Population census: 76% of Estonia’s population speaks a foreign language
Census data show that an estimated 76% of Estonia’s population speaks a foreign language. While 10 years ago the most widely spoken foreign…
Warm autumn affects price of wood fuel in Latvia
As a result of overproduction the price of wood in Latvia experienced a slight and, possibly, passing price drop. In October the average…
Latvian PM suspects coalition partners want seats in government for certain faction and party members
It would seem that partners of the forming coalition in Latvia have a goal in mind to find seats in the government for…
Warning siren system to undergo tests in Latvia
On Tuesday, 22 November, Latvia’s State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) will be conducting tests of the country’s warning sirens by switching them…
Employment in Latvia at 64.6% in Q3, unemployment at 6.9%
The Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSP) reports that in Q3 2022 there were 899.5 thousand employed people in the country. This is…
Rīgas karte and Baltic Communication Centre managers suspected of large scale fraud
This week Latvia’s Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) requested the prosecution office to commence criminal prosecution of former board member of Rīgas…
BNN ASKS | Latkovskis: security situation in Latvia is the same it has been since the start of Russia’s war
On Tuesday, 15 November, around 16:40 p.m. (Latvian time) a Russian-made missile crashed in Poland, killing two and raising suspicions of an attack…
PM: we follow developments in Poland; Latvia’s security situation has not changed
Latvian authorities follow development of the situation and the investigation of the incident that occurred in Poland, said Latvian PM Krišjānis Kariņš after…
Latvian government approves ending so-called receipt lottery
The report from the Ministry of Finance the government in Latvia reviewed on Tuesday, 15 November, proposes ending the so-called receipt lottery in…
