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State of emergency in Latvia extended to February 28

RIGA - Due to the spread of Covid-19 omicron variant, the state of emergency in Latvia will be extended to February 28, according to amendments ...

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Restrictions and booster shots would reduce mortality and hospitalizations - Trojanskis

RIGA - If booster shots were administered to 80,000 residents a week in Latvia, and restrictions were in force, mortality would reduce by 17 per...

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Riga City Council allocates EUR 4.2 million for integration of Rail Baltica in city center infrastructure

RIGA - The Riga City Council financial and administration affairs committee today supported allocation of EUR 4.2 million for integration of Rai...

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Rinkevics would like to see more active NATO and EU preparations for the hybrid attacks by Russia on Ukraine

RIGA - The European Union (EU) and NATO must be more active in preparing for the scenario that Russia is carrying out hybrid attacks on Ukraine,...

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Herd the moos? Latvia's symbolic blue cow back from the brink - AFP special report

KALVENE - Once a rarity, cows with light blue or dark ultramarine hides may again be glimpsed grazing on the Latvian countryside among the regul...

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Latvia plans to establish National Cyber Security Center by the summer

RIGA - It is planned to establish a National Cyber Security Center under the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Latvia by the summer of this year....

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Karins-led government becomes longest serving government in the history of democratic Latvia

RIGA - The current government led by Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) has become the longest serving government in the history of dem...

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Latvia’s Corruption Prevention Bureau ends criminal procedure against MPs Valainis and Nemiro

The Corruption Prevention and Combating BUreau (KNAB) has not found signs of bribery and has ended criminal procedures against MPs Viktors Valai...

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Latvia’s State Police to rotate top officials

State Police chief Armands Ruks has decided as of January 1, 2022, to rotate officials of the Economic Crimes Division, the Organized Crime Divi...

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10 super promising Riga-based startups in 2021

At the beginning of this year, we introduced 10 promising Latvia-based startups to watch in 2021. Since Latvia’s capital, Riga has a very ...

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