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“Pay for outcomes,” not a receipt for every visit — Latvia’s MoH presents hospital reform
October 24, 2025
Latvian politicians concerned about the influx of Anglicisms – call to strengthen the prestige of the language
October 23, 2025
Small provocation, big noise — Latvian NAF commander explains Russia’s tactic
October 22, 2025

Russia’s advantage as an attacker is that it can easily organise small sabotages that the West finds hard to predict, Latvian National Armed…

Medical workers’ union expresses no confidence in Latvia’s Minister of Health
October 21, 2025
Anatomy of propaganda: how Zapad 2025 exercises serve Russia’s and Belarus’s information war
October 21, 2025

Politics

Data breach in 42 Latvian municipalities: DVI imposes 300,000 euro fine on ZZ Dats
October 24, 2025
Possible new government in Latvia – Tavars names three core parties
October 17, 2025
Latvia’s 2026 state budget: how the Government allocated funds between security, families, and education
October 14, 2025
Latvian Prime Minister avoids answering whether coalition will survive after budget adoption
October 13, 2025
Istanbul Convention crisis deepens in Latvia – NA, ZZS, and United List propose a new law
October 9, 2025
Former Constitutional court chairman: A state cannot grant citizenship today and revoke it tomorrow
October 8, 2025

Business

The end of “tasty” e-cigarettes: Court confirms flavour ban
By Ogres   October 24, 2025

The Constitutional Court has ruled that provisions restricting the addition of flavours to electronic smoking devices comply with the Constitution. Two companies—Pro Vape,…

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Triumph for Latvian gastronomy: 34 restaurants included in the “Michelin Guide 2026”
By Ogres   October 22, 2025
Netherlands’ Ingka Investments to become Latvia’s largest private forest owner
By Ogres   October 20, 2025
Ventspils Freeport’s sector-oriented investment strategy receives international recognition
By Ogres   October 16, 2025
Cargo volume at the Port of Ventspils increases by 15% in nine months
By Ogres   October 15, 2025

Rapid spread of bird flu in Europe raises concerns
Ogres October 24, 2025

Highly pathogenic bird flu is spreading rapidly in Europe, with the highest number of countries reporting outbreaks in a decade, raising concerns about…

BNN IN FOCUS | Political analyst’s view: “Without Parties” – public hope or political experiment?
Ogres October 24, 2025

This week was marked by theatre director Alvis Hermanis and his allies’ declared mission to “kick the hornet’s nest” — to change Latvia’s…

Law changes will allow Estonian environmental inspectors to use non-lethal weapons
Ogres October 24, 2025
Latvia’s State Revenue Service to operate with fewer resources — both staff and funding
Ogres October 24, 2025
Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over ad
Ogres October 24, 2025

Rapid spread of bird flu in Europe raises concerns
October 24, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Political analyst’s view: “Without Parties” – public hope or political experiment?
October 24, 2025
Law changes will allow Estonian environmental inspectors to use non-lethal weapons
October 24, 2025
Latvia’s State Revenue Service to operate with fewer resources — both staff and funding
October 24, 2025
Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over ad
October 24, 2025
“Pay for outcomes,” not a receipt for every visit — Latvia’s MoH presents hospital reform
October 24, 2025

Social

BNN IN FOCUS | Political analyst’s view: “Without Parties” – public hope or political experiment?
October 24, 2025
Latvia’s State Revenue Service to operate with fewer resources — both staff and funding
October 24, 2025
“A stain of shame” or “sovereignty”? Parliament moves forward with withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
October 24, 2025

On Thursday, with the votes of the opposition and the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS), the Saeima (Latvian Parliament) gave conceptual approval…

Friday – the warmest day, followed by cooler and rainier weather
October 24, 2025
Funding shortages threaten service continuity at Stradiņš and Eastern hospitals
October 23, 2025

World

Rapid spread of bird flu in Europe raises concerns
Ogres October 24, 2025

Highly pathogenic bird flu is spreading rapidly in Europe, with the highest number of countries reporting outbreaks in a decade, raising concerns about…

Law changes will allow Estonian environmental inspectors to use non-lethal weapons
Ogres October 24, 2025

The new law would allow environmental inspectors to carry non-lethal weapons, such as gas canisters and batons, in order to counter the growing…

Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over ad
Ogres October 24, 2025
Russian plane violates Lithuanian airspace
Ogres October 24, 2025
EU pledges financial support for Ukraine; postpones plan to use frozen Russian assets
Ogres October 24, 2025

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Covid-19 in Baltic States. 2 897 in Latvia 2 823 in Lithuania, 1 451 in Estonia

29.03.2022 Ogres

A total of 2 897 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 19 people have died, of…

British government officials fined for lockdown parties

29.03.2022 Ogres

Police in London has found violations of Covid-19 restrictions in a number of festive events with British government officials and announced fines for…

Baltic NATO air policing unit active in patrolling and intercepting Russian planes

29.03.2022 Ogres

The Baltic air policing unit of NATO member states based in Lithuania is active in patrolling the borders of the Baltic states and…

Estonians embarked on foreign travel again in 2021

29.03.202229.03.2022 Ogres

In a sign of Baltic travel recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic and its restrictions, Estonians made 575 000 international trips in 2021, which…

Latvian parliament to ban all events near Soviet army monuments

29.03.2022 Ogres

On Tuesday, 29 March, Latvian Saeima’s Human Rights and Public Affairs Committee passed for the final reading proposals developed by Artuss Kaimiņš and…

Daugavpils Locomotive Repair Plant to terminate 240 employees

29.03.2022 Ogres

On Monday, 28 March, JSC Daugavpils Locomotive Repair Plant (DLRR) and its subsidiaries LLC LokRem, LLC DL Metal and LLC Logkom sent a…

BNN ANALYSES | What is Russia doing in Latvia’s boxing world?

29.03.2022 Ogres

Latvian Professional Boxing Federation carries Latvia’s name into the wide world, but this organisation’s name is not found in Latvian Sports Federations Council…

Latvian minister: Ukraine is not ready for peace «at any cost»

29.03.2022 Ogres

Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs. Photo: Edijs Pālens/LETA Ukraine is not ready for peace «at any cost», said Latvian Minister of…

CSP: Latvia sees slight increase of youngsters in vocational education

29.03.202229.03.2022 Ogres

Photo: Paula Čurkste/LETA In the school year 2021/2022 vocational basic and vocational secondary education enrolments accounted for 28 thousand, which is by 256…

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