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Grey and overcast weather expected in Latvia toward the end of the week
December 18, 2025
Grey pre-holiday week in Latvia with minor temperature fluctuations
December 17, 2025
No more cadastral surveying required — Latvia promises faster commissioning of buildings
December 16, 2025

Cadastral surveying will no longer be required prior to the commissioning of a building, the Latvian government decided on Tuesday. The Ministry of…

From rain to frost: what weather can be expected in Latvia this week?
December 15, 2025
Riga City Council plans to sell Rīgas namu pārvaldnieks
December 12, 2025

Politics

BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?
December 19, 2025
Latvia’s President proclaims next year’s budget with focus on security and families
December 18, 2025
“Latvia continues to live on borrowed money” — MPs demand explanation of 2026 budget advertising costs
December 17, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Latvian society has shown it can push back against political decisions — and will do so again if necessary
December 12, 2025
Minister presses “pause”: Latvia’s Marine Protected Areas plan to be redrafted
December 11, 2025
President of Latvia halts vignette price increase: law must be reconsidered
December 10, 2025

Business

Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
By Ogres   December 19, 2025

The situation in Latvian agriculture is becoming more complicated with each passing year, primarily due to climatic conditions, said Juris Lazdiņš, Chairman of…

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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
BNN IN FOCUS | For years, Russia has seen our cargo — Latvia finally promises to stop this and move to Western solutions
By Ogres   December 9, 2025
LVM Timber price reduction in Latvia – support or market adjustment?
By Ogres   December 8, 2025

France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
Ogres December 19, 2025

The French parliament failed to agree on the 2026 national budget on the 19th of December, meaning that emergency solutions will have to…

A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
Ogres December 19, 2025

At the end of the year, Lithuanian lawmakers created a situation where even a cat has a say in whether to dismiss the…

BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?
Ogres December 19, 2025
EU agrees loan for Ukraine; frozen Russian assets untouched for now
Ogres December 19, 2025
Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
Ogres December 19, 2025

France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
December 19, 2025
A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
December 19, 2025
BNN IN FOCUS | Tried to win favour, but failed: what went wrong with the Latvian Government’s “reset”?
December 19, 2025
EU agrees loan for Ukraine; frozen Russian assets untouched for now
December 19, 2025
Agricultural conditions in Latvia are becoming increasingly challenging each year, expert says
December 19, 2025
Weather in Latvia during the holidays: cloudy, locally rainy, and cool
December 19, 2025

Social

A cat gets caught up in the fray around Lithuania’s public broadcaster; president outraged by the nonsense
December 19, 2025
Weather in Latvia during the holidays: cloudy, locally rainy, and cool
December 19, 2025
Crisis simulation reveals weaknesses in Riga’s civil defence system
December 18, 2025

Comprehensive civil defence exercises would help improve public preparedness for crises, according to the study “From Siren to Shelter? Civil Defence in Riga”…

Dispute over abolition of water meter verification reaches Latvia’s Constitutional Court
December 18, 2025
Austria won’t stifle discontent during Israel’s Eurovision performance
December 17, 2025

World

France still fails to agree on next year’s budget
Ogres December 19, 2025

The French parliament failed to agree on the 2026 national budget on the 19th of December, meaning that emergency solutions will have to…

EU agrees loan for Ukraine; frozen Russian assets untouched for now
Ogres December 19, 2025

European Union leaders have agreed on a 90 billion euros loan for Ukraine, but it will be financed from the bloc’s budget, not…

Compulsory secondary education introduced in Estonia; schools struggle to adapt to changes
Ogres December 18, 2025
Russian dictator calls European leaders “small pigs”
Ogres December 18, 2025
Britain to return to EU Erasmus exchange program
Ogres December 17, 2025

Latest Posts

After the slaughter in Bucha, tighter sanctions will be imposed on Russia; arms promised to Ukraine

04.04.202204.04.2022 Ogres

After the slaughter believed to have committed by Russian forces in Bucha, which is located on the outskirts of Kyiv in Ukraine, western…

BNN summary of the week: Banning propaganda symbols. Inflation outlook. Basketball in Latvia

03.04.202203.04.2022 Ogres

This week Latvia and other EU countries continued accepting refugees from Ukraine. Many countries continue maintaining anti-Russian sanctions and condemning its supporters. This…

Week in Lithuania: Grants to Ukrainian culture workers, Russia expels Lithuanian diplomats

02.04.202202.04.2022 Ogres

Last week, Lithuania applied to open trade representative office in Taiwan, Russia expelled four Lithuanian diplomats and Lithuania will offer grants to cultural…

Competition Council: entrepreneurs are allowed to procure raw materials together

01.04.2022 Ogres

Representatives of many different economic sectors in Latvia are currently suffering because of Russian and Belarusian military aggression and sanctions imposed against them….

Latvia given right to host finals of European Basketball Championship 2025

01.04.2022 Ogres

On Tuesday, 29 March, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) provided Latvia the rights to host the finals of European Basketball Championship 2025. The…

Politician: the Soviet Union has started dying only now

01.04.2022 Ogres

The Soviet Union, which Latvia managed to escape from in the ‘90s or the last century, has started dying only now, said chairman…

Estonian economic forecast seen as stable by Standard&Poor’s

01.04.2022 Ogres

For Estonia, the US credit rating agency Standard&Poor’s has left its evaluation of AA- to the Baltic country’s credit rating unchanged, but has…

Denmark to send about 800 troops to Latvia

01.04.202201.04.2022 Ogres

Denmark is committed to sending approximately 800 of its troops to Latvia to enhance NATO defence against any potential Russian aggression in this…

Covid-19 in Baltic States. 1 792 in Latvia 2 972 in Lithuania, 1 012 in Estonia

01.04.2022 Ogres

A total of 1 792 new Covid-19 infection cases were found in Latvia in the last 24 hours. 16 people have died, of…

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