3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (258+ words) Latvia will cooperate with Estonia, which will operate a global call centre in Tallinn, while a global media center will be located in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Global Live Broadcast Centre will be located at Riga City Council, and a World…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (139+ words) Take note – story published 3 years and 5 months ago In line with the priorities set by Latvia, the meeting was dedicated to regional security issues. The participants focused on support for Ukraine, holding Russia accountable, topics of current importance for NATO,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (120+ words) The data, from 2023, show that in Lithuania there were 18.8 deaths by intentional self-harm per 100,000 of population. In second place is Slovenia with a figure of 16.4 and Hungary with 16.0. Next are the remaining two Baltic states, Estonia (14.2) and Latvia (14.0). The lowest…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (130+ words) Take note – story published 7 years and 7 months ago At one point, around 700,000 demonstrators had gathered on the streets of Rīga in a remarkable show of solidarity characteristic of the times of change. As is now traditional, barricade fires and candles…...

4+ day, 16+ min ago   (218+ words) The Ministers visited the eastern border and discussed strengthening NATO’s eastern flank, combating illegal migration, EU support for countries on the eastern border, assistance to Ukraine and further sanctions pressure against Russia. In Terehova, the Ministers were briefed on the…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (191+ words) / Article LSM Under an international agreement, there is currently one regular bus route from Latvia to Russia Daily services to Moscow are operated by SIA “Norma-A”, which provides passenger transport under the “Ecolines” brand The route licence is…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (162+ words) / Article LSM The incident is particularly notable as it happened in Madona district, which is in central Latvia well away from the eastern border with Belarus which is the main route used by people smugglers "During the operation and information…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (696+ words) An anti-war poster by artist Krišis Salmanis appeared on the facade of the Pauls Stradiņš Museum of the History of Medicine a few weeks after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It was placed directly opposite the Russian embassy by residents…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (227+ words) These were the first calls for the ministers’ resignation in Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs’ (United List) government to date, though it should be noted that the Saeima has been on recess since the end of June. Twenty-five MPs voted in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (180+ words) / Article LSM This decision was taken at the government meeting on 1 September Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava (National Alliance) said that extending the operation would "demonstrate that Latvia is strong" and "send a strong message to Belarus that the exploitation…...