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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
Heads of Latvian municipalities come under Security Service scrutiny – clearance checks begin
July 4, 2025

The State Security Service (VDD) has received the first applications requesting special permits for newly elected municipal council chairpersons and their deputies to…

235 same-sex partnerships registered in Latvia within a year
July 1, 2025
How much does the governor of the Bank of Latvia earn? Kazāks’ latest declaration reveals the figures
June 30, 2025

Politics

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
Macron speaks with Putin; stresses support for Ukraine
July 2, 2025
Latvian Prime minister seeks further budget cuts but hesitates to reduce party funding
July 2, 2025

Business

Opinion | Venta Port – costly silence and a failure without accountability
By Ogres   July 8, 2025

Opinion article One of the perhaps least meaningful projects of the Ministry of Transport is coming to an end – Venta Port is…

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Retail downturn in Latvia: decline both year-on-year and month-on-month
By Ogres   July 7, 2025
Latvia offers “airBaltic” shares to Estonia and Lithuania on equal terms with Lufthansa
By Ogres   July 3, 2025
Hotel Planned Across from Ādaži Military Base in Kadaga
By Ogres   July 3, 2025
Electric scooter owners now need OCTA: how will this affect other vehicle owners?
By Ogres   July 2, 2025

Opinion | Ķirsis urges a culture of learning from mistakes in public administration — but where is the accountability for costly failures?
Ogres July 10, 2025

Opinion article Riga’s Deputy Mayor Vilnis Ķirsis stated in the TV program “Preses klubs” that fear of making mistakes dominates Latvia’s public administration,…

Initiative to reduce VAT on food gains broad support in Estonia
Ogres July 9, 2025

More than 50,000 citizens have already signed a public initiative calling for a reduction in value-added tax on food products to 10 percent,…

Latvia’s budget picture still unclear – President and Prime Minister choose to remain silent for now
Ogres July 9, 2025
Chatbot from Musk’s company spreads antisemitic messages
Ogres July 9, 2025
Rinkēvičs marks two years as President of Latvia – what has been achieved?
Ogres July 9, 2025

Opinion | Ķirsis urges a culture of learning from mistakes in public administration — but where is the accountability for costly failures?
July 10, 2025
Initiative to reduce VAT on food gains broad support in Estonia
July 9, 2025
Latvia’s budget picture still unclear – President and Prime Minister choose to remain silent for now
July 9, 2025
Chatbot from Musk’s company spreads antisemitic messages
July 9, 2025
Rinkēvičs marks two years as President of Latvia – what has been achieved?
July 9, 2025
Finland and Lithuania to jointly produce anti-personnel mines
July 9, 2025

Social

Opinion | Ķirsis urges a culture of learning from mistakes in public administration — but where is the accountability for costly failures?
July 10, 2025
Initiative to reduce VAT on food gains broad support in Estonia
July 9, 2025
Rinkēvičs marks two years as President of Latvia – what has been achieved?
July 9, 2025

During his two years in office, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs has undertaken 36 regional visits, according to data compiled by the Chancellery…

Stock exchange listing – opportunity or threat? Latvian Prime Minister calls for open debate
July 9, 2025
Food prices rise in Latvia – June brings increases in housing and fuel costs as well
July 8, 2025

World

Chatbot from Musk’s company spreads antisemitic messages
Ogres July 9, 2025

US tech billionaire Elon Musk’s startup xAI has said it is working to remove antisemitic posts posted by its chatbot Grok, the BBC…

Finland and Lithuania to jointly produce anti-personnel mines
Ogres July 9, 2025

Representatives of the two NATO member states told Reuters that they plan to start cooperation next year on the production of anti-personnel mines…

Scientists: Climate change has tripled the number of heat-related deaths
Ogres July 9, 2025
Eight injured in Pamplona’s bull running
Ogres July 8, 2025
Trump promises more weapons to Ukraine
Ogres July 8, 2025

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Only vaccinated residents allowed to work in person in Latvia starting today

15.12.2021 Ogres

From 15 December onward only persons who are fully vaccinated for Covid-19 are allowed to work in person in all sectors of Latvia,…

BATL chairman: businessmen are responsible for their business and the people working for them

14.12.2021 Ogres

Soon the Saeima will pass in the final reading the legislative draft on the Law on Ports, which has been under discussions for…

Belarusian opposition activists sentenced to 14 to 18 years in prison

14.12.2021 Ogres

In Belarus, six political prisoners have been sentenced to 14 to 18 years in prison. After the longest sentence was handed to the…

Norway to impose new restrictions, increase booster vaccination to fight Omicron

14.12.202114.12.2021 Ogres

Norway has announced new, strict epidemiological rules and measures to increase the campaign of booster vaccination as the Nordic country seeks to avoid…

Sweden finds one dead, arrests two after cargo ship collision in Baltic Sea

14.12.2021 Ogres

After the collision of Danish and British cargo ships in the Baltic Sea, south of Sweden, one person of the two missing has…

Latvian media supervisor to request additional authority to battle digital piracy

14.12.2021 Ogres

Latvian National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) plans to ask the Saeima to provide the council with additional authority and rights to improve…

Time magazine picks US entrepreneur Musk as person of 2021

14.12.202114.12.2021 Ogres

American news magazine Time has selected entrepreneur Elon Musk as its person of the year 2021 after he became the richest person in…

Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 930 in Latvia, 1 492 in Lithuania, 618 in Estonia

14.12.202114.12.2021 Ogres

A total of 930 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 494 of the patients were either…

Epidemiologist: everyone should get booster shots for protection against Omicron variant

14.12.2021 Ogres

In the context of Omicron variant of Covid-19, booster shots would benefit all residents to help avoid symptomatic infection, said P.Stradins Clinical University…

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