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Latvia aware of Russian military drills on border

Latvian Defense Minister Raimonds Bergmanis has confirmed that the Russian military exercise in the Pskov Oblast near Russia's borders with ...

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Fighting human trafficking only way to solve refugee crisis, says Latvian MEP

Latvian MEP Roberts Zile believes the only way to solve the refugee crisis, is by combatting human trafficking.  ...

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Latvian LGBT group outraged over kiss as bus fare Valentine's Day initiative

Latvian LGBT rights group Mozaika has turned to Latvia's ombudsman over an initiative of the municipal public transport company's Rīgas ...

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Riga public transport to accept kiss as form of payment on Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day, a kiss will be accepted as a legal tender in minibuses passing through Latvia’s capital, Riga.  ...

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New government for Latvia, Kucinskis is new P.M.

Thursday February 11 saw a new Latvian government approved, which will be headed by Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis from the Greens and Farmers U...

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Murcinieki residents protest building of illegal immigrant ‘jail’

RIGA - Residents in Mucenieki village in central Latvia, the home of the country’s sole asylum-seeker reception centre, are protesting gov...

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Latvija in brief

Latvian lawmakers are due to vote on Thursday on a public initiative against the current practice of switching to  daylight  saving ti...

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First relocated refugees arrive in Latvia, anti-refugee protestors attack journalist

RIGA - A tailor and clothing designer, a hotel manager, a nurse, and a hairdresser are the first refugees to arrive in Latvia under the EU&rsquo...

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Straujuma admits biggest failure was lack of communication over refugees

According to departing Latvian Prime Minister, Laimdota Straujuma, the biggest failure of her government was communication surrounding refugees....

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More refugees could arrive to Latvia within a month

The Press Secretary for Latvia’s Interior Ministry, Ilza Petersone-Godmane, has confirmed the next wave of refugees may arrive in Latvia w...

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