Latvia’s security situation has not improved and has, in fact, become more complex, President Edgars Rinkēvičs said on Thursday during an interview on TV24’s programme Dienas personība. The President stressed that Russia’s war against Ukraine continues. According to Rinkēvičs, one positive development is that Russia has become deeply bogged down in the conflict and is […]
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has said that support for Ukraine and Israel may have cost the Germans the votes needed to secure a seat on the UN Security Council, the BBC reports. Wadephul described the loss of the seat on the evening of the 3rd of June, after a vote on which five countries […]
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has acknowledged that Greenland is “for now” part of Denmark, but made it clear that Washington is still involved in negotiations about the Arctic island’s future role in Western security, writes Politico. Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rubio avoided a direct answer to the question of whether […]
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Opinion article The debate over global fertiliser supply chains is growing louder. Governments and international organisations increasingly recognise that maintaining stable fertiliser exports is essential for global food security. In recent months, the United States has also encouraged efforts to find solutions that would allow larger volumes of Belarusian fertilisers to reach world markets…
Partly cloudy skies are expected across Latvia on Wednesday. According to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre, light rain is forecast in some northern areas during the night, while brief showers are expected in parts of northeastern Latvia during the afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms are also possible. Winds will remain light. Overnight temperatures will fall […]
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The US and NATO allies will begin what is likely to be a smaller-scale exercise in the Baltic Sea this week as ships are deployed to conflict zones elsewhere in the world, Reuters reports. The annual US BALTOPS exercise has been taking place since 1971, and this year will involve 20 ships from 15 countries, […]
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Latvia’s new government must urgently make decisions regarding the financing plan and implementation timeline of the Rail Baltica railway project, Matīss Paegle, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Baltic joint venture RB Rail, told the LETA news agency. Paegle stressed that RB Rail has proposed several options for addressing the project’s funding gap, but these […]
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The investigation into a possible bear attack on a cyclist in Estonia, who was allegedly knocked off his bicycle by a bear, has been concluded, and the attack has not been confirmed, writes ERR News. Soon after the alleged attack near the town of Väike-Maarja in Lääne-Viru County, it began to raise doubts, as eyewitness […]
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A German official said on the 3rd of June that there was an emergence of opportunities for a European-Russian dialogue on Ukraine, and it was important to create a format that was both as effective as possible and legitimate for Europeans, Reuters reports. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that there were […]
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Latvian taxpayers’ money can no longer be the sole source of support for the national airline airBaltic, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said in an interview with TV3’s programme 900 sekundes. Kulbergs noted that he still needs to review airBaltic’s business plan and proposals regarding the company’s future operations. This week, he instructed officials to provide […]
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The Riga District Court in Jūrmala on Wednesday sentenced immunologist Jevgēnijs Ņikiforenko to 13 years in prison and banned him from practicing medicine for seven years after finding him guilty of sexually abusing patients, according to information obtained by the LETA news agency. During closing arguments, the prosecutor had requested a sentence of 14 years’ […]
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has lowered its economic growth forecasts for all three Baltic states for both this year and next year. According to the bank’s latest projections, Latvia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 2.0% this year, down from the 2.2% forecast published in February. The forecast […]
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Looking at the calm sea, one might think that everything is fine, and sailors who are unable to leave the Gulf sometimes manage to forget that they have been in a war zone for three months, writes the BBC. Pakistani Hassan Khan, who did not want to give his real name, said it was strange […]
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Danish Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen said on the 1st of June that she had agreed to form a center-left coalition government, Reuters reported. The minority cabinet would allow Frederiksen to lead the government for a third consecutive term, ending three months of uncertainty following elections in March, when 12 parties won seats in parliament. […]
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Latvia is set to experience a return of summer-like weather, with daytime temperatures expected to reach as high as +26°C later this week, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. During the night into Tuesday, skies will remain mostly clear with only a small amount of cloud cover, although clouds will gradually increase […]
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The impact of the Middle East crisis on Latvian agriculture will be significantly more severe next year than it is this year, Guntis Gūtmanis, Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Farmers’ Organizations Cooperation Council (LOSP), told the LETA news agency in an interview. He explained that most farmers had already purchased fuel, fertilizers, and […]
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Latvia’s contract for the construction of the mainline section of the Rail Baltica railway project with the consortium E.R.B. Rail JV is exceptionally expensive, according to Matīss Paegle, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Baltic joint venture RB Rail. Paegle explained that RB Rail has compared the unit costs of railway embankment construction contracts […]
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The Israeli government has announced that France has banned it from participating in one of the world’s largest arms shows, Eurosatory, which will take place in June, according to Politico. The Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement that the ban includes a ban on government officials from attending the show, a ban on opening […]
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As musicians one after another cancel their participation (or have not agreed to participate at all) in a series of concerts intended to celebrate the 250th anniversary of US independence, President Donald Trump has announced that he does not need musicians anyway, writes the BBC. Trump wrote on the Truth Social that he does not […]
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The United States is considering the possibility of deploying nuclear-capable aircraft in additional European NATO member states, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, citing three sources familiar with the discussions, US officials have expressed a willingness to station nuclear-capable bombers in more countries beyond the six nations that currently host them.…
Ukraine’s accession to the European Union (EU) would be in the security interests of both Latvia and Europe as a whole, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs emphasized during a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko at Riga Castle on Tuesday. According to presidential adviser Mārtiņš Drēģeris, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between Latvia and […]
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Policymakers, consumer advocates and airline lobbies have been fighting for more than a decade over what protections passengers should have, and Brussels hopes to end the fight this week, writes Politico. At the center of the debate is the question of whether passengers will continue to be entitled to compensation of 250 to 600 euros […]
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US health officials, including former representatives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on the 1st of June opposed a congressional plan to treat Americans who have been exposed to Ebola in Kenya or in European Union countries, Reuters reports. The officials, including infectious disease specialist Krutika Kuppalli, emergency medicine doctors Debra Houry and […]
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News about renewed threats to the airspace of Latvia and the Baltic states has received wide coverage not only locally but also in international media. This is creating significant regional tension and negatively affecting the tourism and hospitality sectors. Bookings are being cancelled, causing losses worth millions of euros for businesses and the state. However, […]
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State energy company Latvenergo is planning to increase the price of heat supplied from its TEC-1 and TEC-2 combined heat and power plants to Riga, Riga Mayor Viesturs Kleinbergs (Progressives) said in an interview with TV3 on Monday. Such a move would affect the final heating tariff charged to residents by Rīgas siltums. Kleinbergs described […]
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CBS News reported that US President Donald Trump has requested changes to the offer to end the war with Iran, writes the BBC. The changes relate to the requirements for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of enriched uranium from Iran. The White House did not respond to a request for […]
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French President Emmanuel Macron said the French navy had boarded the oil tanker Tagor, which is under international sanctions and was en route from Russia, on the 31st f May, Reuters reported. Macron said the operation took place in international waters in the Atlantic Ocean, with support from several countries, including Britain. The tanker was […]
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Clouds will bring light rain to some parts of Latvia on Monday. During the night, fog is expected to develop in some eastern regions, reducing visibility, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. Winds will remain light. Overnight temperatures will range from +9°C to +14°C, although temperatures in southeastern Latvia and along the […]
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Polish bus operator FlixBus has announced that it will resume the “Highway to Hel” route, which was canceled due to Christian criticism, and will return the bus number “666” to this route, writes the BBC. The specific route was previously served by the local company PKS Gdynia. Conservative religious groups strongly opposed the association of […]
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Latvia’s unemployment rate stood at 6.5% in April, exceeding the average levels recorded both in the European Union (EU) and the eurozone, according to data published on Monday by the EU statistical office Eurostat. Among EU member states, higher unemployment rates in April were recorded in Finland (10.6%), Spain (10.3%), Greece (9.5%), Sweden (8.6%), France […]
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