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Tuesday, august 20

Name day: Bernhards, Boriss, Rojs

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In Riga partly cloudy +23 °C, SW wind, 3,60m/s

Politics

Oļegs Burovs becomes new mayor of Rīga

New man in the hot seat wants to restore trust

Today, 9:47

Business

Latvia's Brain Games buys Lithuania's New Media Publishing

Today, 14:21

Food & Drink

Latgalian recipes: "Grūslis"

Today, 9:49

Coalition starts bunting 2020 budget back and forth

President says public media important

Baltic Film Days 2019 offer free screenings of Lithuanian and Estonian films

PNB owners say bank has a future, should not be liquidated

Pleasant weather week ahead

No deal Brexit to cause modest rise in EU payments

Citadele bank to process PNB bank client payouts

Diplomacy

Indian vice president pays a visit to Latvia

History

Former Guardian correspondent's memories of the Baltic Way

History

Baltic Way commemorations begin with short film

Food & Drink

Latgalian recipes: "Sirņiki"

14:21

Latvia's Brain Games buys Lithuania's New Media Publishing

11:50

Indian vice president pays a visit to Latvia

11:29

Coalition starts bunting 2020 budget back and forth

9:49

Latgalian recipes: "Grūslis"

9:47

Oļegs Burovs becomes new mayor of Rīga

Yesterday, 20:23

President says public media important

Yesterday, 15:24

Baltic Film Days 2019 offer free screenings of Lithuanian and Estonian films

Yesterday, 15:07

Former Guardian correspondent's memories of the Baltic Way

Yesterday, 13:21

No deal Brexit to cause modest rise in EU payments

Yesterday, 11:34

Baltic Way commemorations begin with short film

Yesterday, 10:52

Pleasant weather week ahead

Yesterday, 10:24

PNB owners say bank has a future, should not be liquidated

Yesterday, 9:47

Latgalian recipes: "Sirņiki"

august 17, 12:47

Citadele bank to process PNB bank client payouts

august 17, 12:02

Latgalian recipes: Sauerkraut soup

11:50

Indian vice president pays a visit to Latvia

11:29

Coalition starts bunting 2020 budget back and forth

9:47

Oļegs Burovs becomes new mayor of Rīga

Yesterday, 20:23

President says public media important

august 15, 10:00

Kariņš says 2020 budget likely to be biggest ever

august 13, 12:16

Ulbroka municipality added to potential new map of Latvia

august 13, 11:27

Foreign Ministry opens new grant competition

august 12, 15:01

Latvia to have 36 municipalities after administrative territorial reform

august 8, 16:37

Seven independent Riga City Council deputies agree to cooperate

august 7, 11:15

Online spat between Russian embassy and Latvian Foreign Minister

august 6, 13:21

Interior Minister demands more funding to tackle critical situation

august 5, 16:44

Latvia speaks up in defense of Russian protesters

august 5, 14:11

Pro-EU sentiment on the rise across Europe

august 1, 15:53

Next US ambassador to Latvia: It is important to resist Russia's influence in the media environment

august 1, 10:28

Foreign Affairs Ministry urges preparations for no-deal Brexit

august 15, 10:34

Regulator says Russian TV comments about Latvian president contained "hate speech"

august 15, 9:51

Broadcast regulator says 10 million euros needed to stabilize public media

august 14, 12:41

58 more people take Latvian citizenship

august 13, 18:43

Two multinational military exercises to be held in Latvia in the fall

august 13, 9:05

Latvian troops demonstrate 'Combined Resolve' in Germany

august 12, 11:53

Latvia, Lithuania dominate EU drowning deaths

august 12, 9:30

Tick activity similar to last year in Latvia; around one quarter carry Lyme disease

august 8, 10:34

Three dead of suspected methanol poisoning

august 7, 15:41

Police foil alleged fake will fraud in Latgale

august 7, 11:30

A bridge too far for anti-corruption cops

august 6, 13:42

Tilde beats internet giants in machine translation battle

august 5, 12:17

Latvian is the mother tongue of 60.8% of the population of Latvia

august 5, 11:27

Number of issued drone pilot licenses increases by 59%

august 2, 17:04

Rucava regional council asks government to declare state of emergency over drought

august 2, 13:30

Riga listed among world’s best student cities

9:49

Latgalian recipes: "Grūslis"

Yesterday, 15:24

Baltic Film Days 2019 offer free screenings of Lithuanian and Estonian films

Yesterday, 15:07

Former Guardian correspondent's memories of the Baltic Way

Yesterday, 11:34

Baltic Way commemorations begin with short film

Yesterday, 9:47

Latgalian recipes: "Sirņiki"

august 17, 12:02

Latgalian recipes: Sauerkraut soup

august 16, 12:26

One for the weekend: Rīga city festival taking place August 16-18

august 16, 11:07

Rīga FC marches on in Europe

august 16, 9:32

Latgalian recipes: "Kļockas" with sweet cream sauce

august 15, 10:05

Latgalian recipes: Fish soup

august 14, 18:06

Latgalian recipes: Festive bread

august 14, 10:09

Kņada festival hopes to cause a hubbub in Mālpils

august 13, 16:30

Baltic Prime Ministers to mark Baltic Way 30th anniversary in Rīga

august 13, 13:29

Latgalian recipes: Stuffed pike

august 13, 11:50

Foreign students digest Latvian culture in Rēzekne

14:21

Latvia's Brain Games buys Lithuania's New Media Publishing

Yesterday, 13:21

No deal Brexit to cause modest rise in EU payments

Yesterday, 10:24

PNB owners say bank has a future, should not be liquidated

august 17, 12:47

Citadele bank to process PNB bank client payouts

august 16, 10:12

PNB banka payouts to total nearly 300 million euros

august 15, 23:47

Latvia's PNB banka to be shut down, ECB decides

august 15, 17:11

Unemployment continues to fall in Latvia

august 14, 18:23

Modest gains in Latvian hotel sector

august 14, 10:46

25 apply to become head of Latvia's financial regulator

august 13, 17:15

Government approves funding for printed press delivery

august 12, 18:24

Tax service evaluates first month of receipt lottery

august 12, 17:13

Regulator deletes two Latvian e-transfer firms from register

august 9, 19:05

Green energy industrial park planned near Rīga airport

august 9, 13:57

Foreign trade figures present a mixed bag in June

august 9, 9:24

Farmers upbeat about harvest prospects

july 11, 11:18

On becoming a Latvian citizen: Part 4 - Repetition(2)

july 9, 11:10

On becoming a Latvian citizen: Part 3 - Examination

july 5, 10:39

On becoming a Latvian citizen: Part 2 - Documentation

july 3, 12:32

On becoming a Latvian citizen: Part 1 - Motivation

june 14, 10:45

Viewpoint: Mārtiņš Panke, Foreign Investors' Council in Latvia(1)

june 11, 9:56

Watch live: Rīga StratCom Dialogue 2019

april 5, 13:37

Documentary explores hip trend of leaving Rīga for Latvia's regions

march 15, 11:51

Latvian Snapshots: Alberta street, Theater, Manors

march 11, 9:51

Explainer: 2019 Latvian presidential election

march 8, 13:44

Latvia's overseas missions: where and why?

march 6, 13:13

Online documentary: David and Goliath

march 5, 13:36

Online documentary: Therapy

march 3, 8:31

Sling your hook! My part in the Latvian centenary series "Sarkanais Mežs"

march 1, 10:34

Latvian Snapshots: The Plait, Poetic documentary, Smuki

february 28, 13:54

"I have absolutely nothing to lose": Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš on his first month in office

Yesterday, 10:52

Pleasant weather week ahead

august 12, 10:07

Unexceptional weather week awaits

august 5, 9:23

Chilly start to a mainly pleasant summer week

august 2, 10:30

July 2019 was the second coldest of the century

july 29, 11:22

Cooler, cloudier week ahead, say forecasters

july 22, 9:44

Heatwave expected in latter half of week in Latvia

july 18, 11:46

Weekend will be warm and mainly sunny

july 15, 9:12

Downpour expected Tuesday, rest of week fairly pleasant

july 12, 12:03

July weather disappoints so far after stunning June

july 9, 17:32

VIDEO: Whirlwind spotted near Iecava

july 8, 12:38

Cold week ahead, say forecasters

july 8, 8:11

Whirlwind devastates houses in Bērzpils parish

july 5, 9:13

Gale warning for Friday in Latvia

july 4, 8:18

June 2019 was hottest and driest in Latvian history

july 1, 9:08

Cold and sometimes wet week ahead, say forecasters

History

Baltic Way commemorations begin with short film

Yesterday, 11:34

History

Former Guardian correspondent's memories of the Baltic Way

Yesterday, 15:07

Banks

PNB owners say bank has a future, should not be liquidated

Yesterday, 10:24

Politics

Oļegs Burovs becomes new mayor of Rīga

Today, 9:47

Banks

Latvia's PNB banka to be shut down, ECB decides

august 15, 23:47

Culture

Baltic Film Days 2019 offer free screenings of Lithuanian and Estonian films

Yesterday, 15:24

Food & Drink

Latgalian recipes: "Sirņiki"

Yesterday, 9:47

Banks

Citadele bank to process PNB bank client payouts

august 17, 12:47

Features

Topic Latvia and Russia

Online spat between Russian embassy and Latvian Foreign Minister

Latvia speaks up in defense of Russian protesters

Next US ambassador to Latvia: It is important to resist Russia's influence in the media environment

Juhansone appointed European Commission’s acting secretary-general

Politics

Politics

Kariņš says 2020 budget likely to be biggest ever

Next year Latvia’s budget will be as large as never before and exceed EUR 10 billion, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) said August 14 in an interview with the Morning Panorama program of Latvian Television.

august 15, 10:00

Ulbroka municipality added to potential new map of Latvia

august 13, 12:16

Foreign Ministry opens new grant competition

august 13, 11:27

Latvia to have 36 municipalities after administrative territorial reform

august 12, 15:01

Seven independent Riga City Council deputies agree to cooperate

august 8, 16:37

Online spat between Russian embassy and Latvian Foreign Minister

Interior Minister demands more funding to tackle critical situation

Latvia speaks up in defense of Russian protesters

Pro-EU sentiment on the rise across Europe

Next US ambassador to Latvia: It is important to resist Russia's influence in the media environment

Culture

Culture

Baltic Film Days 2019 offer free screenings of Lithuanian and Estonian films

For the third year in a row, Baltic Film Days are returning to Riga, this time in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way. On Aug. 22-23, movie theater Splendid Palace in Riga will be screening the best of recent Estonian and Lithuanian movies as well as offering moviegoers a chance to meet with the filmmakers.

Yesterday, 15:24

One for the weekend: Rīga city festival taking place August 16-18

august 16, 12:26

Kņada festival hopes to cause a hubbub in Mālpils

august 14, 10:09

Photos: Alternative Chamber Music Festival Sansusī 2019

august 12, 12:47

Baltic Sea Docs film forum arrives in September

august 9, 11:57

Latgalian recipes: Sauerkraut soup

Rīga FC marches on in Europe

Latgalian recipes: "Kļockas" with sweet cream sauce

Latgalian recipes: Fish soup

Latgalian recipes: Festive bread

Baltic Prime Ministers to mark Baltic Way 30th anniversary in Rīga

Latgalian recipes: Stuffed pike

Foreign students digest Latvian culture in Rēzekne

Topic Latvian code

Documentary charts research at ancient holy place

Film looks at efforts to preserve the language and culture of the Livs

Latvian twins' search for father in faraway Russia explored in documentary

Documentary explores hip trend of leaving Rīga for Latvia's regions

Weather

Tuesday

August 20

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+23 °C Partly cloudy
SW wind, 3,60m/s

Sunrise: 06:06
Sunset: 20:47

Humidity: 41,00%
Pressure: 767,67 mmHg

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