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Latvia’s Supreme Court objects to the government: “Baseless accusations undermine public trust”
November 19, 2025
Several illegal migrants detained in Riga — inspections continue
November 14, 2025
34 countries oppose the IPC decision — aggressor states have no place in the Paralympic Games
November 13, 2025

Latvia’s Minister of Education and Science, Dace Melbārde (New Unity), has signed a joint statement together with 33 like-minded countries and the European…

Riga prepares to modernize public transport – new generation of trolleybuses and trams planned
November 12, 2025
Public transport in Latvia’s regions may collapse — driver shortage and lack of funding worsen the crisis
November 11, 2025

Politics

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
After the budget, the coalition must decide whether it can continue working together, stresses the President of Latvia
November 13, 2025
Valdis Zatlers: We cannot turn our attitude toward one person into a political process
November 10, 2025
Is Kariņš planning a political comeback? He criticizes the charges against Citskovskis and Siliņa’s leadership
November 10, 2025
Court sets date to begin hearing Kariņš flight case
November 8, 2025

Business

Opinion: Latvia’s oil product reserves — can we really be sure they are safe?
By Ogres   November 13, 2025

Opinion piece by Ilona Bērziņa Companies responsible for servicing the state’s emergency oil product reserves must be entirely above any suspicion of cooperating…

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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
Major transformations ahead for Riga Airport
By Ogres   November 3, 2025

Georgia: Abandoning the path to the West and a few steps away from dictatorship
Ogres November 19, 2025

A little over a year ago, a series of opposition parties competed for votes in Georgia’s parliamentary elections, with four of them entering…

Major criminal cases “get stuck” in the system in Latvia – Prosecutor General candidate calls for changes to the Criminal Procedure Law
Ogres November 19, 2025

Under the current regulations, it is in fact impossible to adjudicate any large-scale criminal case within a reasonable time frame, Prosecutor General candidate…

Dance around Mere – Lithuanian stores change parent company, but not owners
Ogres November 19, 2025
Chinese agents’ new playground: LinkedIn
Ogres November 19, 2025
Candidate for Prosecutor General Meisters: Submission on support for the timber industry requires evaluation
Ogres November 19, 2025

Georgia: Abandoning the path to the West and a few steps away from dictatorship
November 19, 2025
Major criminal cases “get stuck” in the system in Latvia – Prosecutor General candidate calls for changes to the Criminal Procedure Law
November 19, 2025
Dance around Mere – Lithuanian stores change parent company, but not owners
November 19, 2025
Chinese agents’ new playground: LinkedIn
November 19, 2025
Candidate for Prosecutor General Meisters: Submission on support for the timber industry requires evaluation
November 19, 2025
Latvia’s Supreme Court objects to the government: “Baseless accusations undermine public trust”
November 19, 2025

Social

Major criminal cases “get stuck” in the system in Latvia – Prosecutor General candidate calls for changes to the Criminal Procedure Law
November 19, 2025
Antibiotic use must be reduced as much as possible, says infectious disease specialist
November 19, 2025
A new cyclone will bring snow and wet snow across Latvia in the coming days
November 19, 2025

On Wednesday, the weather will remain cloudy, with some clearing only in the first half of the night. Most of Latvia will experience…

Avens citizenship case concluded: Saeima majority votes against request to strip him of Latvian citizenship
November 14, 2025
Latvia’s Finance Minister: “The big dramas have subsided” – what is happening with the budget?
November 14, 2025

World

Georgia: Abandoning the path to the West and a few steps away from dictatorship
Ogres November 19, 2025

A little over a year ago, a series of opposition parties competed for votes in Georgia’s parliamentary elections, with four of them entering…

Dance around Mere – Lithuanian stores change parent company, but not owners
Ogres November 19, 2025

The Spanish company that took over the Mere store chain in Lithuania is owned by the same three Russian citizens who were previously…

Chinese agents’ new playground: LinkedIn
Ogres November 19, 2025
US Secretary of State recommends considering obesity as reason for denying visas
Ogres November 14, 2025
Limp Bizkit concert planned in Tallinn canceled; lead singer’s pro-Russian statements to blame
Ogres November 14, 2025

Latest Posts

Sea ports: ban for Russian ships to enter EU ports will not impact Riga or Liepaja much

11.04.202211.04.2022 Ogres

According to representatives of sea ports, the ban for Russian ships to enter sea ports of the European Union will not have much…

PHOTO | Cracks in the cellar – Victory Monument in Riga fenced off for safety reasons

11.04.2022 Ogres

The monument complex located in Victory Park in Riga was declared unsafe, so the municipal administration decided to fence it off. As previously…

French presidential run-off to take place between Le Pen and Macron

11.04.202211.04.2022 Ogres

In France, the first round of the presidential election has been held with incumbent Emmanuel Macron coming first and far-right candidate Marine Le…

Ministry in Latvia announces impossible conditions for provision of state aid

11.04.2022 Ogres

Latvian Ministry of Environment Protection and Regional Development (VARAM) has prepared impossible conditions for residents who want to receive state aid to afford…

Day 47 of war in Ukraine: New mass grave found, Russian provocations possible in Transnistria, hard week expected by Zelenskyy

11.04.2022 Ogres

In Ukraine on Monday, April 11, the Interior Ministry stated a new mass grave has been found in the Kyiv Region. The Ukrainian…

Ex-mayor of Riga considers the future of 9 May celebration in Latvia

11.04.2022 Ogres

It’s unlikely for large scale celebrations of 9 May to ever return to Latvia, said European Parliament member and ex-mayor of Riga Nils…

Latvian State Security Service detains Belarusian citizen for possible spying

11.04.2022 Ogres

On 15 February Latvian State Security Service (VDD) together with Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIDD) detained a Belarusian citizen suspected of spying…

Riga mayor: the monument complex in Victory Park is declared unsafe

11.04.202211.04.2022 Ogres

The monument complex located in Victory Park is officially declared unsafe. Because of this the municipal administration will fence it off, said Mayor…

Weather to start off warmer in Latvia, but will change around Easter

11.04.2022 Ogres

Previously daytime weather in Latvia was dictated by cyclone activity. This week, however, its influence will decrease. With increased atmospheric pressure there will…

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