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Calm weekend in Latvia – clouds, fog, and up to +10 degrees
November 8, 2025
Battle for one of the most influential positions in Latvia’s judicial system: four candidates promise change
November 7, 2025
The anticyclone will bring clearer skies, but temperatures will drop below zero
November 7, 2025

On Friday, the sky will be mostly cloudy, though the sun will occasionally peek through, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology…

“I see no reason to worry that it imposes anything unacceptable” – Latvian Police Chief on the Istanbul Convention
November 6, 2025
Law to denounce the Istanbul Convention will be reviewed by the next Saeima
November 5, 2025

Politics

Court sets date to begin hearing Kariņš flight case
November 8, 2025
Čakša promises a more efficient budget: what exactly changes for Latvians in 2026?
November 5, 2025
Legal expert explains why the Latvian President’s decision on the Istanbul Convention was correct
November 4, 2025
EU Court of Justice Advocate General Calls for Dismissal of Latvia’s Appeal in Aven and Fridman Sanctions Case
October 31, 2025
Latvia’s President faces a decisive moment: Saeima’s Istanbul Convention decision lands on his desk
October 31, 2025
Jūrmala mayor denied access to state secrets — Truksnis resigns
October 30, 2025

Business

Fuel prices rise again in the Baltics
By Ogres   November 8, 2025

During the past working week, fuel prices increased in the Baltic capitals, with the only exception being the price of diesel fuel in…

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Maxima Latvija has long engaged in unfair practices against suppliers, Competition Council finds
By Ogres   November 6, 2025
Competition Council imposes 1.8 million euros fine on one of Latvia’s largest food retailers
By Ogres   November 5, 2025
Major transformations ahead for Riga Airport
By Ogres   November 3, 2025
Russian airlines accumulate debts to Latvia
By Ogres   October 27, 2025

Bomb threats spread in Estonia; police say they were made to cause confusion
Ogres November 10, 2025

On the 9th of November, a bomb threat was spread on the messaging app Telegram, that is popular among Russian-speaking Estonians; police believe…

Prices have risen significantly in Latvia over the past year
Ogres November 10, 2025

In Latvia, consumer prices in October 2025 increased by 0.4% compared to September, while over the year — compared to October 2024 —…

Britain, France, Germany send anti-drone teams to Belgium
Ogres November 10, 2025
Meteorologists warn: A cyclone with rain, wind, and snowflakes is approaching Latvia
Ogres November 10, 2025
Louvre museum criticized for spending money on art, not security
Ogres November 8, 2025

Bomb threats spread in Estonia; police say they were made to cause confusion
November 10, 2025
Prices have risen significantly in Latvia over the past year
November 10, 2025
Britain, France, Germany send anti-drone teams to Belgium
November 10, 2025
Meteorologists warn: A cyclone with rain, wind, and snowflakes is approaching Latvia
November 10, 2025
Louvre museum criticized for spending money on art, not security
November 8, 2025
Latvian Parliament’s spending to rise – over 40 million euros planned for next year
November 8, 2025

Social

Prices have risen significantly in Latvia over the past year
November 10, 2025
Meteorologists warn: A cyclone with rain, wind, and snowflakes is approaching Latvia
November 10, 2025
Latvian Parliament’s spending to rise – over 40 million euros planned for next year
November 8, 2025

The Latvian Saeima’s expenditures for next year are projected to reach 40,462,882 euros, which is more than 2 million euros higher than in…

Rusiņš is still wanted and has been placed on an international wanted list as a dangerous criminal
November 8, 2025
Economics Ministry seeks to write off Ventspils Port’s 3 million euro debt – project classified
November 8, 2025

World

Bomb threats spread in Estonia; police say they were made to cause confusion
Ogres November 10, 2025

On the 9th of November, a bomb threat was spread on the messaging app Telegram, that is popular among Russian-speaking Estonians; police believe…

Britain, France, Germany send anti-drone teams to Belgium
Ogres November 10, 2025

Belgium has been hit by a spate of drone sightings in early November that have repeatedly grounded air traffic, and now Britain, France…

Louvre museum criticized for spending money on art, not security
Ogres November 8, 2025
US delegation to skip G20 summit
Ogres November 8, 2025
Talk about Lavrov’s fall out of favor; Kremlin denies rumors
Ogres November 8, 2025

Latest Posts

Cipule: it is too soon to consider lifting epidemiological restrictions in Latvia

03.01.2022 Ogres

Currently it is too soon to consider lifting the restrictions imposed to limit the spread of Covid-19, said the director of Latvian Emergency…

Weather forecast for the first week of 2022 in Latvia

03.01.202203.01.2022 Ogres

This week in Latvia will pass under influence from cyclone activity – in the first half of the week there will be plenty…

Every person in Estonia helped country endure, Karis says in New Year address

03.01.2022 Ogres

Alar Karis has given his first New Year’s speech as the President of Estonia. Coming from the academic field, he focused his wishes…

Cigarette exports in Latvia down 10.8%

03.01.202203.01.2022 Ogres

In ten months of 2021 a total of 1.516 billion cigarettes were exported from Latvia to other countries, which is 183.203 million cigarettes…

Week in Lithuania: Mandatory vaccination for professions passed, second stage of building fence at Belarus border launched

01.01.202201.01.2022 Ogres

Last week, the top news stories in Lithuania were the approval of mandatory vaccination for certain professions, the start of the second stage…

Opinion | Latvian government doesn’t think about budget deficit, it thinks about destroying transit sector

30.12.202130.12.2021 Ogres

Opinion piece Both the state budget deficit and Latvia’s external budget suffered an avalanche-like surge during the term of the government of Prime…

Opinion | Latvian government doesn’t think about budget deficit, it thinks about destroying the transit sector

30.12.2021 Ogres

Opinion piece Both the state budget deficit and Latvia’s external budget suffered an avalanche-like surge during the term of the government of Prime…

Stockmann sells shopping malls in Riga and Tallinn for EUR 87 million

30.12.202130.12.2021 Ogres

As part of its restructuring plans, the Finnish retailer Stockmann has sold its shopping malls in Riga and Tallinn to Estonian Viru Keemia…

Šimonytė: 2022 will be year of reform for Lithuania

30.12.202130.12.2021 Ogres

The Lithuanian government has a series of reforms to do in the year 2022 and a failure to reach them would mean the…

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