Three potential investors for the sale of Latvia's flag-carrier airline airBaltic are being evaluated at the moment, Transport Minister Uldis Augulis said appearing on Latvian Television November 1.
Latvia should put an end to the 'non-citizen' status within the next ten years, said ombudsman Juris Jansons in an interview with LTV on October 19.
Former Prime Minister and current MP Laimdota Straujuma might retire from politics, she said appearing on LTV on September 11.
Ombudsman Juris Jansons voices support for granting citizenship to everyone born in the country automatically. He also suggests changing the name used to designate non-citizens, mainly Soviet-era immigrants who have never naturalised and their descendants.
More than half of Latvia's employers pay less than minimum wage, or €380 a month, said State Revenue Service representative Sandra Kārkliņa-Ādmine appearing on LTV July 24.
Latvia loses an average €0.5m to cash register fraud each day, said State Revenue Service head Ilze Cīrule appearing on LTV May 31.
More than a third of Latvians are moonlighting, according to research by Swedbank. However the trend is more widespread in neighboring Estonia and Lithuania, reported LTV on May 29.
The proposed tax shake-up will reduce inequality contrary to what the European Commission's representative office says, claimed Bank of Latvia President Ilmārs Rimšēvičs appearing on LTV May 26.
From the 18,700 nurses registered in Latvia, less than half - a total 8,750 - work in healthcare. Most often they choose to work as beauticians, said Dita Raiska, head of the Latvian Nurses' Association.
