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Levits urges government to consider reducing VAT on Latvian literature and mass media to 5%

RIGA - President Egils Levits has turned to the Cabinet of Ministers suggesting that the government, in cooperation with publishing houses, cons...

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Vaccine shortfall forces EU to modify jabs strategy

BRUSSELS - The European Commission said Monday a shortfall in deliveries from Anglo-Swedish firm AstraZeneca had forced it to recalibrate its ea...

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If Covid-19 situation in Latvia develops as in the UK, number of patients receiving hospital treatment could increase three-fold

RIGA - If number of Covid-19 cases in Latvia increases each week according to the December and January outbreak scenario in the United Kingdom, ...

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Health Ministry proposes banning non-essential travel, increasing penalties for flouting Covid-19 rules

RIGA - The Health Ministry is proposing to ban non-essential travel and increase penalties for breaching epidemiological safety requirements.&nb...

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Covid-19 vaccination pace in Latvia one of the slowest among 30 countries

RIGA - The Covid-19 vaccination pace in Latvia is one of the slowest among thirty countries surveyed by the Our World in Data research center, t...

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Competition watchdog fines Latvijas Dzelzcels railway company with EUR 5.7 million for abuse of dominant position

RIGA - The Competition Council has fined Latvijas Dzelzcels (LDz) state-owned railway company with EUR 5.7 million for abuse of dominant positio...

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Baltic states urge CoE, OSCE to take action in response to violence in Russia

VILNIUS – The three Baltic foreign ministers on Tuesday called on the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Organization for Security and Cooper...

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Fermi Energia: Nuclear waste could potentially be stored in Estonia

TALLINN – According to a survey commissioned by the company Fermi Energia, which seeks to set up a modular nuclear power plant in Estonia,...

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Lithuania confirms UK coronavirus variant

VILNIUS – A person in Lithuania has been diagnosed with the British variant of the coronavirus, the Health Ministry confirmed on Monday.&n...

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Lithuanian ministry to decide soon on AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged over 55

VILNIUS – The Lithuanian Health Ministry is planning to decide soon whether to give the AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged over 55 years. ...

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