Snow, gusty winds and cold: Latvia’s weekend weather forecast
January 9, 2026
Estonia spent EUR 170 m on helping pay energy bills this season
Estonia has spent EUR 170 million on various schemes to help households and businesses overcome the price hike of energy bills this heating…
Man to be put on trial for publicly speaking against Latvia’s independence
Latvian office of the prosecutor has sent to a court of law a criminal case involving a man who publicly spoke against Latvia’s…
Moscow projects loss of 200 000 jobs as company exodus starts to bite
Although Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that economic measures against Russia have failed, Moscow’s major has warned that 200 000 jobs could…
PHOTO | women gather outside Russian embassy to protest against Russian army’s cruelty towards women
Following Tallinn’s example, women in Latvia decided to gather outside the Russian embassy in Riga for a similar protest. According to organisers of…
Most criminal cases investigated by Latvian IDB last year dealt with bribes
In 2021 Latvian Internal Security Bureau (IDB) performed pre-trial investigations in a total of 143 criminal procedures of various size and complexity. IDB…
Rapid inflation may force early pension indexation in Latvia
The ruling coalition in Latvia has reached a conceptual agreement in favour of the proposal from the Ministry of Welfare to perform pension…
Latvia reports more than 22 000 registered Ukrainian refugees
Since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine a total of 22 607 Ukrainian citizens have fled the country and have registered…
Day 56 of war in Ukraine: Russian bombs trap 300 people under rubble, ten attacks repelled in Donbass
On Wednesday, April 20, the defenders of the besieged city of Mariupol are trying to free around 300 people trapped under rubble after…
Experts: lumber price growth greatly affected by anti-Russian sanctions
The situation on the lumber market in 2021 was dictated by price rise, reaching historically the highest prices for pine and spruce trees….
