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Wednesday, september 18

Name day: Liesma, Elita, Alita

Public broadcasting of Latvia

In Riga scattered showers +8 °C, N wind, 1,00m/s

Culture

Latvia picks film on rescuer of Jews as Oscar entry

Society

Number of government employees down 4% in two years

Transport

New rules for taxis at Rīga Airport effective Sunday

Education

University of Latvia ranked 801st to 1,000th in World University Rankings

19:52

Finance watchdog fines PrivatBank €1m for anti-money laundering violations

16:33

Rīga to levy 'tourism tax' from 2021

15:14

Kalniete voted in as vice president of European People's Party

15:14

'Plogga' founder Erik Ahlström to speak in Rīga

15:10

Number of airBaltic's Estonian passengers up by almost half on year

14:15

President Levits pardons first prisoner

13:09

Hilton hotel opens in Rīga

12:12

Latvia records sluggish tourism growth after centenary

11:38

Rīga housing becomes slightly less affordable

11:20

Two people die in house fire in Rīga

Yesterday, 18:12

Saeima committee approves initiative to terminate non-citizen's status

Yesterday, 17:27

Government approves continuing territorial reform

Yesterday, 13:10

Latvia picks film on rescuer of Jews as Oscar entry

Yesterday, 12:18

Number of government employees down 4% in two years

Yesterday, 12:01

Ventspils auctions off deer herd

15:14

Kalniete voted in as vice president of European People's Party

Yesterday, 17:27

Government approves continuing territorial reform

september 16, 15:39

Latvian Association of Local Governments calls for Pūce to resign

september 13, 10:00

Daugavpils city votes to quit local government association

september 12, 9:44

Levits pays tribute to Polish troops while in Warsaw

september 11, 16:12

Baltics should be satisfied with Leyen's proposed EC, says Rinkēvičs

september 9, 12:56

China's state-owned newspaper criticizes Baltic states

september 9, 11:32

Crimea vote has no legitimacy, says Latvia

september 5, 15:51

Former KPV LV, Harmony and National Alliance MPs set up new Saeima group

september 5, 13:30

Saeima committees to discuss limiting payday loan ads, helping diabetes patients

september 5, 11:02

President Levits hands Saeima a "to do" list as autumn session gets underway

september 4, 11:26

Levits: A two-speed Latvia is in the making

september 4, 10:05

Journalists investigate Chinese "soft power" in Baltic states

september 3, 12:43

Šadurskis blasts New Conservatives over "blackmailing the government"

september 2, 12:56

Riga City Council's cats to be re-located to Harmony's offices

14:15

President Levits pardons first prisoner

12:12

Latvia records sluggish tourism growth after centenary

11:20

Two people die in house fire in Rīga

Yesterday, 18:12

Saeima committee approves initiative to terminate non-citizen's status

Yesterday, 12:18

Number of government employees down 4% in two years

Yesterday, 12:01

Ventspils auctions off deer herd

Yesterday, 10:43

Watchdog suspends food plant during investigation on infection outbreak

september 14, 18:08

Three children hospitalized for food poisoning in Sigulda still in serious condition

september 14, 10:54

VIDEO: Police catch drunken biker after Liepāja chase

september 13, 10:42

Solar park opened in Salaspils

september 13, 10:29

Saeima supports streamlining residency declaration rules

september 13, 10:13

University of Latvia ranked 801st to 1,000th in World University Rankings

september 12, 13:46

LTV1 most-watched TV channel in August

september 12, 13:42

STRATCOMCOE releases malicious social media research

september 12, 12:45

State to compensate rising pension delivery costs

15:14

'Plogga' founder Erik Ahlström to speak in Rīga

Yesterday, 13:10

Latvia picks film on rescuer of Jews as Oscar entry

september 16, 9:34

Rīga Marathon 2020 registration opens

september 13, 12:37

Three for the Weekend in Latvia: Jelgava, BMX, poetry in translation

september 13, 8:56

The history of reading in Latvia from the Reformation to Swedish Livonia

september 11, 14:20

Poetry translation workshop into its fourth year

september 11, 13:06

100 years since Soviet Russia offered peace to Latvia

september 10, 16:26

Ostapenko through to 2nd round of Zhengzhou WTA

september 10, 16:01

Rothko's 116th birthday to be celebrated in Daugavpils

september 10, 11:32

First Latvian swims la Manche

september 9, 16:14

There's a buzz around Latvian honey in 2019

september 6, 12:24

Three for the Weekend in Latvia: White Nights, steam trains, Sigulda arts

september 5, 10:22

Homo Novus theater festival starts

september 4, 11:46

Latvian NBA player Kurucs arrested in alleged domestic violence incident

september 4, 11:19

Balta Nakts festival happening September 7

19:52

Finance watchdog fines PrivatBank €1m for anti-money laundering violations

16:33

Rīga to levy 'tourism tax' from 2021

15:10

Number of airBaltic's Estonian passengers up by almost half on year

13:09

Hilton hotel opens in Rīga

11:38

Rīga housing becomes slightly less affordable

Yesterday, 11:15

Research probes why Lithuania's consumption rate is highest in Baltics

september 16, 16:03

Social partners surprised at plan to cut unemployment benefits

september 16, 12:43

Ministry pondering new law to help small debtors clear their debts

september 16, 11:10

Unemployment benefits to be cut next year, says Welfare Minister

september 14, 20:52

New rules for taxis at Rīga Airport effective Sunday

september 14, 10:30

Government earmarks 192 million euros for 'priority measures'

september 13, 13:57

Significant rise in labor costs in Q2

september 13, 9:30

Money and Reforms: Next Generation of European Investments

september 12, 14:41

Latvia's economic growth to re-accelerate starting 2021, says bank

september 12, 13:27

Startups attracted €82m worth of investments in 2018, ministry says

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

september 16, 11:31

Cold weather week to be followed by an Indian summer

september 9, 9:05

Scorching start, wet conclusion to this weather week in Latvia

september 2, 11:27

Cooler temperatures, some rain ahead this week

august 26, 9:30

Summer to bid farewell with a great weather week

august 19, 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

Culture

Latvia picks film on rescuer of Jews as Oscar entry

Yesterday, 13:10

Economy

Hilton hotel opens in Rīga

Today, 13:09

Society

Saeima committee approves initiative to terminate non-citizen's status

Yesterday, 18:12

Economy

Research probes why Lithuania's consumption rate is highest in Baltics

Yesterday, 11:15

Health

Watchdog suspends food plant during investigation on infection outbreak

Yesterday, 10:43

Politics

Government approves continuing territorial reform

Yesterday, 17:27

Sport

Rīga Marathon 2020 registration opens

september 16, 9:34

Economy

Rīga housing becomes slightly less affordable

Today, 11:38

Features

Topic Latvia and Russia

Latvia grants refuge to Russian ship

Crimea vote has no legitimacy, says Latvia

Russian foreign ministry takes far out pot shot at Baltics

Online spat between Russian embassy and Latvian Foreign Minister

Politics

Politics

Government approves continuing territorial reform

Despite objections from several municipalities, the government, after discussions that lasted for several hours on September 17, supported the Environmental Protection and Regional Development Ministry's proposal to reduce the number of the regions in Latvia from 119 to 36, and gave the ministry the go-ahead to continue the administrative territorial reform.

Yesterday, 17:27

Latvian Association of Local Governments calls for Pūce to resign

september 16, 15:39

Daugavpils city votes to quit local government association

september 13, 10:00

Levits pays tribute to Polish troops while in Warsaw

september 12, 9:44

Baltics should be satisfied with Leyen's proposed EC, says Rinkēvičs

september 11, 16:12

Crimea vote has no legitimacy, says Latvia

China's state-owned newspaper criticizes Baltic states

Former KPV LV, Harmony and National Alliance MPs set up new Saeima group

Saeima committees to discuss limiting payday loan ads, helping diabetes patients

President Levits hands Saeima a "to do" list as autumn session gets underway

Culture

Culture

Latvia picks film on rescuer of Jews as Oscar entry

Latvia has picked Dāvis Sīmanis' feature film Tēvs Nakts (The Mover) about Žanis Lipke, a dock worker who hid Jews from the Nazis during the Second World War, as its entry for the US Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.

Yesterday, 13:10

Three for the Weekend in Latvia: Jelgava, BMX, poetry in translation

september 13, 12:37

The history of reading in Latvia from the Reformation to Swedish Livonia

september 13, 8:56

Three for the Weekend in Latvia: White Nights, steam trains, Sigulda arts

september 6, 12:24

Balta Nakts festival happening September 7

september 4, 11:19

Rīga Marathon 2020 registration opens

Poetry translation workshop into its fourth year

100 years since Soviet Russia offered peace to Latvia

Ostapenko through to 2nd round of Zhengzhou WTA

Rothko's 116th birthday to be celebrated in Daugavpils

First Latvian swims la Manche

There's a buzz around Latvian honey in 2019

Homo Novus theater festival starts

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

Wednesday

September 18

+8 °C

+8 °C Scattered showers
N wind, 1,00m/s

Sunrise: 07:04
Sunset: 19:31

Humidity: 93,00%
Pressure: 758,65 mmHg

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+12 °C 4,40 m/s

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