The residents of Latvia continue to collect and send goods to the Ukrainian people. 20-25 cars are traveling from Latvia every day, Ulvis Noviks, founder of the charity association Tavi draugi, told Latvian Television on March 14.
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The West has to react if Russian forces in Ukraine use chemical weapons against civilians, said President Egils Levits in an interview on Latvian Television March 11.
Around 4,300 Ukrainian refugees have entered Latvia so far, arriving from Poland, Chief of the State Border Guard Guntis Pujāts told Latvian Television March 10.
Latvenergo works on long-term contracts for the purchase of liquefied natural gas, the company's board chairman Mārtiņš Čakste told Latvian Television March 9.
There is no future or hope for economic cooperation with Russia, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) said on Latvian Television morning broadcast Rīta Panorāma March 9.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the number of reservations for flights of the Latvian national airline airBaltic has decreased by 30%, Martins Gauss, executive director of airBaltic, told Latvian Television on March 8.
On April 6, the Estonian ferry operator “Tallink” plans to re-establish the regular transport of Isabelle ferry between Rīga and Stockholm, according to information on the company's website, Latvian Television reported February 18.
The rejection of the former Constitutional Court President Sanita Osipova as a judge of the Supreme Court (AT) has created a constitutional crisis in the country, said Aigars Strupišs, Chair of the Supreme Court, on Latvian Television February 18.
The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP) plans to reorganize resources in order to meet the high demand for issuance of personal identity documents, head of PLMP Maira Roze told Latvian Television February 15.
Latvia is likely to experience a new wave of Covid-19 in the autumn, but it is not yet clear how powerful it will be, infectologist Uga Dumpis told Latvian Television February 15.
While loosening the restrictions in Latvia, the requirement to wear masks in public places should be maintained, member of the Saeima Social and Labour Affairs Commissions, doctor Andris Skride told Latvian Television morning broadcast Rīta Panorāma on February 14.
If Russia decides to attack Ukraine, certain security risks will also arise for Latvia, said Jānis Garisons, State Secretary for the Ministry of Defense, on Latvian Television February 14.
In 2021, there was a drop in supply in the housing market, which meant a rise in prices, Kaspars Lukačovs, head of mortgaging at Luminor bank, said in an interview with Latvian Radio February 3.
Latvian tennis superstar Anastasija Sevastova has stopped her tennis career indefinitely, the athlete told Latvian Television February 2.
Reducing the value-added tax (VAT) for food products would be a better solution in the energy price crisis than the aid proposed to date, Kaspars Melnis, member of the Board of Cooperation of Agricultural Organisations (LOSP) told Latvian Television February 1.
On Thursday, January 27, the application for the European Union (EU) funded adult education project “Developing the Professional Competencies of Workers” begins, Latvian Television reported.
Given the threat posed by Russia, Latvian society must be prepared for a longer period of tension, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs told Latvian Television January 27.
The wave of Covid-19 Omicron has affected medical staff far more strongly than the previous types of the virus, head of Latvian Hospital Association Jevgēņijs Kalējs in an interview with Latvian Television January 27.
The Ministry of Health 'stop tugging at the society' with restrictions and only emphasize vaccination, masks and testing, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said on Latvian Television January 26.
Latvian national airline airBaltic plans to recruit 500 employees this year and thus exceed the mark of 2,000 employees, said Martins Gauss, executive director of airBaltic, in an interview on Latvian Television January 25.
Schools could be given more freedom to decide between onsite or remote learning according to the Ministry of Education and Science, Latvian Television reported January 24.
As the Omicron strain poses a threat to the continued functioning of the industries, additional steps should be taken to ensure people are distancing, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts told Latvian Television January 24.
At the moment, it would be inappropriate to introduce stricter restrictions on Covid-19 in Latvia, Liene Cipule, head of the Emergency Medical Service (NMPD), said on Latvian Television January 21.
Rīga Stradiņš hospital is currently preparing for a different outbreak, with inflows of patients expected to have Covid-19 as a side diagnosis, said Rinalds Muciņš, chairman of the hospital's board, on Latvian Television January 20.
The wave of the Omicron is expected to be longer in Latvia than in other countries since a large proportion of the population is still unvaccinated, epidemiologist Ņikita Trojanskis told Latvian Television January 19.
The number of medics infected with Covid-19 is increasing. Riga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) says as a last resort, medics infected with Covid-19 without symptoms could work with a mild pace in Covid-19 departments, separating them from the flow of uninfected workers, Latvian Television reported January 17.
Turnover of the hotel and restaurant sector decreased by around 40% in 2021 compared to 2020, Santa Graikste, executive director of the Latvian Hotel and Restaurant Association, told Latvian Television January 14.
As of January 13, two large-format photo exhibitions are displayed in the urban environment of Riga, dedicated to commemorating the barricades of 1991.
An innovative and very high-speed thermoelectric radiation sensor has been developed by the Latvian University (LU) Institute of Solid State Physics. It makes it possible to measure the intensity of infrared radiation, Latvian Television reported on January 12.
The State Border Guard will encourage the government to extend the state of emergency in the Belarus border area by three months, said General Guntis Pujāts, chief of the border guard, on Latvian Television January 12.
With the increasing incidence of Covid-19, it would be desirable to avoid closing schools and imposing lockdowns, Minister of Health Daniels Pavļuts told Latvian Television on January 11.
The Latvian Fund for Nature (LDF) has chosen the city as the 2022 habitat, said Liene Brizga-Kalniņa, the fund's head of communication, on January 11.