Employees of Latvia’s Defense Minister’s Office to receive tens of thousands of euros in severance payments
Employees of former Defense Minister Andris Sprūds’s office will receive a total of 52,261 euros before taxes in severance pay and compensation for…
Japanese food maker to switch to black and white packaging; ink supplies short
Japanese food maker Calbee has said it has temporarily switched to black and white packaging for some of its most popular products after…
16-year-old Latvian breaks into the 85 billion dollar global market with a new innovation
Latvia is a small country, which perhaps makes every achievement by fellow Latvians feel even more special. Society is used to cheering for…
EU improves drug procurement law
The European Union plans to expand drug production in the bloc by offering manufacturers state aid and incentives for EU-made products, Politico reports….
Rail Baltica bridge support in the Daugava and railway overpass – government decision implemented only partially
An internal investigation into the unfinished Rail Baltica bridge support in the Daugava River and the partially constructed railway overpass in Mārupe has…
Safety protocol breaches force Dutch doctors to quarantine
Radboud Hospital in the Netherlands has placed 12 medical staff members in a six-week quarantine after working with blood and urine samples from…
Midweek weather in Latvia will be warm but rainy
On Wednesday, the 13th of May, skies across Latvia will remain mostly cloudy. Rain is expected at times during the night and early…
EU: Airlines can’t raise prices after ticket sales or refuse compensation
The European Commission has made a point in new guidelines for the bloc’s transport and tourism sectors that airlines must not raise prices…
Estonia seeks ways to curb pseudoscience in family physicians’ practices
Planned changes to the Estonian family medicine system are aimed at creating a better quality service and include proposals to discipline doctors who…
