The Estonian government do not plan to demolish the Maarjamäe Memorial
The Estonian government has no plans to demolish the Maarjamäe Memorial [dedciated to those who fell in WWII] in Tallinn. However, Minister of…
Residents gather around Soviet Victory Monument in Pārdaugava; police detain five
Despite the request to not gather, several dozen people came to the Soviet Victory Monument in Pārdaugava in the evening on Monday, 22…
Ukraine rushes to build new bunkers. Not for soldiers on the front lines, but students in schools
As schools prepare to open their doors in September, many educators are grappling with the fact that they don’t have the ability to…
PHOTO: Demolition of Soviet Victory Monument in Pārdaugava commences
Tuesday, 23 August, marked the start of the demolition of the Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German…
History of Latvian teachers’ protests: LIZDA can and has accomplished much with strikes
Author: Ilona Bērziņa The council of Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA) decided to organise an indefinite strike of education…
U.S. urges its citizens to depart Ukraine amid possible Russian launched strikes on capital
The United States warned Tuesday that Russia is «stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the…
Baltic states, Poland and Finland could ban Russian tourists
European Union members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland, which all share a border with Russia, may stop Russian tourists from entering their…
Scammers in Latvia often pretend being bank and police workers
Scammers in Latvia have adopted a new method to pull people into scams – one pretends to be a police officer and the…
Latvia allocates additional funding to secure natural gas reserves
On Tuesday, 23 August, Latvia’s government approved the allocation of EUR 193.483 million from the state budget for emergencies in order to secure…
