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LTV's De Facto looks at Latvian military mobility funding
LTV's De Facto looks at Latvian military mobility funding
The issue of improving military mobility has become topical throughout Europe, particularly in the vicinity of Russia. Latvian Television's broadcast De Facto, aired May 8, examined the strengths and weaknesses around the issue in Latvia, as well as the potential funding for improvements.
LTV's De Facto looks at house insulation projects in Latvia
LTV's De Facto looks at house insulation projects in Latvia
Despite the fact that energy saving is becoming more and more topical, dozens of apartment building insulation projects with co-financing from European Union (EU) funds have stopped or are about to stop, Latvian Television's De Facto broadcast reported April 24. 
Latvia has had remote learning longer than EU average
Latvia has had remote learning longer than EU average
In the academic year 2020/2021, onsite learning in Latvia has not taken place for a longer time than average in European countries, according to information gathered by the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM), Latvian Television broadcast “De facto” reported April 11.
Latvian e-health system to be built completely anew
Latvian e-health system to be built completely anew
The Latvian healthcare digital database e-Veselība (e-Health) has notoriously been problem-plagued over the years. Now it has been decided that it is going to be rebuilt completely from scratch, which could add millions more to the already hefty bill for its development, Latvian Television's broadcast De Facto reported March 14.
Latvia prepares for biomethane production
Latvia prepares for biomethane production
Latvian Television's analytical broadcast De Facto aired February 28 looked into the preparation stage of biomethane production which is due to begin in Latvia.
Latvia plans to invest more in industrial parks
Latvia plans to invest more in industrial parks
It is planned to allocate EUR 82 million of the European Union Recovery Fund for building new industrial parks. However, there are difficulties finding tenants for existing sites, according to Latvian Television's investigative broadcast 'De Facto'.
'Stop COVID' app: useful despite errors
'Stop COVID' app: useful despite errors
Latvian mobile app Apturi Covid (Stop COVID), which can identify possible contact with an infected person, is used more frequently. However, the notification to the contact persons can come with a delay of several days, reported Latvian Television investigative broadcast De facto November 29.
Riga wastewater legally flows in the Daugava
Riga wastewater legally flows in the Daugava
"Rīgas ūdens" (Riga water) pumps more than two million cubic meters of untreated wastewater into the Daugava every year, Latvian Television broadcast "De facto" reported on June 7.
Adviser to Defense Minister lobbied for firm competing in huge tender
Adviser to Defense Minister lobbied for firm competing in huge tender
Defense Ministry non-staff adviser Ģirts Kalniņš had lobbied on behalf of a South African company competing at a €200m tender by the National Armed Forces. Furthermore, when the tender had been issued, Kalniņš looked into ways of changing procedure, according to LTV's De Facto.
Single bid submitted for €3m ambulance tender
Single bid submitted for €3m ambulance tender
Last year the State Emergency Medical Service (NMPD) announced a tender over buying ambulance cars. It concluded January 8, after several delays. Worth €3 million, it only attracted a single applicant, and at that one not among the country's big car dealers.
Valmiera is growing too fast for its own good
Valmiera is growing too fast for its own good

Valmiera, a city in Latvia's northeast, can't keep up with the pace of its own growth and experiences problems tied to lack of employees, housing and business infrastructure, reports LTV's De Facto prior to the 2017 municipal elections.

Questions over projected pharmacy corp donation to state
Questions over projected pharmacy corp donation to state

Stopping the development of the existing pathology labs to create a new one with the help of a pharmacy giant - such a scenario may play out if Roche, the third-largest pharma company in the world, will gift Latvia with medical equipment worth millions of euros. This has been made possible by Health Minister Guntis Belēvičs' visit to Roche's headquarters in Switzerland, Latvian Television's De Facto reported Sunday.