- Ruling coalition parties willing to discuss Latvian president's proposals
The ruling coalition parties are open to a discussion about tenure restrictions proposed by Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis.
- Manabalss.lv not to publish anti-constitutional initiatives
The Latvian online petitions site Manabalss.lv will not be publishing any anti-constitutional initiatives, the website announced.
- Whistle-blowing hacker requests pardon from President
Latvia's whistle-blowing hacker Ilmars Poikans aka Neo has sent a letter to Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, asking him for a pardon and clearing of his criminal record, Poikans said.
- Rural Advisory and Training Center reports rotten winter crops
The situation with winter crops is different in different regions of Latvia; in some regions winter crops have rotted in the waterlogged fields, the Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Center informed.
- Ostapenko to receive Rigan of the Year award
During the opening of the renovated VEF Culture Center, the Riga City Council will present its annual award, Rigan of The Year 2017, to tennis player Alona Ostapenko, the Riga City Council’s spokeswoman Dzintra Abolina reported.
- Why is unemployment in Latvia higher than the other Baltic States?
In December, Latvia registered the 6th highest unemployment level in the EU at 9.8 per cent.
- Latvia makes strides to grant Latvian citizenship to non-citizens’ children
There are approximately 7,000 non-Latvia citizens under the age of 18 dwelling in Latvia.
- Latvian business faces a myriad of issues, but the youth bring hope
A throng of issues are plaguing Latvian business, and failure of EU-US negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is just another addition to Latvia’s amassing disappointments.
- China, Armenia show interest in Latvia’s beer purchases despite slump in output
RIGA - In the first quarter of 2016, beer production in Latvia dropped 16 per cent year-on-year to 1.537 million decilitres, the Excise Goods Administration of the Latvian State Revenue Service (VID) reported.
- Latvian Security Police to look into MEP’s complaint about Riga mayor’s tweet
The complaint that Latvian MEP Inese Vaidere sent to the Prosecutor General’s Office about a cartoon that the Mayor of Riga, Nils Usakovs, had recently posted on Twitter has been forwarded to the Security Police.
- Latvian president calls for more effective fight against shadow economy
RIGA - The policies used to combat the shadow economy have failed to yield the desired result so far, Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis said during the meeting with Economics Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola (Greens/Farmers).
- Latvija in brief
Latvijas Gaze asks for temporary derogation of third persons’ rights to use infrastructure
- Chaotic clean-up of Latvian banking system
German lawyer Okko Hendrik Behrends, a partner at DLA Piper based in Frankfurt, is currently preparing a lawsuit on behalf of Trasta Komercbanka AS with respect to the withdrawal of the bank’s license by the European Central Bank on March 3.
- Refugees could be returned from Latvia to their home countries
According to Ilze Petersone-Godmane, the Latvian Interior Ministry State Secretary, refugees could be returned to their countries of origin should the conflicts in their home countries subside.
- Latvia approaches OECD accession
RIGA - The Corporate Governance Committee at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has issued a positive report on Latvia’s compliance with the OECD principles, and technical talks on Latvia’s accession to the OECD have therefore concluded, said Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics on Monday, April 18.
- A sparkling Human Development Award Gala dinner
RIGA - Other than an initial kerfuffle with a clumsy and haphazard parking system at the Latvian National Library, this year’s Human Development Award on Friday, April 15 proved to be a sparkling success.
- Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis publicly praises Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis
Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis has been publicly praised by the country’s president, Raimonds Vejonis, on national television.
- Latvija in brief
Young and unemployed
- OSCE official concerned over closing of Latvian website of Russia’s Sputnik news agency
RIGA - OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic in a letter to Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics has voiced her doubts regarding the shutdown of the website of Russia’s Sputnik news agency in Latvia.
- Latvija in brief
Latvians reinforcing Frontex