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Ambassador: The Baltic states should not panic over a possible Russian invasion
February 11, 2026
Snow, frost and possible black ice – what weather to expect in the coming days
February 11, 2026
The SAB has no information on initiating citizenship revocation proceedings in Avens’ case
February 10, 2026

The Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) to date has not received any specific and legally substantiated information that could be used to initiate the…

Epstein case in Latvia: investigation depends on US response
February 9, 2026
Half a million euros to preserve the unfinished: conservation of Rail Baltica structures in Latvia to cost 551,000 euros
February 6, 2026

Politics

Presidential election campaign gears up in France
February 11, 2026
Latvia must start acting like a mature state – political scientist on mistakes, US cooperation and security challenges
February 9, 2026
Socialist candidate wins Portugal presidential election
February 9, 2026
Lithuanian officials hint at change in attitude towards Belarus; later retracts
February 4, 2026
A new US ambassador to arrive in Riga soon, strengthening bilateral cooperation
February 2, 2026
Latvian politicians in foreign policy debates: “Expectations are collapsing,” but “not everything is bad”
January 29, 2026

Business

43 million euros jointly: court delivers landmark ruling in the “Krājbanka” case
By Ogres   February 5, 2026

The Riga Regional Court has upheld the claim of the liquidated joint-stock company Latvijas Krājbanka (“Krājbanka”) against nine former bank officials, ruling that…

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Valdis Andersons elected Chairman of the Board of the Freeport of Ventspils
By Ogres   February 4, 2026
“Amber Latvijas balzams” seeks legal protection – State Revenue Service freezes accounts
By Ogres   January 30, 2026
Overtime, wages and downtime: why the Labour Law dispute has become critical for Latvia’s economy
By Ogres   January 28, 2026
The construction cartel case returns to Parliament – dispute over secret recordings
By Ogres   January 20, 2026

“It is human, not political” – Latvian leaders criticize the disqualification of a Ukrainian athlete
Ogres February 12, 2026

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity) does not fully support the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton…

IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton athlete for refusing to change helmet
Ogres February 12, 2026

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday, shortly before the competition, disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, who refused to change his helmet…

Russia’s labor shortage grows; Moscow seeks workers in India
Ogres February 11, 2026
Presidential election campaign gears up in France
Ogres February 11, 2026
Expert: Latvia’s government will argue, but it will stand
Ogres February 11, 2026

“It is human, not political” – Latvian leaders criticize the disqualification of a Ukrainian athlete
February 12, 2026
IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton athlete for refusing to change helmet
February 12, 2026
Russia’s labor shortage grows; Moscow seeks workers in India
February 11, 2026
Presidential election campaign gears up in France
February 11, 2026
Expert: Latvia’s government will argue, but it will stand
February 11, 2026
Turing test results in Latvia: we fail to distinguish AI from humans
February 11, 2026

Social

IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton athlete for refusing to change helmet
February 12, 2026
Expert: Latvia’s government will argue, but it will stand
February 11, 2026
Turing test results in Latvia: we fail to distinguish AI from humans
February 11, 2026

On Tuesday, the 10th of February, Safer Internet Day was marked in more than 160 countries around the world. The central event in…

Threats against officials: Latvia’s State Security Service has warned several individuals
February 11, 2026
Court sentences man to 18 years in prison for the murder of a Latvian politician and awards 100,000 euros in compensation
February 10, 2026

World

“It is human, not political” – Latvian leaders criticize the disqualification of a Ukrainian athlete
Ogres February 12, 2026

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity) does not fully support the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton…

Russia’s labor shortage grows; Moscow seeks workers in India
Ogres February 11, 2026

A group of weary Indians stood in line at Moscow airport on a recent evening for passport control after a 3,000-kilometer flight through…

Russia’s threat to the Arctic grows; Britain to double number of troops in Norway
Ogres February 11, 2026
Security or integration: Lithuania considers banning foreigners from participating in local elections
Ogres February 11, 2026
Estonian icebreakers free more than 50 ships from ice
Ogres February 10, 2026

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Experts publish ex-Soviet Republics’ cyber security index – Latvia on the same level as Ukraine

21.06.2022 Ogres

Cyber security company Surfshark has put together a special index that includes information about cyber security levels of 15 former Soviet Republics. Lithuania…

President: if the Iron Curtain drops, it should fall on Russia’s, not neighbouring countries’ borders

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«The political weight of our region is also growing. Together with other Europeans we determine what are European interests, what are European values….

Latvian teachers plan to go on indefinite strike in September

20.06.2022 Ogres

Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA) will invite teachers to go on an indefinite strike in September, as confirmed LIZDA…

10 – 14% apartment robberies in Latvia happen due to unlocked doors or free access

20.06.2022 Ogres

Although in the last decade there’s been a drop in apartment robberies, the total number of such crimes remains rather high. Latvian State…

Macron’s alliance loses absolute majority in French National Assembly

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French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition lost its previously held absolute majority in the lower house of parliament at the National Assembly in…

Unemployment level goes down in Latvia

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In May 2022 actual unemployment rate in Latvia constituted 6.5 % and compared to April it has reduced by 0.3 percentage points. Unemployment…

EC Vice-President: granting Ukraine EU candidate status will be a geopolitical signal

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Granting Ukraine the status of a European Union member state candidate status would be a geopolitical signal that the countries of this region…

EU freezes Russian oligarchs’ assets worth EUR 12.5 billion

20.06.2022 Ogres

Thanks to sanctions imposed by the European Union, Russian oligarchs and companies with ties to them have lost assets worth EUR 12.5 billion…

Weather forecast for Jāņi festival – will it rain?

20.06.2022 Ogres

In the coming days there will be precipitation in Latvia. However, from Wednesday, 22 June, weather will start to improve. Meteorologists predict warmer…

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