Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, in an interview with Latvian Television's "Morning Panorama" on April 23, called for voters to be vigilant ahead of the European Parliament (EP) elections.
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The Latgale District Court is continuing trial on a case where a young man was beaten up last year in Daugavpils. The prosecution has now established that the crime was motivated by homophobia, and this is the first such trial in Latvia that has gone this far, Latvian Radio's Latgale studio reported on April 23.
A Russian court has decided to expel Latvian national Roberts Plaudis, a rapper with the stage name Platina, Latvia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) told Latvian Television on April 23.
Economics Minister Viktors Valainis (Union of Greens and Farmers) has decided to terminate the tender for the post of Director of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) without result, Latvian Television reported April 22.
Latvian national airline airBaltic will temporarily renew passenger services between Rīga and Liepāja this summer – from July 11 to August 5 – in line with the dates of the rally and music festival planned in Liepāja. The municipality hopes that passenger interest will be sufficient to talk to the airline about resuming scheduled flights next year, TV Kurzeme reported April 22.
On Tuesday, April 23, 'snow tickets' are available for drivers on Rīga public transport, Rīga City Council said.
Ice and snow make driving conditions difficult in most of Latvia on Tuesday, April 23, morning, Latvian State Roads (LVC) said.
Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense are both in Luxembourg April 22 for important discussions on how to provide more aid to Ukraine as it defends itself from Russian aggression.
The new working week will start with very heavy snowfall for places in Latvia, warns the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Center.
On Saturday, 20 April, two Latvian citizens were detained for transporting persons who had illegally crossed the state border, the State Border Guard said.
The State Security Service (VDD) warns of an increasing risk of right-wing extremism in society, especially among young people. VDD also said that the threat posed by right-wing extremists to Latvia's democratic order is still assessed as low, according to a VDD statement on April 22.
The migration of electronic signature (eParaksts)systems to a new technological platform will take place over the weekend, so Latvians will not have access to eParaksts tools, the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) said in a release on April 22.
Data released by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) April 22 show that in March 2024, compared to March 2023, the level of producer prices in Latvian industry decreased by 7.2 %.
This year, 38.7% of the Latvian population has donated to support Ukraine or war refugees, according to a survey conducted by the market and public opinion research center "SKDS" on behalf of the LETA news agency.
Around 60,000 people have travelled to visit the Kuldīga Leaning Lookout Tower. Even in cold weather and on weekdays, the interest continues, as Latvian Radio found out.
Temperatures will start rising in Latvia from Wednesday, but rain is still often expected in the second half of the week, according to forecasts.
In the EU, 90.1% of young people aged between 16 and 29 perceived themselves to be in good or very good health in 2022 according to new figures from Eurostat.
The Ministry of Health plans to allocate more than €30 million to improve access to reimbursable medicines this year, according to an information report from the Ministry. Patients' organizations say that while the amount seems impressive, it still does not cover the easily foreseeable and equally impressive deficit, Latvian Radio reports April 22.
Could Rīga's inhabitants be forced to stand outside in rain and snow without shelter over their heads? This may well happen. Rīga City Council has not yet come up with a solution to let the shelters at public transport stops stay, Latvian Television reported on April 21.
Since Russia started the war against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the interest of Latvian residents in obtaining weapons permits has increased. Although the number of firearms owners in Latvia has decreased during this period, the number of registered weapons has increased, LSM's Latvian language service reports April 22.
Several months ago, the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) announced a competition for the position of its director. Now, at the finish line, the competition has stalled, Latvian Television's De Facto reported April 21.
Gunfire was heard all weekend at the Ādaži military base, where hunters practiced shooting together with national guards. The event aims to engage and train as many hunters as possible who have rarely or never taken part in public distance shooting and high-precision shooting drills, Latvian Television reported April 21.
On 22 April 2024, Latvia''s newly-installed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, will take part in the meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. This is the new Foreign Minister’s first work trip abroad.
The 20th edition of the traditional Latvian Film Marathon on May 4, the day of Latvia's independence restoration, organized by the National Film Center (NKC) will return this year, organizers said.
Four aspiring startups have divided the main prizes between them at the annual TechChill business event, organizers said April 20.
Latvian startup inGain has raised EUR 650,000 in funding from venture capital funds Trind VC and Fiedler Capital, as well as from the Latvian Business Angels network and several business angels, reports Labs of Latvia.
With the planned funding, it will not be possible to improve the national road network in the coming years, Mārtiņš Lazdovskis, Chairman of the Board of the State Enterprise "Latvijas Valsts ceļi" (LVC), said at a road sector conference on April 19, Latvian Radio reports.
The Latvian government will soon have to decide on the European-scale biotopes to be protected further on. One of the typical nature values of Latvia – forests – is caught in a crossfire between environment activists and the forestry business, Latvian Radio’s "Atvērtie Faili/Open Files" (AF) broadcast reports.
To encourage the use of climate-friendly cars, the Ministry of Climate Action and Energy plans to increase support for citizens to buy new externally charged hybrid cars from €2,500 to €4,500, the Ministry said on April 19.
The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA) has published a new collection of essays titled “Decolonial Ecologies”, which brings together artistic explorations of ecology and socio-political change in the Baltic region today.
The 'missionLatvia' promotional platform has pubished a series of short videos to draw attention to the fact that this year Latvia will host stages of the World Rally Championship (WRC).
Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, on April 19 confirmed Baiba Braže as Latvia's new Minister of Foreign Affairs – making her only the second woman to hold the position.