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Farmers demand state of emergency – floods devastate crops in Vidzeme and Latgale
June 2, 2025
Rain to subside for the weekend, but broad precipitation zone to cross Latvia again next week
May 30, 2025
Migration pressure on the rise in Latvia – over 4 000 people have already attempted to cross the border illegally
May 29, 2025

On Wednesday, the 28th of May, 62 people attempted to illegally cross the Latvian-Belarusian border, bringing the total number of such attempts this…

Thunderstorms in the East and fog – weather forecast for the coming days
May 29, 2025
Variable midweek weather – local showers, warm but humid weekend ahead
May 28, 2025

Politics

Municipal elections in Latvia: Early voting begins today at 948 polling stations
June 2, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | “Every decision has a name and a surname” – Who should be held accountable for the airBaltic funds?
May 30, 2025
BNN INTERVIEW | The fight for a seat at the top of global diplomacy – Pildegovičs on Latvia’s candidacy for the UN Security Council
May 28, 2025
Ombudsman Jansons admits excessive alcohol use, explains absence from parliament with health issues
May 23, 2025
Ombudsman Jansons nowhere to be seen – Saeima demands answers over his ongoing absence
May 23, 2025
Latvian Parliament moves toward larger parties participating in Saeima elections
May 22, 2025

Business

Latvia’s road transport crisis continues – dozens of bus routes cancelled due to driver shortage
By Ogres   May 30, 2025

Due to a shortage of drivers, passenger carriers cancelled a total of 19 bus routes on Friday, according to the website of the…

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Auditors: Like a “wallet to dip into” – the state invested 545 million in airBaltic with no clear plan or oversight
By Ogres   May 29, 2025
“Funding still unclear, but the vision is there” – Transport Minister Švinka on the future of Rail Baltica
By Ogres   May 28, 2025
Competition for “airBaltic” leadership – applications from 30 countries!
By Ogres   May 26, 2025
Tet fined 14 000 euros for withholding key contract information from customers
By Ogres   May 23, 2025

Billion-euro questions without answers: politicians call to suspend “Rail Baltica” design works
Ogres June 2, 2025

The board of the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) is calling for the suspension of design work on the “Rail Baltica” railway…

Trump amplifies another conspiracy theory: Biden was “executed” in 2020
Ogres June 2, 2025

On Saturday evening, the 31st of May, President Donald Trump reposted unfounded information on social media platform Truth Social that former President Joe…

Are municipal elections in Latvia safe? Security service provides its assessment
Ogres June 2, 2025
Supreme Court plenary finds no grounds to dismiss Prosecutor General Stukāns
Ogres June 2, 2025
Egypt unveils plans for new desert city
Ogres June 2, 2025

Billion-euro questions without answers: politicians call to suspend “Rail Baltica” design works
June 2, 2025
Trump amplifies another conspiracy theory: Biden was “executed” in 2020
June 2, 2025
Are municipal elections in Latvia safe? Security service provides its assessment
June 2, 2025
Supreme Court plenary finds no grounds to dismiss Prosecutor General Stukāns
June 2, 2025
Egypt unveils plans for new desert city
June 2, 2025
Farmers demand state of emergency – floods devastate crops in Vidzeme and Latgale
June 2, 2025

Social

Billion-euro questions without answers: politicians call to suspend “Rail Baltica” design works
June 2, 2025
Are municipal elections in Latvia safe? Security service provides its assessment
June 2, 2025
Supreme Court plenary finds no grounds to dismiss Prosecutor General Stukāns
June 2, 2025

The Supreme Court (SC) plenary, after evaluating the results of an internal inquiry, has found no grounds to dismiss Prosecutor General Juris Stukāns,…

German army needs up to 260 000 active soldiers to meet growing military needs
May 30, 2025
Revised data shows Estonia’s economic growth yet to be seen
May 30, 2025

World

Trump amplifies another conspiracy theory: Biden was “executed” in 2020
Ogres June 2, 2025

On Saturday evening, the 31st of May, President Donald Trump reposted unfounded information on social media platform Truth Social that former President Joe…

Egypt unveils plans for new desert city
Ogres June 2, 2025

On Sunday, the 1st of June, Egypt announced plans to build a desert city, which will divert about 7% of the Nile’s water…

Eurosceptic Nawrocki wins Polish presidential election, election commission says
Ogres June 2, 2025
International tourist spending in Europe expected to grow by 11% this year
Ogres May 30, 2025
Trump envoy: Russia’s concerns about NATO enlargement are fair; Zelenskyy accuses Russia of “another deception”
Ogres May 30, 2025

Latest Posts

In Estonian local elections, Centre Party wins, losing majority

18.10.2021 Ogres

In Estonia, the local government election has been held. Voters have brought change in Tallinn, where the Centre Party has lost its long-time…

Floods in India take many lives

18.10.202118.10.2021 Ogres

India has been hit by heavy floods, which have taken the lives of no less than 24 people. In the south of the…

Minister: possible solutions to Covid-19 crisis in Latvia – from distance teaching to evening curfew

18.10.2021 Ogres

To reduce the risk of Latvia’s healthcare sector overloading, the government needs to adopt new Covid-19 restrictions, and this needs to be done…

Weather forecast for the week in Latvia

18.10.2021 Ogres

This week weather in Latvia will be volatile: some days will be warm, some will be rainy and some will be windy. There…

BNN summary of the week: Covid-19 crisis. Enormous bills. Vaccination pay

17.10.2021 Ogres

Perception of reality seems to vary depending of the people. Some people don’t understand why restrictions weren’t adopted sooner and others don’t understand…

Latvian Railway loses monopoly status on Latvian-Lithuanian border

16.10.2021 Ogres

Baltic Express has signed a contract with Latvian state company Lithuanian Railway (Lietuvos geležinkeliai) freight company LTG Cargo. From now on Baltic Express…

Week in Lithuania EUR 103m earmarked for border fence, President fires judge, gambling to be reformed

16.10.2021 Ogres

Last week, the top news stories in Lithuania were the government planning funding for border fence, President Gitanas Nausėda firing judge over corruption…

CSP data: domestic tourism on a rise in Latvia

15.10.2021 Ogres

In August 2021 the number of foreign and resident visitors comprised 255.6 thousand, which is 14.9 % less than in August 2020 and…

Latest Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 2 142 in Latvia, 2 736 in Lithuania

15.10.2021 Ogres

A total of 2 142 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 1 678 of the patients…

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