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Disability status in Latvia fails to work as intended – State Audit Office issues harsh conclusions
January 7, 2026
Sabotage, border fence and migration — Latvia’s minister on key security challenges
January 6, 2026
A cold week ahead in Latvia: snowfall and falling temperatures
January 5, 2026

On Monday, skies will be cloudy, clearing in some western areas overnight. Snow is expected in places during the night, with periods of…

Wintery weather takes hold of Latvia: snow, black ice and slippery roads
January 2, 2026
Year-end with a wintry character: snow, wind, and frost
December 29, 2025

Politics

BNN IN FOCUS | Pre-election fairy tales and post-election taxes? A political scientist’s view
January 5, 2026
Starmer: Britain must build closer ties with EU single market
January 5, 2026
Managed conflict, not collapse: What’s happening inside Latvia’s governmen
January 2, 2026
Trump talks about Greenland again; Danes are seething with anger
December 23, 2025
Excessive bureaucracy in Latvia creates fertile ground for corruption, says Endziņš
December 23, 2025
Brandavs admits promising a bribe to Ušakovs — former Riga mayor denies allegations, TV report says
December 22, 2025

Business

Rising excise duties on alcohol in Latvia may fuel smuggling, retailers warn
By Ogres   January 7, 2026

An increase in excise duties on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products will pose serious challenges for retailers, said Raimonds Okmanis, Chairman of the…

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“Rīgas meži”: The forestry sector will continue to be affected by geopolitical and economic challenges
By Ogres   January 2, 2026
Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
By Ogres   December 19, 2025
Ministry of Transport warns: Public talk of rail dismantling sends sharp signals to the transit industry
By Ogres   December 17, 2025
10.95 million euros scammed from clients of Latvia’s four largest banks in 11 months
By Ogres   December 15, 2025

Rising excise duties on alcohol in Latvia may fuel smuggling, retailers warn
Ogres January 7, 2026

An increase in excise duties on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products will pose serious challenges for retailers, said Raimonds Okmanis, Chairman of the…

What is happening at Dailes Theatre? Actress speaks publicly about mass layoffs
Ogres January 7, 2026

Dailes Theatre actress Lelde Dreimane has revealed that the new year began for her in a highly unusual and distressing way. She says…

US pledges support for security guarantees for Ukraine in Paris
Ogres January 7, 2026
Disability status in Latvia fails to work as intended – State Audit Office issues harsh conclusions
Ogres January 7, 2026
Estonia faces flu drug shortage; calls to prescribe only to at-risk patients
Ogres January 6, 2026

Rising excise duties on alcohol in Latvia may fuel smuggling, retailers warn
January 7, 2026
What is happening at Dailes Theatre? Actress speaks publicly about mass layoffs
January 7, 2026
US pledges support for security guarantees for Ukraine in Paris
January 7, 2026
Disability status in Latvia fails to work as intended – State Audit Office issues harsh conclusions
January 7, 2026
Estonia faces flu drug shortage; calls to prescribe only to at-risk patients
January 6, 2026
Promised pay rises, but no money secured: FDC criticizes government decision on teachers’ salaries
January 6, 2026

Social

What is happening at Dailes Theatre? Actress speaks publicly about mass layoffs
January 7, 2026
Promised pay rises, but no money secured: FDC criticizes government decision on teachers’ salaries
January 6, 2026
Latvia names its national ice hockey team roster for the 2026 Olympic Games
January 6, 2026

Today, the roster of Latvia’s men’s national ice hockey team for the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympic Games was officially announced. A total of 25…

Greece’s air traffic control system temporarily shuts down; cause unclear
January 6, 2026
Sabotage suspicions ease: what police reveal about Baltic Sea cable damage
January 5, 2026

World

US pledges support for security guarantees for Ukraine in Paris
Ogres January 7, 2026

US representatives, meeting in Paris with members of the Coalition of Willing, have pledged to provide Ukraine with security guarantees, which would also…

Estonia faces flu drug shortage; calls to prescribe only to at-risk patients
Ogres January 6, 2026

Alina Terep, head of the Estonian Family Physicians Association, has warned that as the flu epidemic continues, there may be a shortage of…

Unusual cold wave and snow force Britons to close schools
Ogres January 6, 2026
Trump’s success in Venezuela – a major blow to Putin’s ego
Ogres January 6, 2026
Baltic foreign ministers condemn Trump’s idea of taking control of Greenland
Ogres January 5, 2026

Latest Posts

War crime supporters in Latvia to have their citizenship revoked

19.04.2022 Ogres

On Tuesday, 19 April, Latvian Saeima’s Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee passed in the second and final reading the urgent amendments…

Sweden increases investments in civil defence

19.04.202219.04.2022 Ogres

In Sweden, the government has decided to allocate additional 800 million kronor (77 million euros) to improving the civil defence system in the…

Estonian Centre Party MP has his parliamentary immunity taken in Porto Franco case

19.04.2022 Ogres

In Estonia, the parliament has backed allowing to criminally persecute legislator Mihhail Korb of the Centre Party, which is part of the Estonian…

Latvia declares energy crisis in supplies of petroleum products

19.04.2022 Ogres

An energy crisis in supplies of petroleum products is declared in Latvia until 31 December 2022, according to the order of the Cabinet…

Latvian State Police College elects a new director

19.04.2022 Ogres

On 19 April deputy chief of State Police Main Criminal Police’s Economic Crimes Enforcement Office, Lt. Col. Dmitrijs Homenko was elected as the…

Latvian sports journalists invite sports community to be more critical of Russia’s attack on Ukraine

19.04.202214.06.2022 Ogres

More than 50 Latvian sports journalists have signed an invitation for the sports community to voice stronger condemnation of Russia’s attack on Ukraine….

Putin awards Russian brigade blamed for Bucha massacre in Ukraine

19.04.202219.04.2022 Ogres

In Russia, a military unit blamed by Ukraine of killing civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha during its occupation has received an…

Entrepreneurs give Latvian government’s work a low average score

19.04.2022 Ogres

Entrepreneurs are the most critical of the work done by Minister of Finance Jānis Reirs, whereas Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs is…

Day 55 of war in Ukraine: Russian attacks repelled amid Donbass offensive, Japan to supply drones, Italy – weapons to Ukraine

19.04.2022 Ogres

In Ukraine on Tuesday, April 19, Kyiv reported of repelling attacks as Russia has begun its offensive to capture the Donbas region. Japan…

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