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Russia: Latvia’s language reform will worsen bilateral relations

The adoption of bills providing for a gradual transition to education in the state language in Latvia’s ethnic minority schools will worse...

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President Vejonis not to pardon convicted participant of 2009 riots

RIGA - President Raimonds Vejonis will not respond to the appeals to pardon Ansis Ataols Berzins, who has been sentenced to a prison term in Lat...

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Opposition walks out, Riga City Council adopts new restrictions on questions by councilors

RIGA - The opposition walked out of the extraordinary meeting of the Riga City Council on Monday and the members of the ruling coalition in the ...

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Several hundred people commemorate victims of Communist genocide in Latvia

RIGA - Several hundred people, including the Latvian top state officials, participated in the commemorative event for the victims of the Communi...

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S&P re-affirms Latvia’s credit rating

RIGA - On Friday, the credit rating agency S&P Global reaffirmed its 'A-' long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit rati...

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Minister to order Riga City Council to annul provision restricting councilors' rights to ask questions

RIGA - The Latvian Minister of Environment and Regional Development, Kaspars Gerhards (National Alliance) will issue a decree annulling the amen...

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Latvian parliament passes bills about gradual transition to Latvian-only education

RIGA - The Latvian parliament today passed in the final reading amendments to the Education Law and the Law on General Education under which sch...

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Eight flu fatalities reported in Latvia last week

RIGA - Eight flu fatalities were reported in Latvia last week. All but one of those flu patients had other chronic dis...

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Ombudsman critical of healthcare reform

RIGA - Access to healthcare in Latvia will not improve until financing for healthcare actually increases to the projected level, believes Ombuds...

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Latvia lags behind Baltic neighbors, rest of Europe in digitalization - minister

RIGA - Latvia seriously lags behind its Baltic neighbors and the rest of Europe as regards digitalization and e-skills, Economics Minister Arvil...

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