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Latvia records lowest voter turnout since restoration of independence in 15th Saeima election · BNN
October 3, 2026
Low income does not necessarily mean debt cannot be repaid – Latvia’s Constitutional Court delivers significant ruling
September 30, 2026
Greece: Asylum seekers with rejected claims must leave the EU as soon as possible
September 29, 2026

Greece is leading a group of five European Union countries seeking to send asylum seekers – whose claims have been rejected and who…

Auction to raise funds for families of Latvians missing in Nepal
September 28, 2026
“You will definitely be fooled” – former Latvian president warns voters not to ask AI who to vote for · BNN
September 28, 2026

Politics

BNN IN FOCUS | Political scientist’s view: “Where will we make the cuts?” – Rajevskis warns of the cost of banning grain transit
October 9, 2026
Germany’s AfD faces difficulty forming government after Saxony-Anhalt election win
October 7, 2026
Kulbergs reveals how he will choose Latvia’s next coalition partners
October 7, 2026
Latvian president names politician who should form the new government · BNN
October 6, 2026
After Stability! election collapse, Rosļikovs has no plans to return to Latvia for now · BNN
October 5, 2026
Former Latvian PM suggests her party could have performed better if it had not joined Kulbergs’ government · BNN
October 5, 2026

Business

Number of AI companies in the Baltics grows by 53% · BNN
By Ogres   October 2, 2026

The number of artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the Baltics has grown by more than half over the past year, from 184 to…

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airBaltic has accumulated 503 million euros in debt and 856 million euros in lease liabilities
By Ogres   September 24, 2026
Stevedoring companies accuse NA of populism over grain transit: loud slogans with no understanding of consequences for Latvia’s economy
By Ogres   September 17, 2026
airBaltic owes money to thousands – up to 25,000 creditors, largest claim at 66.5 million dollars
By Ogres   September 14, 2026
Transit ban could cost hundreds of millions – stevedoring companies urge Saeima not to rush
By Ogres   September 9, 2026

Former German Chancellor Schroeder visited the Russian dictator
Ogres October 9, 2026

On the 8th of October, the Kremlin reported that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder participated in Russian dictator Putin’s birthday celebrations at a…

BNN IN FOCUS | Political scientist’s view: “Where will we make the cuts?” – Rajevskis warns of the cost of banning grain transit
Ogres October 9, 2026

Latvia is planning to ban the transit of grain from Russia and Belarus, but it remains unclear how thoroughly the consequences of such…

Candidate for Latvia’s State Chancellery director has only sports-related experience in public institutions
Ogres October 9, 2026
White House orders Microsoft to halt hiring from abroad
Ogres October 9, 2026
Weekend to come with the first storm of winter
Ogres October 9, 2026

Former German Chancellor Schroeder visited the Russian dictator
October 9, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | Political scientist’s view: “Where will we make the cuts?” – Rajevskis warns of the cost of banning grain transit
October 9, 2026
Candidate for Latvia’s State Chancellery director has only sports-related experience in public institutions
October 9, 2026
White House orders Microsoft to halt hiring from abroad
October 9, 2026
Weekend to come with the first storm of winter
October 9, 2026
South Korea to recall ambassador from Ukraine
October 8, 2026

Social

Candidate for Latvia’s State Chancellery director has only sports-related experience in public institutions
October 9, 2026
Weekend to come with the first storm of winter
October 9, 2026
Flu season begins in Latvia, but vaccine production delays affect deliveries
October 8, 2026

The 2026–2027 monitoring season for influenza and other acute respiratory infections has begun in Latvia. Data compiled by the Centre for Disease Prevention…

The weather to stay pleasantly warm, with the temperatures rising to +20 degrees
October 8, 2026
Aggressive armed escorts from Belarus tried to push illegal migrants into Latvia · BNN
October 7, 2026

World

Former German Chancellor Schroeder visited the Russian dictator
Ogres October 9, 2026

On the 8th of October, the Kremlin reported that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder participated in Russian dictator Putin’s birthday celebrations at a…

White House orders Microsoft to halt hiring from abroad
Ogres October 9, 2026

The White House has blocked Microsoft and several other technology companies from hiring professionals from other countries for permanent positions, the BBC reports.On…

South Korea to recall ambassador from Ukraine
Ogres October 8, 2026
EU, Canada, and Lithuania withdraw from disinformation conference following US pressure
Ogres October 8, 2026
Trump hopes for Nobel Peace Prize again
Ogres October 8, 2026

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Intensive snowing expected in Latvia this weekend; rain to come next week

10.03.2023 Ogres

So far in March weather has been snowy and windy. More snowing is expected this weekend, warns Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre….

OPINION | Kazakhstan needs us and we need Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan has clearly and unambiguously voiced a commitment to closely cooperate with the West and strictly comply with the sanctions imposed on Russia….

Air raid alert blares throughout Ukraine; Russians shell cities

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Russia has carried out missile strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine, and the energy supply to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has…

BNN ANALYSES | Social Democrats bag victory in Lithuania’s local elections

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Linas Jegelevičius Lithuania’s municipal council and mayoral elections on the 5th of March turned up victorious for the Social Democrats, now in the…

Latvian blogger fined 12 400 euros for justifying Russian war crimes

09.03.2023 Ogres

Latvian prosecution office has fined blogger Kirils Fjodorovs EUR 12 400 for justifying crimes committed by Russian armed forces in Ukraine and for…

Latvian Saeima approves state budget of 2023 after a night of heated debates

09.03.2023 Ogres

After almost a day-long meeting and debate-filled night, Latvia’s Saeima finally passed the state budget for 2023 and the next three years on…

Security expert: News about Nord Stream could be a Russian misinformation campaign

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Estonian security expert Rainer Saks has indicated that the news about the Nord Stream sabotage could also be part of Russia’s disinformation campaign…

Lithuanian Ministry of Finance suggests imposing solidarity fee for banks to be used by defence sector

09.03.2023 Ogres

Because the overall profits of Lithuanian banks are expected to reach approximately one billion euros, Lithuania Ministry of Finance proposes imposing a temporary…

Political party collects enough signatures to initiate dismissal of Latvia’s Minister of Defence

09.03.2023 Ogres

The initiative for the dismissal of Minister of Defence Ināra Mūrniece from Saeima opposition party Latvia in First Place (LPV) has received the…

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