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Corruption Prevention Bureau starts criminal procedure on Usakovs' possible criminal offenses

RIGA – The Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) has launched a criminal procedure into dismissed Riga mayor Nils Usakovs’ (Harmony) p...

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Economics minister should be sacked for replacing Latvenergo board - Kucinskis

RIGA - Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) should dismiss Economics Minister Ralfs Nemiro (KPV LV) for replacing the supervisory board o...

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City council's opposition members not to back Burovs for Riga mayor

RIGA - Opposition members of the Riga City Council are not planning to support Honor to Serve Riga (GKR) party’s candidate for Riga mayor ...

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Saeima passed 80 bills during spring session

During its spring session, the 13th Saeima, Latvian parliament, passed 80 bills in the final reading, which included five new laws and amendment...

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Latvia’s Saeima rejects so-called Spouses Bill

The Latvian parliament (Saeima) on June 20 rejected draft legislation, the so-called Spouses Bill, protecting rights of unmarried couples, backe...

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Sevastova eliminated in semi-finals of Mallorca WTA International

On June 22, Latvia's top-ranked lady tennis player Anastasija Sevastova lost to US athlete Sofia Kenin 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 in a semi-final match o...

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Daugavpils and Rezekne authorities criticized for indiscriminate acceptance of Russian initiatives

As they continue to expand cooperation with Russia, the local governments of the eastern Latvian cities Daugavpils and Rezekne tend to take an i...

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Turlais fails to survive confidence vote and loses Riga mayor's job

Riga mayor Dainis Turlais (Honor to Serve Riga, GKR) has failed to survive a confidence vote and lost his mayoral position. Turlais was removed ...

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Coalition with Harmony impossible, but otherwise Riga City Council’s National Alliance group is free to take its own decisions - Dzintars

RIGA - The National Alliance group cannot form a coalition with Harmony on the Riga City Council, but otherwise the group is free to take its ow...

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NATO's success determined by its ability to respond to member states' immediate security issues - Rinkevics

RIGA - NATO’s success had been determined by its ability to respond to the most immediate security concerns of its member states, Latvian ...

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