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Constitutional Court does not lift restrictions on soviet and communist activists' participation in Saeima elections

RIGA – The Latvian Constitutional Court ruled that the Saeima Electrionc Law that bans people who were active in certain soviet and commun...

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Parliament orders PM to produce report

The Latvian parliament on June 20 gave Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis (Greens/Farmers) a month to prepare a list of the officials responsible fo...

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Public broadcasters leave advertising market in 2021

The Latvian parliament (Saeima) has passed in the final reading the bill about withdrawal of the public broadcasters from the advertising market...

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How Latvia is (not) catching Russian spies

Since the Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the increased NATO military presence in the Baltic states, 20 of Baltic residents have been de...

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President: Candidates must think about Latvia, not personal gain

Everyone planning to run in the general elections must think not about personal gains from the status of a lawmaker but about what they as MPs c...

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Italian president to visit Latvia in early July

RIGA - Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella are due to arrive in Latvia on a state visit on July 3, LETA was to...

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Latvia chooses not to declare state of emergency in farming due to drought, opts for nationwide natural disaster

RIGA - The Latvian Crisis Management Council on Tuesday resolved not to declare a state of emergency in agriculture due to prolonged drought and...

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Latvians lose interest in national budget drafting process - survey

RIGA - Every fifth resident of Latvia takes interest in the process of drafting of the national budget but people tend to be losing this interes...

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About 100,000 people attend Midsummer celebrations in Riga

RIGA – More than 100,000 people participated in the Midsummer festivities in Riga on June 21-24 in Old Riga, the November 11th Embankment ...

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Increase in number of drunk drivers detained by police

RIGA - On Friday, ahead of the Ligo Midsummer night holidays, there was a sharp increase in the number of drunk drivers detained on Latvia's...

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