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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

Estonian government updated on security situation and preparedness of institutions

14.02.202214.02.2022 Ogres

Kaja Kallas, the head of the Estonian government, called a government sitting in the morning of Monday, February 14, to receive the latest…

German Chancellor visits Kyiv after US warns of preparations for imminent incursion

14.02.2022 Ogres

In Kyiv, on Monday, February 14, a visit by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected with the aim of reducing the economic effects…

Latvian meteorologists predict varied weather conditions this week

14.02.2022 Ogres

In the first half of the week weather will be mostly calm – very little precipitation is expected and the wind will be…

Average petrol price in Latvia reaches new record in first week of February

14.02.2022 Ogres

In the first week of February the average 95th brand petrol price reached a new record in Latvia – 1.544 EUR/l, according to…

Week in Lithuania: Constitutional Court drops Covid-19 certificate case, Achema workers go on strike

12.02.202212.02.2022 Ogres

Last week, the top news in Lithuania were a major strike in the fertiliser producer Achema, the Constitutional Court dismissing a Covid-19 pass…

Covid-19 in Baltic States. 11 797 in Latvia 11 114 in Lithuania, 5 112 in Estonia

11.02.2022 Ogres

A total of 11 797 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 20 people have died, of…

Minister of Health to present Latvian government with three-step plan to lift restrictions

11.02.2022 Ogres

Latvian Minister of Health Daniels Pavļuts will submit to the closest meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers the three-step plan to reduce Covid-19…

Famous Latvian chef passes away after long battle with Covid-19

11.02.2022 Ogres

On Friday, 11 February, Latvia’s beloved chef Mārtiņš Rītiņš passed away in P.Stradins Clinical University Hospital at the age of 73 years after…

Court sentences man to seven years in prison for child’s sexual abuse

11.02.2022 Ogres

Zemgale District Court has sentenced a man to seven years and two months in prison for lasting sexual abuse of a little girl….

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