Riga’s mayor: 9 May festivities would be considered a celebration of death
The Mayor of Riga Mārtiņš Staķis intends to ask the city’s CEO to not coordinate the annual event at the monument to Soviet…
Air temperature to reach +14° C in Latvia this week
Weather in Latvia is expected to be proper spring-like this week. However, some nights will be cold and ice will form on rivers….
BNN summary of the week: War in Ukraine. No-fly zone. Life in Russia
The week continued largely under the topic of Russia’s war in Ukraine. More and more news about bombarded cities kept coming in from…
Week in Lithuania: Seimas supports no-fly zone over Ukraine, Bank of Lithuania to revise growth forecast
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were Lithuania calling for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, the opinion of the Bank of Lithuania…
Latvia expels three employees of the Russian Embassy
Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs has made the decision to expel three employees of the Russian Embassy, as confirmed by the…
CSDD imposes sanctions on 48 vehicles owned by seven companies in Latvia
Latvian Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD), as a holder of a register of national significance, has imposed sanctions on 48 vehicles in seven…
Number of job vacancies in Latvia up 25.3% in 2021
In 2021, there were 24.4 thousand job vacancies in Latvia, an increase of 4.9 thousand or 25.3 % compared to 2020. There were…
Estonia’s Kõlvart visits Ukraine showing Tallinn’s support
Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart has this week visited Ukraine to learn the humanitarian needs of Ukrainians in Lviv, which has not seen the…
Covid-19 in Baltic States. 4 223 in Latvia 5 384 in Lithuania, 1 511 in Estonia
A total of 4 223 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. Ten people have died, of…
