leader of Finland’s conservative party, has won a tense race in the parliamentary elections, and his party has won the…
Rezekne City Council’s chairman founds new political party behind closed doors
On the 2nd of April, a new party was founded in Rezekne – Kopā Latvijai [Together for Latvia]. The core of the party…
Paris to ban shared electric scooters from city streets
Paris has voted to ban shared electric scooters, becoming the first city in the world to adopt such a decision, writes Politico. The…
VIDEO | Woman arrested for the murder of a Russian blogger
Russian investigators have arrested a young woman for the murder of war-glorifying blogger Vladlen Tatarsky in a St. Petersburg cafe, the BBC writes….
Competition Council proposes reviewing criteria for procurements of electronic communication services
Latvia’s Competition Council (KP) has evaluated multiple complaints in regards to public procurements of electronic communications services. The institution concluded that the criteria…
News about Bakhmut remain inconsistent; diplomatic tensions rise
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has informed that the fighting around Bakhmut is still particularly fierce, and did not indicate that the city may…
Latvenergo considers acquiring Gaso
Latvenergo JSC has expressed an interest in acquiring Latvijas gāze JSC subsidiary Gaso JSC, as reported by LTV programme De Facto. The first…
