PHOTO: Demolition of Soviet Victory Monument in Pārdaugava commences
Tuesday, 23 August, marked the start of the demolition of the Monument to the Liberators of Soviet Latvia and Riga from the German…
History of Latvian teachers’ protests: LIZDA can and has accomplished much with strikes
Author: Ilona Bērziņa The council of Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA) decided to organise an indefinite strike of education…
U.S. urges its citizens to depart Ukraine amid possible Russian launched strikes on capital
The United States warned Tuesday that Russia is «stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the…
Baltic states, Poland and Finland could ban Russian tourists
European Union members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland, which all share a border with Russia, may stop Russian tourists from entering their…
Scammers in Latvia often pretend being bank and police workers
Scammers in Latvia have adopted a new method to pull people into scams – one pretends to be a police officer and the…
Latvia allocates additional funding to secure natural gas reserves
On Tuesday, 23 August, Latvia’s government approved the allocation of EUR 193.483 million from the state budget for emergencies in order to secure…
Euro value before US dollar falls to all-time lowest level in 20 years
The value of euro before US dollar dropped to an all-time lowest level since 2002 on 22 August. This is largely due to…
Four officials and one businessman accused of large-scale fraud in border fence procurement in Latvia
The Prosecution Office for Investigation of Public Office Holders Misconduct Offences has raised charges against four official of the Provision State Agency and…
Signatures collected to organise paid repatriation of disloyal Latvian residents to Russia
A signature collection campaign has appeared on public initiatives portal Manabalss.lv. The goal is to ensure state-paid «repatriation» of disloyal Latvian residents to…
