News from Latvian public broadcasting

Friday, april 19

Name day: Vēsma, Fanija

Public broadcasting of Latvia

In Riga clear +6 °C, NW wind, 1,50m/s

Politics

Kariņš talks about Europe's future in Strasbourg

Diplomacy

Bells ring out in Rīga in support of France and Notre Dame

President

Coalition lines up behind Levits

Economy

Rating agency Fitch retains upbeat view of Latvia

Yesterday, 17:18

The republic on the sea: The 1919 coup that exiled the Latvian government to a steamboat

Yesterday, 16:08

Three for the Easter Weekend in Latvia

Yesterday, 12:51

Police on high alert on Latvia's roads during Easter holidays

Yesterday, 11:58

Tech conference spawns eight new start-up businesses

Yesterday, 11:50

Lido catering company pledges move to cage-free eggs after 2025

Yesterday, 9:01

Hungary, Spain and UK will take over Baltic Air Policing role

Yesterday, 8:35

Education Ministry floats school "bloc" reform plan

april 17, 13:38

Marriage numbers up in Latvia, but births still in decline

april 17, 12:32

Rigas Ritmi 2019 will celebrate 100 years of jazz in Europe

april 17, 9:59

Kariņš talks about Europe's future in Strasbourg

april 17, 9:38

Long-term unemployed need more help says OECD

april 17, 8:52

U.S. think-tank offers Baltic defense thoughts

april 16, 15:48

Government flags up new whistleblowing law

april 16, 12:42

Bells ring out in Rīga in support of France and Notre Dame

april 16, 11:34

Ministers still lack clearance to access secret information

april 17, 9:59

Kariņš talks about Europe's future in Strasbourg

april 16, 12:42

Bells ring out in Rīga in support of France and Notre Dame

april 16, 11:34

Ministers still lack clearance to access secret information

april 15, 17:28

Coalition lines up behind Levits

april 12, 12:09

Latvia's Rinkēvičs at China's 16+1 summit in Croatia

april 11, 18:54

PM eases past Saeima confidence vote

april 10, 10:11

Huge payouts traced to Rīga transport "consultants"

april 10, 9:12

President Vējonis on busy visit to Estonia

april 9, 11:12

Latvian historian expelled from Belarus

april 5, 9:25

Rīga mayor Ušakovs removed from office by minister

april 4, 8:49

2019 budget approved at last

april 3, 18:24

New Unity casts doubt on tender for LTV board

april 3, 12:38

National Alliance's ratings drop to lowest point within past year

april 3, 11:54

Development/For! pledge support for Levits as president

april 2, 11:31

Latvian Foreign Minister warns of "black and white perspective" on China

Yesterday, 12:51

Police on high alert on Latvia's roads during Easter holidays

Yesterday, 9:01

Hungary, Spain and UK will take over Baltic Air Policing role

Yesterday, 8:35

Education Ministry floats school "bloc" reform plan

april 17, 13:38

Marriage numbers up in Latvia, but births still in decline

april 17, 8:52

U.S. think-tank offers Baltic defense thoughts

april 16, 15:48

Government flags up new whistleblowing law

april 16, 9:31

Anti-graft squad searches hospital, detains three people

april 12, 16:55

Proposal for decriminalizing drugs could be tabled for debate in Saeima

april 12, 16:19

Board member quits media regulator

april 12, 13:19

New research examines challenges and opportunities of Latvian diaspora

april 11, 17:12

Daugavpils joins bid to close all gambling halls

april 11, 11:31

Latvia's Postal Service plans big tariff hike

april 10, 15:50

Latgale locals worried over storage of radioactive waste near Lithuanian border

april 10, 15:09

Massive child porn distribution ring held in sweeping operation

april 10, 13:32

Government plans to slash number of municipalities by two thirds

Yesterday, 17:18

The republic on the sea: The 1919 coup that exiled the Latvian government to a steamboat

Yesterday, 16:08

Three for the Easter Weekend in Latvia

april 17, 12:32

Rigas Ritmi 2019 will celebrate 100 years of jazz in Europe

april 15, 15:14

Sevastova out of Latvia's Fed Cup clash with Germany

april 12, 12:45

Three for the Weekend: Stock photos, trance music, the art of Alex Grey

april 12, 11:43

Wrestling and weightlifting bronzes for Latvia

april 11, 14:32

British documentary explores confusion of Latvia's independence struggle

april 11, 13:55

The roots of the Latvian anti-Soviet resistance in 1940

april 11, 9:46

Latvian-Estonian language award winner named

april 10, 15:33

Jazz pianist Justin Kauflin: "There is always somebody better"

april 10, 12:25

Documentary charts research at ancient holy place

april 10, 10:51

Rothko center in Daugavpils to mark sixth birthday

april 9, 17:06

How American food aid helped the Latvian struggle for independence

april 9, 15:43

Latvian government pledges support for joint 2026 Olympic bid with Sweden

april 9, 12:32

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

Yesterday, 11:58

Tech conference spawns eight new start-up businesses

Yesterday, 11:50

Lido catering company pledges move to cage-free eggs after 2025

april 17, 9:38

Long-term unemployed need more help says OECD

april 16, 9:45

Double-digit passenger growth for airBaltic in first quarter

april 15, 11:38

Tax violations to carry stiffer penalties in future

april 15, 11:31

Fintech company Mintos launches Baltic Sea environmental fund

april 14, 8:46

Rating agency Fitch retains upbeat view of Latvia

april 12, 17:26

Latvia and U.S. touch base on banking sector clean-up

april 12, 13:23

Finance Ministry also ups Latvia’s GDP growth forecast for 2019

april 11, 16:08

Minister floats idea of funneling part of income tax to region of workplace

april 11, 15:31

Swedbank raises Latvia’s GDP growth forecast to 3.3%

april 9, 11:32

There are banks considering leaving Latvia’s market – financial watchdog

april 8, 15:01

Annual inflation rate 2.8% in March

april 8, 12:13

Collector's coin memorializes heartfelt fairy-tale

april 5, 12:57

airBaltic increases flight frequency on Rīga–Iceland route

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

february 19, 11:34

Latvian Snapshots: Kokle, Rīga Central Market, Birch sap

february 15, 15:07

Latvian Snapshots: Mittens, Baltic Tribes, Pork and Butter

february 12, 10:55

Latvian Snapshots: Amber, Ley lines, The Melancholic Waltz

february 8, 11:22

Latvian Snapshots: Flower wreath, Storks, Bathhouse

december 24, 2018, 10:10

'Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus' from Latvia

december 14, 2018, 8:22

Watch live: Protecting the Integrity of Elections

april 15, 12:35

This week's weather in Latvia: dry and sunny

april 8, 7:55

This week's weather in Latvia: cloudier and colder

april 1, 9:43

A sunny Spring week in store, if you can avoid the raging infernos

march 25, 9:15

Changeable weather week will gradually warm up

march 18, 8:47

Wet weather week ahead

march 11, 8:03

Gradually warming week of weather

march 4, 8:22

Wet and windy weather week awaits

february 25, 9:47

Week of mainly mild weather in Latvia to ease us towards spring

february 18, 8:40

Sunny start to a mild week in Latvia, but beware of the ice!

february 14, 17:46

Local heat records fall on Valentine's Day

february 11, 8:38

Wet week of thaw in store

february 4, 9:46

Week starts with winter whiteout

january 28, 9:07

Full range of winter weather in store this week

january 25, 9:39

Weekend will be a Latvian chiller

january 23, 16:16

Big freeze expected in Latgale on night to Thursday

Politics

Kariņš talks about Europe's future in Strasbourg

april 17, 9:59

Defense

Hungary, Spain and UK will take over Baltic Air Policing role

Yesterday, 9:01

Defense

U.S. think-tank offers Baltic defense thoughts

april 17, 8:52

Employment

Long-term unemployed need more help says OECD

april 17, 9:38

Diplomacy

Bells ring out in Rīga in support of France and Notre Dame

april 16, 12:42

Culture

Rigas Ritmi 2019 will celebrate 100 years of jazz in Europe

april 17, 12:32

Society

Marriage numbers up in Latvia, but births still in decline

april 17, 13:38

Education

Education Ministry floats school "bloc" reform plan

Yesterday, 8:35

Features

Topic Latvia and Russia

LTV to step up checks after Russia Today interview broadcast from studio

Survey: Latvians slightly less apprehensive about Russia than they were

Navalny associate: Putin's worst mistake was not leaving in 2008

Latvian broadcast regulator hits Russian channel with 3-month ban

Politics

Politics

Ministers still lack clearance to access secret information

Three government ministers from the KPV LV political party still have not received clearance from the security services to access secret materials, LSM's Latvian language service reported April 16.

april 16, 11:34

Latvia's Rinkēvičs at China's 16+1 summit in Croatia

april 12, 12:09

PM eases past Saeima confidence vote

april 11, 18:54

President Vējonis on busy visit to Estonia

april 10, 9:12

Huge payouts traced to Rīga transport "consultants"

april 10, 10:11

Latvian historian expelled from Belarus

Rīga mayor Ušakovs removed from office by minister

2019 budget approved at last

New Unity casts doubt on tender for LTV board

National Alliance's ratings drop to lowest point within past year

Culture

Culture

Three for the Easter Weekend in Latvia

It's the long Easter (Lieldienas, literally "big day") weekend in Latvia and as ever there are myriad things to occupy your time.

Yesterday, 16:08

Rigas Ritmi 2019 will celebrate 100 years of jazz in Europe

april 17, 12:32

Three for the Weekend: Stock photos, trance music, the art of Alex Grey

april 12, 12:45

Jazz pianist Justin Kauflin: "There is always somebody better"

april 10, 15:33

Documentary charts research at ancient holy place

april 10, 12:25

Sevastova out of Latvia's Fed Cup clash with Germany

Wrestling and weightlifting bronzes for Latvia

British documentary explores confusion of Latvia's independence struggle

The roots of the Latvian anti-Soviet resistance in 1940

Latvian-Estonian language award winner named

Rothko center in Daugavpils to mark sixth birthday

How American food aid helped the Latvian struggle for independence

Latvian government pledges support for joint 2026 Olympic bid with Sweden

Topic Latvian code

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

Online documentary: David and Goliath

Weather

Friday

April 19

+6 °C

+6 °C Clear
NW wind, 1,50m/s

Sunrise: 06:09
Sunset: 20:36

Humidity: 70,00%
Pressure: 776,69 mmHg

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