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Requirements of EU Electricity Directive have largely been implemented in Latvia - ministry

  • 2026-10-06
  • LETA/TBT Staff

RIGA - Although Latvia has missed the deadline to fully transpose the European Union (EU) Electricity Directive, a significant portion of its requirements has already been implemented in Latvian legislation or is in effect in practice, LETA was told at the Ministry of Climate ...

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