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Electricity prices rise in Latvia, fall in neighbouring countries
August 12, 2025
Is wealth becoming a crime? Lawyers criticise EU sanctions criteria and warn of political expediency risks
August 11, 2025
The holidays will be rainy in many places; precipitation to stop next week
August 8, 2025

Although rain is still expected in many places at the end of the week, precipitation will cease at the beginning of the new…

Ziedot.lv to stand trial in absentia in Russia for supporting Ukrainian defenders Azov
August 6, 2025
The sky will be cloudy, only clearing at times
August 5, 2025

Politics

Zelensky could attend Trump-Putin talks, rest of Europe won’t
August 12, 2025
Baltic, Nordic leaders express support for Ukraine; Trump to meet Putin in Alaska
August 11, 2025
VID to reduce the number of employees to save eight million euros
August 7, 2025
Lithuanian caretaker government to be led by Finance Minister
August 5, 2025
Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions will regain independence
August 1, 2025
Orbán promises housing for public sector workers during pre-election campaign
July 31, 2025

Business

OIK recovery – people line up to sign contracts in person
By Ogres   August 11, 2025

Public interest in recovering illegally collected mandatory procurement component (OIK) payments in Latvia continues to grow. Over the weekend, the Tiesiskums.lv (Justice.lv) Lawyers’…

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Significant progress made at the site of the Rail Baltica infrastructure maintenance point
By Ogres   August 6, 2025
Italy fines fast-fashion retailer Shein 1 million euros
By Ogres   August 4, 2025
Economists: Latvia will not benefit from Trump and Leyen’s tariff agreement
By Ogres   July 29, 2025
Teachers’ Union will fight for the recovery of illegally collected OIK charges, says Vanaga
By Ogres   July 23, 2025

Moldovan pro-Kremlin politician calls for protests; promises reward
Ogres August 12, 2025

Ilan Shor, a pro-Kremlin Moldovan politician living in Russia, has offered Moldovans 3,000 dollars a month to join anti-government demonstrations, Reuters reports. Moldovan…

“Measure seven times, then cut” – seniors’ warning to the government on early retirement pensions
Ogres August 12, 2025

The Latvian Senior Communities Association (LSKA) believes that reform of the early retirement pension system is necessary, but decisions to exclude professions from…

Estonia installs gates and barriers at three border crossings
Ogres August 12, 2025
No penalty in Latvia for disturbing barking by pets; Ombudsman demands to change that
Ogres August 12, 2025
Electricity prices rise in Latvia, fall in neighbouring countries
Ogres August 12, 2025

Moldovan pro-Kremlin politician calls for protests; promises reward
August 12, 2025
“Measure seven times, then cut” – seniors’ warning to the government on early retirement pensions
August 12, 2025
Estonia installs gates and barriers at three border crossings
August 12, 2025
No penalty in Latvia for disturbing barking by pets; Ombudsman demands to change that
August 12, 2025
Electricity prices rise in Latvia, fall in neighbouring countries
August 12, 2025
Zelensky could attend Trump-Putin talks, rest of Europe won’t
August 12, 2025

Social

“Measure seven times, then cut” – seniors’ warning to the government on early retirement pensions
August 12, 2025
No penalty in Latvia for disturbing barking by pets; Ombudsman demands to change that
August 12, 2025
Latvian Police preparing to patrol on electric scooters
August 11, 2025

The State Police plan to purchase electric off-road scooters for maintaining public order. The expected contract value is 20,661 euros. Procurement requirements specify…

Russian language loses popularity in Lithuanian schools; students choose Spanish
August 11, 2025
Ministry of Health wants mandatory inclusion of diagnosis on sick-leave sheet to curb fraud
August 11, 2025

World

Moldovan pro-Kremlin politician calls for protests; promises reward
Ogres August 12, 2025

Ilan Shor, a pro-Kremlin Moldovan politician living in Russia, has offered Moldovans 3,000 dollars a month to join anti-government demonstrations, Reuters reports. Moldovan…

Estonia installs gates and barriers at three border crossings
Ogres August 12, 2025

Estonia has installed gates and barriers at three border crossings with Russia that can close in seconds if necessary and stop both people…

Recovery Fund’s money in Poland turns into yachts; opposition seizes opportunity to attack
Ogres August 11, 2025
Australia also plans to recognize Palestinian statehood
Ogres August 11, 2025
Zelensky: Putin will try to fool Trump
Ogres August 11, 2025

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Earthquake shakes Kamchatka; Hawaii, Japan ordered evacuation

30.07.202502.08.2025 Ogres

A magnitude 8.8 earthquake has struck the Russian Far East’s Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a four-meter tsunami and prompting evacuations, Reuters reported. The shallow…

Bartaševičs’ advisor – a politician who has previously been denied access to state secrets by the Security Service

30.07.202530.07.2025 Ogres

One of the advisors to Rēzekne Mayor Aleksandrs Bartaševičs (“Together for Latvia”/LPV) will be Raimonds Olehno, the municipality’s executive director who was denied…

The weather will remain rainy in Latvia in the middle and end of the week

30.07.202531.07.2025 Ogres

The weather will remain cloudy in the middle of the week, the sky will clear only occasionally, the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology…

Latvian climbers rescue two critically ill climbers from other countries in the Pamir Mountains

30.07.202531.07.2025 Ogres

The Pamirs expedition team of the Latvian Mountaineering Union Clubs, led by Valdis Purins, brought down two critically ill climbers from other countries…

Netherlands declares Israeli Ministers personae non gratae

29.07.202529.07.2025 Ogres

The Dutch government has barred Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister  Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country over their ties…

Russian propaganda exploits Estonian seniors

29.07.202529.07.2025 Ogres

A recent study shows that despite the high level of media literacy in the society, many Estonians, especially the elderly, are susceptible to…

Economists: Latvia will not benefit from Trump and Leyen’s tariff agreement

29.07.202529.07.2025 Ogres

The Latvian economy will not benefit from the tariff deal reached by US President Donald Trump and European Commission (EC) President Ursula von…

Europe plans to lift restrictions on liquids in hand luggage

29.07.202529.07.2025 Ogres

The European Commission has decided to change the volume of liquids allowed in hand luggage, thus abolishing the long-standing rule of a maximum…

Israel faces exclusion from EU research funds

29.07.202530.07.2025 Ogres

The European Commission is seeking to partially exclude Israel from the bloc’s largest research and development program, Horizon Europe, in response to the…

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