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New airBaltic CEO Erno Hildén: bank savings, liabilities and investments
January 9, 2026
Snow, gusty winds and cold: Latvia’s weekend weather forecast
January 9, 2026
Disability status in Latvia fails to work as intended – State Audit Office issues harsh conclusions
January 7, 2026

Disability status in Latvia only partially fulfills its intended purpose, while the support system is fragmented and unequal, according to the State Audit…

Frost down to –15°C expected in Latvia
January 7, 2026
Sabotage, border fence and migration — Latvia’s minister on key security challenges
January 6, 2026

Politics

Proposal to express no confidence in Latvia’s Prime Minister over Russian-language content in public media
January 9, 2026
Latvia’s disability system must be reformed – minister speaks of a 50 million euro investment
January 8, 2026
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
Right action or unwanted precedent: what will the US action in Venezuela bring for the world?
January 5, 2026
Managed conflict, not collapse: What’s happening inside Latvia’s governmen
January 2, 2026

Business

Producer prices in Latvia rise against the EU-wide trend
By Ogres   January 8, 2026

Industrial producer prices in Latvia increased by 1.4% in November last year compared with November 2024, placing Latvia among the 13 European Union…

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The notorious Rail Baltica bridge pillar in the Daugava will be put into conservation for several years
By Ogres   January 8, 2026
Rising excise duties on alcohol in Latvia may fuel smuggling, retailers warn
By Ogres   January 7, 2026
“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

Sweden sees lowest number of asylum applications in 40 years
Ogres January 9, 2026

The number of asylum seekers in Sweden fell by 30% in 2025, reaching its lowest level since 1985, and the right leaning government…

Anti-government protests continue in Iran; internet shut down in the country
Ogres January 9, 2026

Large crowds of people have taken to the streets of Iran’s capital Tehran, in the largest protests against the Islamic state in recent…

Proposal to express no confidence in Latvia’s Prime Minister over Russian-language content in public media
Ogres January 9, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | Migration, security and sovereignty: Filips Rajevskis on what Latvia should not repeat
Ogres January 9, 2026
New airBaltic CEO Erno Hildén: bank savings, liabilities and investments
Ogres January 9, 2026

Sweden sees lowest number of asylum applications in 40 years
January 9, 2026
Anti-government protests continue in Iran; internet shut down in the country
January 9, 2026
Proposal to express no confidence in Latvia’s Prime Minister over Russian-language content in public media
January 9, 2026
BNN IN FOCUS | Migration, security and sovereignty: Filips Rajevskis on what Latvia should not repeat
January 9, 2026
New airBaltic CEO Erno Hildén: bank savings, liabilities and investments
January 9, 2026
Trump: We may have to choose between Greenland and NATO
January 9, 2026

Social

BNN IN FOCUS | Migration, security and sovereignty: Filips Rajevskis on what Latvia should not repeat
January 9, 2026
Latvia’s electronic queue at the borders with Russia and Belarus: what the first months reveal
January 9, 2026
Declining birth rates force Daugavpils to rethink its kindergarten network
January 9, 2026

Due to ongoing demographic trends, the municipality of Daugavpils will soon have to reassess its network of pre-school education institutions, municipal officials say….

Latvia in mourning: Legendary basketball player Uļjana Semjonova has passed away
January 9, 2026
Military ammunition plant under construction in Latvia’s Iecava forests, to produce up to 50,000 charges annually
January 8, 2026

World

Sweden sees lowest number of asylum applications in 40 years
Ogres January 9, 2026

The number of asylum seekers in Sweden fell by 30% in 2025, reaching its lowest level since 1985, and the right leaning government…

Anti-government protests continue in Iran; internet shut down in the country
Ogres January 9, 2026

Large crowds of people have taken to the streets of Iran’s capital Tehran, in the largest protests against the Islamic state in recent…

Trump: We may have to choose between Greenland and NATO
Ogres January 9, 2026
Estonian animal rights activists: Institutions and breeders should know who should not be entrusted with animals
Ogres January 9, 2026
Tractors at the Arc de Triomphe and France against a free trade agreement with Mercosur
Ogres January 9, 2026

Latest Posts

Meteorologists expect air temperature to reach +15° C in Latvia this week

19.04.202219.04.2022 Ogres

Similarly to Easter, weather in Latvia will be dictated by high atmospheric pressure area: days will be mostly sunny and dry. Air temperature…

BNN summary of the week: Presidents meet. Dangerous monument. Gas terminal in Latvia

17.04.202217.04.2022 Ogres

This week’s hot topic in Latvia: what to do with the Victory Monument complex in Riga? Residents are not allowed to come near…

Week in Lithuania: Seimas speaker pushes for Ukraine support fund, «desovietisation» of monuments discussed

16.04.202216.04.2022 Ogres

The top news stories in Lithuania in the past week, were the speaker of the Seimas encouraging to set up a dedicated support…

Weather forecast for Easter in Latvia

15.04.202215.04.2022 Ogres

The weekend in Latvia will start off with mostly cloudy, rainy and windy weather. For Eastern weather will improve due to increased atmospheric…

Tourism in Latvia still in recovery mode after Covid-19 pandemic

14.04.202214.04.2022 Ogres

In February 2022 the number of foreign and resident visitors comprised 88.3 thousand, which is 2 time more than in February 2021, but…

Day 50 of war in Ukraine: Russia ready for Donbass offensive, key Russian hit with missiles, OSCE finds human rights violations on both sides

14.04.2022 Ogres

In Ukraine on Thursday, April 14, Kyiv reported of Russia having prepared for the Donbas offensive it has planned and of battles raging…

Stratcom head: Russia executed a «cowardly war»

14.04.2022 Ogres

The head of NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence in Riga Jānis Sārts is «cautiously optimistic» about Ukraine’s ability to gain the upper…

Four options proposed for removal of monument from Victory Park in Riga

14.04.2022 Ogres

Latvian Ministry of Justice has suggested four possible solutions on how to remove the monument dedicated to the Soviet Army from Victory Park…

PHOTO: Polish and Baltic presidents meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

14.04.202214.04.2022 Ogres

Baltic States and Poland will continue actively supporting Ukraine, which has suffered from Russian aggression, with both military and humanitarian aid, as affirmed…

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