This week in Latvia – from warmth to frost
April 22, 2025
EP Legal Affairs Committee suggests annulling Latvian MEP’s parliamentary immunity
European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has presented a proposal to annul the parliamentary immunity of Latvian MEP and ex-mayor of Riga Nils Ušakovs,…
For the second consecutive week Latvia shows the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the EU
For two weeks now Latvia remains ahead of other European Union and Eurozone member states when it comes to the Covid-19 infection rates,…
Suspicions of political favouritism in Lithuania over expensive furniture, refurbishment
A furniture set for 23 000 euros, a minister’s office refurbishment for 11 000 euros – these are sums from contracts of the…
Number of vaccinated people in Latvia close to a million. Lithuania and Estonia continue vaccination efforts as well
998 647 or 53% of Latvia’s population have completed Covid-19 vaccination course. This means Latvia has come close to the one million threshold,…
Estonia strengthens restrictions on top of this weeks’ rules
In the week, when Estonia introduced a set of epidemiological restrictions, the Covid-19 situation in the country’s hospitals continues to be very difficult,…
October to conclude with pleasant and warm weather in Latvia
In the next four days weather in Latvia will be dictated by the north-western portion of a wide anticyclone. Daytime air temperature will…
Latvian Saeima conceptually approves making acquisition of fake Covid-19 certificate a criminal offence
On Thursday, 28 October, members of the Saeima conceptually passed amendments to the Criminal Law that provide for making acquisition of fake Covid-19…
Latvia’s GDP up 4.8% in third quarter of 2021
In Q3 2021, compared to Q3 2020, gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.8 %, according to seasonally and calendar non-adjusted data. According…
Initiative! Light a heart-shaped lamp as thanks to medical workers
Now is the perfect time for residents to express gratitude to medical workers and everyone else doing what they can to stifle the…
