Pudāns nominated as commander of Latvian National Armed Forces
November 21, 2024
Weather forecast for the week in Latvia
This week weather in Latvia will be volatile: some days will be warm, some will be rainy and some will be windy. There…
BNN summary of the week: Covid-19 crisis. Enormous bills. Vaccination pay
Perception of reality seems to vary depending of the people. Some people don’t understand why restrictions weren’t adopted sooner and others don’t understand…
Latvian Railway loses monopoly status on Latvian-Lithuanian border
Baltic Express has signed a contract with Latvian state company Lithuanian Railway (Lietuvos geležinkeliai) freight company LTG Cargo. From now on Baltic Express…
Week in Lithuania EUR 103m earmarked for border fence, President fires judge, gambling to be reformed
Last week, the top news stories in Lithuania were the government planning funding for border fence, President Gitanas Nausėda firing judge over corruption…
CSP data: domestic tourism on a rise in Latvia
In August 2021 the number of foreign and resident visitors comprised 255.6 thousand, which is 14.9 % less than in August 2020 and…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 142 in Latvia, 2 736 in Lithuania
A total of 2 142 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 678 of the patients…
Lithuania becomes UN Human Rights member for first time
The UN General Assembly has elected Lithuania as the member of the organisation’s Human Rights Council, which has happened for the first time,…
No more LDz Cargo monopoly on Latvian-Lithuanian border for Baltic Express
Baltic Express has signed a contract with Latvian state company Lithuanian Railway (Lietuvos geležinkeliai) freight company LTG Cargo. From now on Baltic Express…
Italy imposes Covid certificate requirement to all workers
Introducing one of EU’s strictest Covid-19 rules, Italy requires from Friday, October 15, all workers in the country to present one of the…
