December 9th, 20166428267The President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis and The Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas met in Riga on Friday to discuss future cooperation.
Ratas has assumed office in late November, and the meeting was scheduled to inform Vējonis of Estonian government's plans.
The new PM of Estonia stressed that the new government would keep to the...
November 23rd, 201622768The Startup Law, approved today by the Latvian Parliament will create a tax regime, one not matched anywhere else in Europe, that will effectively double venture capital investors’ money in young Latvian startups. This law is seen as part of a wider push to make Latvia an attractive base for startups. The law was passed with almost...
August 29th, 20164521The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference holds its 25th annual conference on 28-30 August 2016 in Riga. The Latvian parliament is host of this Silver Jubilee edition under the chairmanship of the BSPC-President and President of the Baltic Assembly Prof. Dr. Jānis Vucāns. Around 200 parliamentarians, ambassadors of the Baltic Sea States...
August 10th, 201627811Rail Baltica route was finally approved by Latvian government on Tuesday.
The route of the projected high-speed railroad Rail Baltica was finally approved by Latvian government on Tuesday. Discussions are still to be held with European authorities on a section running through the Salacgrīva region.
On Latvian territory, Rail...
June 19th, 201615409High winds and rain storm have damaged electrical lines throughout Latvia, resulting in power outage in around 20,000 homes on Saturday.
Most of the electrical lines were repaired on Saturday, but Sadales Tīkls informs that due to the technically complicated damage and access difficulties to the lines in forest areas, the work...
April 22nd, 201618683The Big Cleanup — or Lielā Talka in Latvian, takes place nationwide Saturday, April 23.
The slogan of the event that brings people together to clean up the environment is "Latvia to be green!".
The idea of the event is based on voluntary participation, creating unity, positivity and a sense of job well done. The author of the...
January 25th, 201613259Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis was moved between hospitals in Riga as concerns over his health continued.
After being admitted to Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital last week with an apparent viral infection, his office said the President was continuing to work from his bed.
However during the next days an update said...
January 13th, 201610487Latvian President Raimonds Vējonis has announced a prime minister candidate Wednesday — nominating Māris Kučinskis for the position.
The decision did not come easy as the President met with potential PM candidates last week and earlier this week. Meetings were held in secret – no names of potential candidates, location or time...
January 7th, 2016224130World’s Leading Internet TV Service Now Live in More than 190 Countries, including Latvia
Netflix launched its service globally, simultaneously bringing its Internet TV network to more than 130 new countries around the world. The company made the announcement -- and the service went live -- during a keynote by Co-founder and Chief...
September 10th, 201518914In a highly emotional game, after trailing by 16 points, Latvian National basketball team was able to gather and edge out Estonia.
The crucial matchup for the home team, with the trip to Lille on the line, started real hectic as Latvians could not connect the dots. In the meanwhile, the Northern neighbors cruised to an early lead of...
