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Latvia still searching for a Prosecutor General – strict criteria and clear requirements set
July 14, 2025
Is the retirement age of 70 suitable for Latvia? Welfare Minister explains
July 11, 2025
Illegal pesticide trade on the rise in Europe
July 10, 2025

Spraying crops with pesticides is becoming increasingly expensive, and Greek farmers have found an alternative – liquids in unmarked plastic bottles that are…

Latvia is not prepared for a Russian missile or drone strike, Pabriks warns
July 9, 2025
Health Minister: No noticeable improvements in healthcare for residents next year
July 7, 2025

Politics

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
Musk announces the founding of a party
July 7, 2025
Borrell accuses EU institutions of inaction
July 4, 2025
Latvia’s Ministry of Finance plans major staff reductions
July 3, 2025

Business

Rain and cool weather hamper rapeseed development in Latvia
By Ogres   July 11, 2025

The sowing of summer rapeseed has concluded across Latvia, but due to excessive moisture, not all planned areas were sown. However, the unsown…

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“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
Opinion | Venta Port – costly silence and a failure without accountability
By Ogres   July 8, 2025
Retail downturn in Latvia: decline both year-on-year and month-on-month
By Ogres   July 7, 2025

Hot weather alternates with rain: thunderstorms, fog, and hail possible in Latvia in the coming days
Ogres July 15, 2025

On Tuesday, skies will be partly cloudy, and thunderclouds will form in some areas. In the southern parts of the country, heavy rain…

Trump: Putin has a bit of a problem
Ogres July 14, 2025

US President Donald Trump has said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin talks one thing but does another, and has promised to supply Ukraine…

Price drops, interest – zero: another failed auction for the Moscow House
Ogres July 14, 2025
Spaniards try to enjoy their vacation amidst the tourist crowds; beaches are becoming too expensive
Ogres July 14, 2025
Synthetic opioid overdose cases on the rise in Estonia; main smuggling route – Latvia
Ogres July 14, 2025

Hot weather alternates with rain: thunderstorms, fog, and hail possible in Latvia in the coming days
July 15, 2025
Trump: Putin has a bit of a problem
July 14, 2025
Price drops, interest – zero: another failed auction for the Moscow House
July 14, 2025
Spaniards try to enjoy their vacation amidst the tourist crowds; beaches are becoming too expensive
July 14, 2025
Synthetic opioid overdose cases on the rise in Estonia; main smuggling route – Latvia
July 14, 2025
Macron promises to significantly increase defense budget
July 14, 2025

Social

Hot weather alternates with rain: thunderstorms, fog, and hail possible in Latvia in the coming days
July 15, 2025
Price drops, interest – zero: another failed auction for the Moscow House
July 14, 2025
Spaniards try to enjoy their vacation amidst the tourist crowds; beaches are becoming too expensive
July 14, 2025

In an unprecedented tourism bubble, Spaniards are not able to enjoy their own beaches as hotel and apartment prices continue to rise, hitting…

Thunderstorms and heat: this week’s weather will be variable
July 14, 2025
“Rail Baltica” construction begins – first kilometers underway in Latvia
July 11, 2025

World

Trump: Putin has a bit of a problem
Ogres July 14, 2025

US President Donald Trump has said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin talks one thing but does another, and has promised to supply Ukraine…

Synthetic opioid overdose cases on the rise in Estonia; main smuggling route – Latvia
Ogres July 14, 2025

A powerful synthetic opioid, nitazenes, is the main reason why the number of drug overdoses in Estonia has tripled in recent years, writes…

Macron promises to significantly increase defense budget
Ogres July 14, 2025
A drone crashed in Lithuania. What is known?
Ogres July 11, 2025
EU ministers searches for forever chemicals in their blood
Ogres July 11, 2025

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French President criticised for seeking to pressure unvaccinated population

05.01.2022 Ogres

French President Emmanuel Marcon has attracted criticism of planned epidemiological restrictions against the unvaccinated population of this country, by saying he wants to…

Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 1 835 in Latvia, 2 963 in Lithuania, 1 491 in Estonia

05.01.2022 Ogres

A total of 1 835 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 695 of the patients were…

Ex-insolvency administrator sentenced to prison in Latvia

05.01.2022 Ogres

Riga City Vidzeme Suburb Court has sentenced former insolvency administrator Danute Kuļkova to three years and five months in prison for embezzlement of…

Kazakh fuel price protests lead to government resignation

05.01.2022 Ogres

In Kazakhstan, a protest wave against a sudden and sharp rise in the price of liquidified natural gas as car fuel has resulted…

Packaging deposit system in Latvia. The cans and cannots

05.01.2022 Ogres

The long-awaited packaging deposit system will become operational in Latvia on 1 February, reminds LLC Depozīta iepakojuma operators. The company in charge of…

Latvian government plans to extend state of emergency due to the spread of Omicron

05.01.2022 Ogres

Due to the spread of Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Latvia, the government has decided to extend the state of emergency until 28…

Latvian government to consider new restrictions once daily Covid-19 infections reach 3 000

05.01.2022 Ogres

The government in Latvia should consider new Covid-19 restrictions if the daily number of new infections exceeds 3 000 and the number of…

Vilnius begins to demolish stadium ruins to build new one for EUR 40 million

05.01.202205.01.2022 Ogres

In the 1980s, in Vilnius, a massive project of a national stadium was launched, but was left unfinished and has remained in limbo…

Latvian government extends state of emergency due to the spread of Omicron

05.01.2022 Ogres

Due to the spread of Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Latvia, the government has decided to extend the state of emergency until 28…

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