In the beginning of the week, Saeima deputy Juris Jurašs laid down his mandate to go to Ukraine to voluntarily fight in the international battalion. Latvian Television spoke to Jurašs on March 15 about his experience so far.
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On Thursday, August 5, the Vidzeme District Court of the City of Rīga imposed a fine of 6,000 euros on Saeima deputy Aldis Adamovičs (New Unity party) for fraudulently claiming compensation for rent and transport expenses.
June was the last month when entrepreneurs could receive Covid-19-related aid. The catering, tourism and fitness sectors are of the opinion that the existing restrictions are still preventing full work, and therefore the State should continue its Covid-19 support programs, Latvian Television reported July 8.
This year not only the price of natural gas but also electricity has increased. Some consumers' tariffs will rise, Latvian Television reported June 15.
Former owners of the notorious Parex banka, Valerijs Kargins and Viktors Krasovickis will have to reimburse the state privatization agency and its subsidiary a cool 124.3 million euros, according to a decision of the Civil Cases Department of the Supreme Court, LSM's Latvian and Russian language services reported May 19.
Although medics warn about the increase in Covid-19 morbidity, the government is unlikely to introduce new restrictions, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) said after a meeting of coalition parties May 10.
Following the extensive picket against the COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday, in which several violations of the self-same restrictions were recorded, the Riga City Council will call on the government to ban pickets and public demonstrations during the emergency, Latvian Television reported December 14.