17% of buildings inspected in Latvia found in pre-emergency condition
In 2021 the State Construction Control Bureau (BVKB) performed a total of 313 inspections of public buildings. 17% of those buildings were declared…
Covid-19 in Baltic States. 3 646 in Latvia 7 538 in Lithuania, 4 621 in Estonia
A total of 3 646 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. Nine people have died, of…
Cutting Facebook and Instagram to EU? Meta has warned about this
US social media company Meta has warned that efforts by EU institutions to make it store data collected on its users in the…
Musicians and event organisers urge the government to lift Covid-19 restrictions
Latvian musicians, producers, event organisers and technical staff have turned to the Cabinet of Ministers with a request to follow the example set…
Sweden to lift most Covid-19 restrictions this week
Sweden plans to lift most of its epidemiological restrictions from Wednesday, February 9, as the government has pointed to the high proportion of…
Hospital manager: cancelling Covid-19 bonus pay may cause «moral hangover» for medical workers
Cancellation of bonus pay for work during Covid-19 pandemic in the post-pandemic period will be a very tough issue and the healthcare sector…
Canadian capital announces emergency of protest of lorry drivers against vaccination, restrictions
In the Canadian capital of Ottawa, a large protest of lorry drivers and their supporters against Covid-19 vaccination and epidemiological restrictions has continued…
FKTK chief: Latvian banks have done a lot to prevent money laundering
In the money laundering prevention field banks in Latvia have done a lot, which inspires confidence that the country’s financial system is no…
NATO battle group in Estonia to be strengthened by British troops
In February, the UK plans to send several hundred additional soldiers to Estonia to expand the international NATO enhanced presence battle group in…