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Weekend weather forecast: warm, cloudy, and humid
July 18, 2025
“Less money, less power” – Ušakovs criticizes new EU budget as harmful to Latvia
July 17, 2025
Light winds, heavy rain showers and fog – weekend forecast for Latvia
July 17, 2025

At the end of the workweek, variable weather conditions are expected in Latvia. The sun will alternate with clouds, which in many places…

Without pay increases, Latvia’s healthcare sector faces collapse, warns Medical Trade Union
July 16, 2025
Latvia still searching for a Prosecutor General – strict criteria and clear requirements set
July 14, 2025

Politics

Europe warns Iran against reinstating UN sanctions
July 18, 2025
Mayor of Ogre Egils Helmanis injured during shelling in Ukraine
July 16, 2025
Latvia’s Finance Minister makes statement on taxes – are changes still on the horizon?
July 15, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Is the state planning to sell off the “people’s wealth”? Stock market plans raise concerns
July 11, 2025
Kremlin: Peace talks have not stopped
July 10, 2025
Latvia’s budget picture still unclear – President and Prime Minister choose to remain silent for now
July 9, 2025

Business

“We will have nothing left to eat!” – farmers warn as LOSP harshly criticizes European Commission’s budget plan
By Ogres   July 18, 2025

The European Commission’s (EC) proposal for the next European Union (EU) budget endangers the future of farmers, according to Guntis Gūtmanis, Chairman of…

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Inflation continues to rise – prices in Latvia increased
By Ogres   July 17, 2025
Rain and cool weather hamper rapeseed development in Latvia
By Ogres   July 11, 2025
“The state must not trade its forests!” – Minister Krauze rejects possibility of selling shares in “Latvijas valsts meži”
By Ogres   July 10, 2025
Significant growth in Ventspils Port – oil product transshipment increases by 66.5%
By Ogres   July 10, 2025

“Speak Latvian – and others will speak Latvian to you” – Language Centre director on society’s shared responsibility
Ogres July 21, 2025

The state must play an active role in implementing language policy by promoting public interest, offering practical tools, and strengthening national identity, said…

BNN IN FOCUS | IShowSpeed’s visit: cheap and effective – political analyst explains why it was the right move
Ogres July 18, 2025

Political analyst on the IShowSpeed “meltdown”, Latvia’s gains, and teens in Dome Square This week may have brought more globally significant events than…

Belgium to extend shop opening hours
Ogres July 18, 2025
Latvia’s Civil Service under scrutiny: civil servant reassignment review launched
Ogres July 18, 2025
Latvian soldiers in Ukraine after the war? Training mission under consideration during peacetime
Ogres July 18, 2025

“Speak Latvian – and others will speak Latvian to you” – Language Centre director on society’s shared responsibility
July 21, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | IShowSpeed’s visit: cheap and effective – political analyst explains why it was the right move
July 18, 2025
Belgium to extend shop opening hours
July 18, 2025
Latvia’s Civil Service under scrutiny: civil servant reassignment review launched
July 18, 2025
Latvian soldiers in Ukraine after the war? Training mission under consideration during peacetime
July 18, 2025
Spain to step up monitoring of far-right groups after riots
July 18, 2025

Social

“Speak Latvian – and others will speak Latvian to you” – Language Centre director on society’s shared responsibility
July 21, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | IShowSpeed’s visit: cheap and effective – political analyst explains why it was the right move
July 18, 2025
Latvia’s Civil Service under scrutiny: civil servant reassignment review launched
July 18, 2025

The Ombudsman’s Office has launched a study into the reassignment of civil servants in the national civil service, aiming to assess the effectiveness…

Latvian soldiers in Ukraine after the war? Training mission under consideration during peacetime
July 18, 2025
Memorandum signed on sale of Telia-owned shares in Tet and LMT to Latvia
July 18, 2025

World

Belgium to extend shop opening hours
Ogres July 18, 2025

The Belgian government has decided to relax rules on shop opening hours, allowing businesses to work longer in the evenings and scrapping one…

Spain to step up monitoring of far-right groups after riots
Ogres July 18, 2025

After four nights of riots and clashes with migrants from African countries, Spain will step up its investigation into possible crimes committed by…

Merz: Patriot systems to arrive in Ukraine very soon
Ogres July 18, 2025
Despite expensive accommodation, WRC Rally Estonia attracts huge crowds
Ogres July 17, 2025
Russian woman and daughters live in cave in India; police try to unravel what happened
Ogres July 17, 2025

Latest Posts

Epidemiologist: very tight restrictions would not be effective in the current situation

26.01.2022 Ogres

Very tight restrictions would not be effective currently, said epidemiologist and specialist of Latvian National Health Service Vaccination Project Office Ņikita Trojanskis in…

Latvian state to cover MPC costs until April 2022

25.01.2022 Ogres

Electricity system service fee and the mandatory procurement component (MPC) costs will be covered by the state until April 2022, as provided by…

Finnish ex-minister tried for incitement against homosexual people, citing Bible

25.01.2022 Ogres

In Finland, a member of the parliament and former Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen has appeared before trial over three charges of…

Covid-19 in Baltics States. 6 097 in Latvia, 5 122 in Lithuania, 5 145 in Estonia

25.01.2022 Ogres

A total of 6 097 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 2 801 of the patients…

Debts of clients of JSC Rīgas siltums exceeds EUR 15 million

25.01.202225.01.2022 Ogres

Between October and December 2021 the amount of money owed by clients of Riga municipality’s JSC Rīgas siltums for the heating energy supplied…

Corruption perception index improves in Latvia but remains behind EU and OECD levels

25.01.2022 Ogres

According to data from the latest Corruption Perception Index published by international anti-corruption organisation Transparency International, Latvia’s index has improved. However, it remains…

NATO members ready to send troops and equipment to Eastern Europe over Russia tension

25.01.2022 Ogres

A number of NATO member states have announced readiness to send military personnel to its Eastern European members from Lithuania to Bulgaria over…

Participants, masks and distancing. Standing rules for weddings during Covid-19 pandemic

25.01.202225.01.2022 Ogres

Latvian Ministry of Justice reports rules for weddings during the state of emergency from 25 January until 28 February 2022. If all participants…

IDB: corruption will remain in Latvia as long as officials abuse their power

25.01.2022 Ogres

Prevention of corruption is the combined task of many state institutions and although the results of the Corruption Perception Index published on 25…

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