Kaspars Gorkšs appointed Director of Latvia’s State Chancellery
October 20, 2026
Enefit: we don’t need to raise tariff – we need to change the strategy
Looking closely at the tariff projects submitted by Augstsprieguma tīkls (AST) and Sadales tīkls (ST) it becomes clear that the main cause behind…
Russians to answer questions about the war to obtain visa in Lithuania
Citizens of Russia and Belarus, who wish to obtain a visa to stay in Lithuania, will have to answer the questionnaire about their…
Future Cabinet of Ministers slowly taking shape in Latvia
The names of nearly all candidates for minister posts in Latvia are known. This inspires hope that the Saeima may vote on the…
Ministry of Finance downgrades Latvia’s economic growth outlook
With the schedule for the preparation of the state budget for 2023 pushed back, the Ministry of Finance reports it has «updated» the…
Emergency power outages in Ukraine after missile strikes
In Ukraine, emergency blackouts are carried out to stabilize the energy grid after the missile strikes on the 5th of December, the BBC…
Ukraine and the Baltic states rebunk Macron’s statements
French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements that the West should consider what security guarantees they can offer to Russia have caused a wave of…
Latvian authorities dismantle criminal group engaged in VAT fraud
In November 2022 Latvia’s State Revenue Service (VID) Customs and Tax Police officers apprehended members of a criminal group that was engaged in…
Latvians collect 10 000 signatures to back initiative to freeze deputies’ and ministers’ wages
10 000 signatures have been collected on Manabalss.lv initiatives portal in favour of the initiative that suggests freezing the size of wages of…
Baltic States agree to develop plan to railway network’s conversion according to EU standards
During a meeting of European transport ministers in Brussels, participants agreed that all member states the railway network of which differs from the…
