Society
The body of a Latvian fisherman who went missing last year after falling overboard has been recovered, reported Norwegian public media NRK April 22.
On Wednesday morning, about 100 protesters gathered in front of the Riga City Council to oppose the plan to build a football stadium in Lucavsala. Meanwhile, the Riga City Council is deciding on Wednesday on the allocation of more than 10 hectares of land for the construction of a national football stadium in Lucavsala.
As of Monday, April 15, the portal eriga.lv shows the offer for open summer camps in Rīga, whereas all the camps on offer for the summer are seen on nometnes.gov.lv, Latvian Radio reports.
Keeping elevators in technical order has been a challenge since Russia invaded Ukraine. Almost all the old elevators in the houses built during the Soviet Union are made in Belarus. “Riga House Manager” says the long-term answer would be a replacement, but most apartment building residents can't afford it, Latvian Television reported on March 25.
Results of a population survey published on March 25 by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB) by interviewing one in a hundred households show that 6.2 % of the total population suffered from severe material and social deprivation in 2023 (1.6 percentage points fewer than in 2022 when those were 7.8 %).
Less than a thousand of the 40,000 Russian citizens living in Latvia who are eligible to vote turned out for the so-called "elections" of the Russian President, which took place in Riga just a week ago. A large number did not hide their support for Putin. Latvian Television's "De facto" broadcast, aired March 24, tried to find out what has been done to reduce the ranks of war supporters in Latvia.
The number of people seeking help from various institutions and organizations because they may have experienced violence increases every year. In Liepāja, the women's rights center "Centrs Marta" provided support to more than 300 people last year. To help even more people, the Centre has decided to recruit volunteers, TV Kurzeme reported March 22.
The astronomical spring has begun, and birds are beginning to return to Latvia. “Let's give returning birds a home and fighting Ukrainian soldiers wings” is the motto of the Ukrainian support campaign, which brings together Latvians and Lithuanians to raise money for drones by painting birdhouses, Latvian Television reports.
The majority of Latvian population believe that Latvia's assistance to Ukraine should be maintained at its current level or increased, but a majority of Russian-speakers in Latvia have a different opinion, a public opinion poll conducted by the research centre Norstat in cooperation with LSM.lv suggests.