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Fog and light precipitation will continue, but the weekend will bring wetter and warmer weather
December 3, 2025
airBaltic rating downgraded: Fitch warns of weak financial flexibility and uncertain IPO timeline
December 2, 2025
Don’t fall for It! These schemes are used by scammers who extracted nearly half a million euros in one week
December 1, 2025

Last week, 460,937 euros were defrauded from residents of Latvia, according to information from the State Police. From the 24th to the 30th…

Hydrogen fuel in Estonia: cars are available, suitable fueling station waits for permit
November 28, 2025
More than 110 million euros in losses in Latvia: heavy rainfall and frost have destroyed crops
November 26, 2025

Politics

“We won’t give in to blackmail” — JV leader comments on coalition crisis and budget vote
December 1, 2025
Latvia closes its remaining routes to Russia and Belarus: government order in the works
November 27, 2025
Secret deadlines and rising costs: Transport Ministry explains the Rail Baltica chaos
November 26, 2025
ZZS convenes an extraordinary board meeting “on the political situation in Latvia”
November 21, 2025
Candidate for Prosecutor General Meisters: Submission on support for the timber industry requires evaluation
November 19, 2025
State Security Service urges prosecution of Rosļikovs for inciting national and ethnic hatred
November 14, 2025

Business

Ventspils Freeport begins electrification of ferry berth – the project will cost more than 4 million euros
By Ogres   December 3, 2025

The Ventspils Freeport will build an onshore power supply connection point for ships at the ferry berth for 4 million euros, the Freeport…

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Opinion: Latvia’s oil product reserves — can we really be sure they are safe?
By Ogres   November 13, 2025
Fuel prices rise again in the Baltics
By Ogres   November 8, 2025
Maxima Latvija has long engaged in unfair practices against suppliers, Competition Council finds
By Ogres   November 6, 2025
Competition Council imposes 1.8 million euros fine on one of Latvia’s largest food retailers
By Ogres   November 5, 2025

Downing Street: Chinese embassy mega-complex could offer security advantages
Ogres December 3, 2025

A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that China’s plan to build a mega-complex in London could give Britons a…

Researcher: Avoid extremes when offering organic food in schools
Ogres December 3, 2025

A study by Ava Kutman, a junior researcher at Tartu College of Health Care, has concluded that potatoes grown in the immediate vicinity…

Changes to early retirement in Latvia: service tenure and retirement age will increase, payments will be standardised
Ogres December 3, 2025
Latvia cuts several benefits for Ukrainian refugees due to funding constraints
Ogres December 3, 2025
Ventspils Freeport begins electrification of ferry berth – the project will cost more than 4 million euros
Ogres December 3, 2025

Downing Street: Chinese embassy mega-complex could offer security advantages
December 3, 2025
Researcher: Avoid extremes when offering organic food in schools
December 3, 2025
Changes to early retirement in Latvia: service tenure and retirement age will increase, payments will be standardised
December 3, 2025
Latvia cuts several benefits for Ukrainian refugees due to funding constraints
December 3, 2025
Ventspils Freeport begins electrification of ferry berth – the project will cost more than 4 million euros
December 3, 2025
Strengthening Latvia’s border nears the finish line: what has been done and what still lies ahead?
December 3, 2025

Social

Changes to early retirement in Latvia: service tenure and retirement age will increase, payments will be standardised
December 3, 2025
Latvia cuts several benefits for Ukrainian refugees due to funding constraints
December 3, 2025
Strengthening Latvia’s border nears the finish line: what has been done and what still lies ahead?
December 3, 2025

Despite unfavourable weather conditions, construction of infrastructure along Latvia’s eastern border is nearing completion, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis (JV) told journalists on Tuesday…

Latvia’s gender equality indicators are worsening – the sharpest decline in recent years
December 2, 2025
Why does Latvia lack trains – and why might it soon have to lease them from Estonia?
December 2, 2025

World

Downing Street: Chinese embassy mega-complex could offer security advantages
Ogres December 3, 2025

A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that China’s plan to build a mega-complex in London could give Britons a…

Researcher: Avoid extremes when offering organic food in schools
Ogres December 3, 2025

A study by Ava Kutman, a junior researcher at Tartu College of Health Care, has concluded that potatoes grown in the immediate vicinity…

Estonians compare Riga and Tallinn Christmas markets
Ogres December 2, 2025
Czech Republic forms cabinet; president demands explanations from candidates
Ogres December 2, 2025
Lithuania, Belarus exchange diplomatic complaints over airspace violations
Ogres December 2, 2025

Latest Posts

Vilnius airport closed due to balloons soon after reopening of border

21.11.202522.11.2025 Ogres

Vilnius airport was closed for a little over an hour on the 20th of November after radars detected smuggler balloons flying from Belarus,…

Meteorologists warn: slippery roads and strong coastal winds expected over the weekend

21.11.202521.11.2025 Ogres

On Friday, the sky will be mostly cloudy, with some clearing during the day. Precipitation is expected at night in most of the…

Estonia sees rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria; tourism and migration considered the main reasons

20.11.202521.11.2025 Ogres

A new World Health Organization report shows that antibiotic resistance is rapidly increasing in poorer countries and conflict zones, and that resistant bacteria…

Russian ship off Britain’s coast – how dangerous is it?

20.11.202520.11.2025 Ogres

While Russia insists its Yantar is for research, other countries, including Britain, consider it a spy vessel, and it is now causing headaches…

Latvia’s transport minister keeps his post: Saeima rejects dismissal with a narrow majority

20.11.202520.11.2025 Ogres

A majority of MPs today voted down the opposition’s draft decision to express no confidence in Minister of Transport Atis Švinka (Progressives) during…

Take in or pay – Lithuanian migration dilemma continues

20.11.202521.11.2025 Ogres

The Lithuanian government must decide by the end of the year whether to take in 158 migrants from other European Union countries or…

Contrary to earlier plans, Lithuania reopens border checkpoints with Belarus

20.11.202523.11.2025 Ogres

Lithuania reopened the Medininkai and Šalčininkai border control points on the Belarusian border during the night to Thursday, despite previously deciding that they…

Two trains collide in Czech Republic; dozens injured

20.11.202523.11.2025 Ogres

Two trains collided in the Czech Republic on the morning of the 20th of November for reasons that are still unclear, and at…

Response to railway sabotage: Poland to close last Russian consulate in country

20.11.202523.11.2025 Ogres

Poland has announced that it will close the last Russian consulate in the country in response to railway sabotage and will deploy thousands…

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