Latvia's parliament, the Saeima, passed historic legislation October 17 that will mean that from next year, no children will be born in Latvia with "non-citizen" status.
Latvia's population continues to decline at an appreciable rate, though at a slightly slower rate than in recent years, according to dtaa released by the Central Statistical Bureau on October 17.
The Latvian State Security Service (VDD) said October 16 it has developed a strategy for the prevention of terrorism financing for the years 2019-2021 which, among other things, will "improve the reputation of Latvia in the international financial markets."
Youth radio station pieci.lv ha s revealed the beneficiary of this year's "Dod pieci" (Gimme five) charity marathon with money raised this time around going to provide palliative care for terminally ill patients.
October 11 and 12 see the return of the Rīga Conference, an annual geopolitical talking-shop in the Latvian capital involving several hundred participants from the fields of politics, defense, academia and the media.
October 11 and 12 see the return of the Rīga Conference, an annual geopolitical talking-shop in the Latvian capital involving several hundred participants from the fields of politics, defense, academia and the media.
On Thursday, October 10, MPs rejected a request by the opposition Greens and Farmers' Union (ZZS) for the resignation from the Minister of Education and Science, Ilga Šuplinka (New Conservative Party).
The former mayor of Latvia's second largest city, Daugavpils, has been detained by officers of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Burea (KNAB), Latvia's dedicated anti-graft force, LTV reported October 9. It named politician Rihards Eigims as the detainee.
Friday 11 October sees the start of the annual Rīga Conference, an annual geopolitical talking-shop that takes place in the Latvian capital.
By October 7, the number of people infected with tick-borne encephalitis in Latvia this year has increased by 6.8 percent as compared to 2018, according to the Center for Disease Prevention and Control.
Procurement for waste management in Riga will be launched in two weeks, and seven-year contracts will be signed with the winning bidders, Riga Mayor Olegs Burovs (Honor to Serve Riga party) told reporters after a meeting with representatives from the Competition Council and the Environmental Protection and Regional Development Ministry on October 7.
Something of which Latvia has no shortage at this time of year is leaves. Latvians are famously a nation of tree-lovers, if not tree-huggers, and many a rake will be flashing in the autumn sunshine this week.
The Prosecutor General's Office has renewed charges against Jurmala Mayor Gatis Truksnis (Greens and Farmers Union) for alleged illegal financing to the Union of Greens and Farmers, LETA learned from the prosecutor's office.
The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) on October 3 released Edgars Strods, a former board member of Latvijas Valsts Celi (LVC) state road management company, and businessman Armands Zeihmanis from a police detention facility, the LETA newswire said.
Around 20% of medical students are not planning to apply for residency in Latvia, representatives of the Latvian Junior Doctors Association informed LETA, citing a survey of would-be physicians.
The first “Open Data Hackathon for Municipalities 2019” will be held from October 18th to October 19th in the northern Latvian city of Valmiera. The 24-hour creative hackathon aims to raise public and IT entrepreneurial awareness of the potential of open data, organizers say.
On October 2 the healthcare working group of the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (AmCham) said it had delivered what it called a "vision statement" on Latvian healthcare to Ilze Vinkele, Minister of Health.
Latvia's state president and one of Europe's top media executives were in agreement October 2 about the importance of proper funding for public service media (PSM).
After a bloody double murder in Madona municipality, Latvia's police want to step up public involvement in reporting gun owners with addiction problems.
The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) on October 1 detained Edgars Strods, a board member of the Latvijas Valsts Ceļi (Latvian State Roads, LVC) state road agency, according to information at the disposal of the LETA newswire.
Latvia performs reasonably well in a recent set of international rankings called the Social Progress Index which describes itself as "a comprehensive measure of real quality of life, independent of economic indicators. The Social Progress Index is designed to complement, rather than replace, economic measures such as GDP," according to its creators, U.S. based Social Progress Imperative.
Supreme Court senator Marika Senkāne has not discovered any grounds for firing Prosecutor General Ēriks Kalnmeiers, said Supreme Court representative Rasma Zvejniece.
National Health Service director Inga Milaševiča will step down after the Health Ministry has launched a disciplinary case against her, the ministry said September 30.
The chaotic situation at the top of Latvia's pre-eminent educational institution grew further September 30 when the Administrative District Court suspended the Cabinet of Ministers' decision not to approve Indriķis Muižnieks as the University of Latvia rector, reported LETA.
Last week was a busy one for NATO's Baltic Air Policing mision. Between September 23-29 NATO fighter aircraft carried out eight alert scrambles to identify and escort aircraft in the airspace over the Baltic Sea, according to information published by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense.
Dace Ķezbere, the head of the National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP), said on September 30 that she would step down on December 15.
A total of €650,000 is needed to repair the Rīga canal side which has caved in by the Central Market. A city council committee has supported granting the funds but the reconstruction still has to be approved by the Rīga councilors, reported Latvian Radio September 26.
Education Minister Ilga Šuplinska (New Conservative Party) says she has received threatening texts and angry opinions over the language reform providing for a gradual transition to education in Latvian in all public schools.
During the liquidation process of ABLV Bank, there is active cooperation with a number of involved institutions, and thousands of documents have been handed to these institutions, said the bank's liquidator Andris Kovaļčuks.
The Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) said it suspects business trips organized by the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LTRK) may have involved fraudulent use of European Union funds, Latvijas Avīze daily reported on September 25, citing information from LIAA.