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New airBaltic CEO Erno Hildén: bank savings, liabilities and investments
January 9, 2026
Snow, gusty winds and cold: Latvia’s weekend weather forecast
January 9, 2026
Disability status in Latvia fails to work as intended – State Audit Office issues harsh conclusions
January 7, 2026

Disability status in Latvia only partially fulfills its intended purpose, while the support system is fragmented and unequal, according to the State Audit…

Frost down to –15°C expected in Latvia
January 7, 2026
Sabotage, border fence and migration — Latvia’s minister on key security challenges
January 6, 2026

Politics

Journalist attacked in Slovakia; ministers blame his professional work
January 12, 2026
Proposal to express no confidence in Latvia’s Prime Minister over Russian-language content in public media
January 9, 2026
Latvia’s disability system must be reformed – minister speaks of a 50 million euro investment
January 8, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | Pre-election fairy tales and post-election taxes? A political scientist’s view
January 5, 2026
Starmer: Britain must build closer ties with EU single market
January 5, 2026
Right action or unwanted precedent: what will the US action in Venezuela bring for the world?
January 5, 2026

Business

Producer prices in Latvia rise against the EU-wide trend
By Ogres   January 8, 2026

Industrial producer prices in Latvia increased by 1.4% in November last year compared with November 2024, placing Latvia among the 13 European Union…

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The notorious Rail Baltica bridge pillar in the Daugava will be put into conservation for several years
By Ogres   January 8, 2026
Rising excise duties on alcohol in Latvia may fuel smuggling, retailers warn
By Ogres   January 7, 2026
“Rīgas meži”: The forestry sector will continue to be affected by geopolitical and economic challenges
By Ogres   January 2, 2026
Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
By Ogres   December 19, 2025

Hungary grants asylum to former Polish justice minister
Ogres January 12, 2026

Hungary has granted asylum to former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, widening the rift between Warsaw and Budapest, Reuters reports. Poland, where right-wing…

Latvian citizen accused of gathering intelligence on the defense sector for Russian military intelligence
Ogres January 12, 2026

On the 30th of December last year, Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) decided to request that the Prosecutor’s Office initiate criminal prosecution against…

Journalist attacked in Slovakia; ministers blame his professional work
Ogres January 12, 2026
Coalition parties see no grounds for calling for the Latvian Prime Minister’s resignation
Ogres January 12, 2026
NATO considers deploying military forces to Greenland; Britain says “all as usual”
Ogres January 12, 2026

Hungary grants asylum to former Polish justice minister
January 12, 2026
Latvian citizen accused of gathering intelligence on the defense sector for Russian military intelligence
January 12, 2026
Journalist attacked in Slovakia; ministers blame his professional work
January 12, 2026
Coalition parties see no grounds for calling for the Latvian Prime Minister’s resignation
January 12, 2026
NATO considers deploying military forces to Greenland; Britain says “all as usual”
January 12, 2026
Sweden sees lowest number of asylum applications in 40 years
January 9, 2026

Social

Latvian citizen accused of gathering intelligence on the defense sector for Russian military intelligence
January 12, 2026
Coalition parties see no grounds for calling for the Latvian Prime Minister’s resignation
January 12, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | Migration, security and sovereignty: Filips Rajevskis on what Latvia should not repeat
January 9, 2026

Migration has become an increasingly serious issue in Western Europe, and sooner or later Latvia will also have to face it head-on. What…

Latvia’s electronic queue at the borders with Russia and Belarus: what the first months reveal
January 9, 2026
Declining birth rates force Daugavpils to rethink its kindergarten network
January 9, 2026

World

Hungary grants asylum to former Polish justice minister
Ogres January 12, 2026

Hungary has granted asylum to former Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro, widening the rift between Warsaw and Budapest, Reuters reports. Poland, where right-wing…

NATO considers deploying military forces to Greenland; Britain says “all as usual”
Ogres January 12, 2026

After talks with other NATO allies about reducing Russian activity in the Arctic region, Britain said they were “business as usual,” Reuters reported….

Sweden sees lowest number of asylum applications in 40 years
Ogres January 9, 2026
Anti-government protests continue in Iran; internet shut down in the country
Ogres January 9, 2026
Trump: We may have to choose between Greenland and NATO
Ogres January 9, 2026

Latest Posts

Spain reports two confirmed deaths from monkeypox

01.08.2022 Ogres

Two deaths related to monkeypox are reported in Spain, as confirmed by Spanish Ministry of Health. A day prior Spanish authorities reported the…

Police in Latvia are looking for youngsters missing in Sigulda

01.08.202201.08.2022 Ogres

Latvian State Police have commenced a search for a group of youngsters that went missing after leaving a crisis centre in Sigulda municipality….

First Ukraine grain ship leaves Odesa port since start of war

01.08.202201.08.2022 Ogres

Ukrainian and Turkish officials report that a ship carrying grain left the Ukrainian port of Odessa for Lebanon on Monday, 1 August, under…

Covid-19 cumulative infection index close to 1 000 in Latvia

01.08.2022 Ogres

A total of 7 737 Covid-19 tests were performed in Latvia in the last three years. 2 605 new infection cases were found,…

Latvian State Revenue Service allows for extending tax payment terms to five years

01.08.2022 Ogres

As of Monday, 1 August, honest taxpayers who face financial difficulties for reasons outside their control have the option to request from the…

June’s unemployment levels in Latvia reportedly higher than EU’s average

01.08.2022 Ogres

In June the unemployment level in Latvia was 6.4% and was higher than the average in the European Union, but lower than the…

No gas from Russia has flowed to Latvia since Gazprom’s announcement on cessation of exports

01.08.2022 Ogres

Following the announcement from Russian gas corporation Gazprom that it will cease exporting gas to Latvia, there have been no gas supplies from…

August to start in Latvia with heavy rain; heat to return later

01.08.2022 Ogres

On Monday, 1 August, a cyclone will pass through Latvia from the south, bringing cloudy and rainy weather. Central and eastern regions will…

Latvia can’t put all losses from second half of 2022 into next year’s gas tariff, minister says

01.08.2022 Ogres

We can’t automatically put all of the losses Latvijas gāzei (LG) will experience in the second half of 2022 into next year’s tariff,…

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