This week in Latvia – from warmth to frost
April 22, 2025
EU’s top court fines Poland one million euros per day in rule of law dispute
The European Court of Justice has punished Poland with a fine of a million euros per day over the EU member’s failure to…
Lithuania seeks fighting doctor brain-drain with mandatory local work period
In Lithuania, where hospitals in smaller towns struggle to attract young medical staff, legislators in the Seimas have proposed obliging medical students to…
Former Latvian Constitution Protection Bureau worker and his wife accused of espionage
The office of the prosecutor accuses former Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) workers Aigars Sparāns and his wife of espionage. The State Security Service…
Israel to allow Sputnik V-vaccinated tourists to enter with additional tests
Israel has decided to allow foreign nationals vaccinated with the Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine and ask them to take an additional serology…
Latvia’s PM warns tight restrictions may remain in place for non-vaccinated people
In the interest of halting the spread of Covid-19, Latvia does not have much of a choice than lifting the tight restrictions only…
Former Latvia Constitution Protection Bureau worker and his wife accused of espionage
The office of the prosecutor accuses former Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) workers Aigars Sparāns and his wife of espionage. The State Security Service…
FKTK invites Latvijas Krājbanka depositors to apply for guaranteed compensation
Latvian Finance and Capital Market Commission (FKTK) invites depositors of the liquidated Latvijas Krājbanka who were not 18 years old in June 2014…
PM: curfew may remain in place for non-vaccinated people in Latvia after lockdown is overcome
Once the month-long lockdown is over, the requirement for residents to stay home may remain in place in «one form or the other»…
Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 3 206 in Latvia, 3 509 in Lithuania, 2 025 in Estonia
A total of 3 206 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 2 314 of the patients…
