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Health Minister: No noticeable improvements in healthcare for residents next year
July 7, 2025
Heads of Latvian municipalities come under Security Service scrutiny – clearance checks begin
July 4, 2025
235 same-sex partnerships registered in Latvia within a year
July 1, 2025

In the year since Latvia introduced the Partnership Institute, 235 same-sex partnerships have been officially registered, according to the Latvian Council of Sworn…

How much does the governor of the Bank of Latvia earn? Kazāks’ latest declaration reveals the figures
June 30, 2025
The Ministry of Economics in austerity mode: plans to eliminate 40 positions and save millions
June 30, 2025

Politics

Musk announces the founding of a party
July 7, 2025
Borrell accuses EU institutions of inaction
July 4, 2025
Latvia’s Ministry of Finance plans major staff reductions
July 3, 2025
Macron speaks with Putin; stresses support for Ukraine
July 2, 2025
Latvian Prime minister seeks further budget cuts but hesitates to reduce party funding
July 2, 2025
Avens: Latvian Minister is trying to “cement” my place on the sanctions list
July 1, 2025

Business

Opinion | Venta Port – costly silence and a failure without accountability
By Ogres   July 8, 2025

Opinion article One of the perhaps least meaningful projects of the Ministry of Transport is coming to an end – Venta Port is…

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Retail downturn in Latvia: decline both year-on-year and month-on-month
By Ogres   July 7, 2025
Latvia offers “airBaltic” shares to Estonia and Lithuania on equal terms with Lufthansa
By Ogres   July 3, 2025
Hotel Planned Across from Ādaži Military Base in Kadaga
By Ogres   July 3, 2025
Electric scooter owners now need OCTA: how will this affect other vehicle owners?
By Ogres   July 2, 2025

Initiative to reduce VAT on food gains broad support in Estonia
Ogres July 9, 2025

More than 50,000 citizens have already signed a public initiative calling for a reduction in value-added tax on food products to 10 percent,…

Chatbot from Musk’s company spreads antisemitic messages
Ogres July 9, 2025

US tech billionaire Elon Musk’s startup xAI has said it is working to remove antisemitic posts posted by its chatbot Grok, the BBC…

Stock exchange listing – opportunity or threat? Latvian Prime Minister calls for open debate
Ogres July 9, 2025
Food prices rise in Latvia – June brings increases in housing and fuel costs as well
Ogres July 8, 2025
Eight injured in Pamplona’s bull running
Ogres July 8, 2025

Initiative to reduce VAT on food gains broad support in Estonia
July 9, 2025
Chatbot from Musk’s company spreads antisemitic messages
July 9, 2025
Stock exchange listing – opportunity or threat? Latvian Prime Minister calls for open debate
July 9, 2025
Food prices rise in Latvia – June brings increases in housing and fuel costs as well
July 8, 2025
Eight injured in Pamplona’s bull running
July 8, 2025
Trump promises more weapons to Ukraine
July 8, 2025

Social

Initiative to reduce VAT on food gains broad support in Estonia
July 9, 2025
Stock exchange listing – opportunity or threat? Latvian Prime Minister calls for open debate
July 9, 2025
Food prices rise in Latvia – June brings increases in housing and fuel costs as well
July 8, 2025

In June 2025, consumer prices in Latvia increased by 0.1% compared to May, and by 3.8% compared to June 2024. This marks an…

Rail Baltica – Estonia builds faster and cheaper; Latvia pays more and delays. Why?
July 8, 2025
Cooler weather ahead: heavy rain and thunderstorms expected in several regions
July 8, 2025

World

Chatbot from Musk’s company spreads antisemitic messages
Ogres July 9, 2025

US tech billionaire Elon Musk’s startup xAI has said it is working to remove antisemitic posts posted by its chatbot Grok, the BBC…

Eight injured in Pamplona’s bull running
Ogres July 8, 2025

One man was seriously injured and seven others sustained slight traumas in the running of the bulls during Pamplona’s San Fermin festival, Reuters…

Trump promises more weapons to Ukraine
Ogres July 8, 2025
Alleged Estonian human trafficker detained on Lithuanian-Polish border
Ogres July 8, 2025
Dismissed Russian Transport Minister found dead
Ogres July 8, 2025

Latest Posts

Latvian trade union proposes cancelling rules preventing work without Covid-19 certificate

14.02.202214.02.2022 Ogres

Considering the Covid-19 vaccination indexes among working residents, Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia (LBAS) invites the government and the parliament to lift…

Finland allows restaurants to stay open longer, other rules could be lifted in March

14.02.2022 Ogres

The government of Finland has from Monday, February 14, allowed restaurants and bars to work longer hours and hopes to lift other rules…

Police to commence criminal prosecution of a man for lethal hit and run in Pļavnieki

14.02.2022 Ogres

On 9 January 2022, a road accident took place in Riga, A.Saharova Street: three pedestrians, including a 2013-born girl, became victims of a…

Lithuania lifts self-isolation rule to third-country travellers

14.02.202214.02.2022 Ogres

Lithuania has from Monday, January 14, lifted the requirement to persons entering the Baltic state from countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA)…

Latvia to ban food products containing E171 food colour

14.02.2022 Ogres

From 7 August 2022 onward food products containing E171 food colour will be banned from entering Latvia’s market, as reported by Food and…

Latvia to host massive military exercises with US participating

14.02.202214.02.2022 Ogres

Soon 22 US military Apache helicopters and hundreds of units of military machines will arrive in Latvia for international military exercises, as reported…

On Canadian-US border, strategic Ambassador Bridge freed from anti-vaxxer protesters

14.02.202214.02.2022 Ogres

Canadian protesters against the Covid-19 vaccine mandate have left the Ambassador Bridge that is a vital transport link between Canada and the US….

DVI: what to do to ensure internet Prince Charming doesn’t turn into a frog

14.02.202214.02.2022 Ogres

Online dating is possible thanks to modern technologies. Many use it to meet the prince or princess of their dreams, especially now that…

Covid-19 in Baltic States. 4 144 in Latvia 9 030 in Lithuania, 2 898 in Estonia

14.02.2022 Ogres

A total of 4 144 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. Five people have died, of…

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