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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, the 20th of March, accompanied by students and educator...
21/03/2025

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, the 20th of March, accompanied by students and educators, which aims to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign promise and a long-held goal of some conservatives.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, the 20th of March, accompanied by students and educators, which aims to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign promise and a long-held goal of some conservatives, according to Reuters and the B...

Thursday will be marked by variable cloud cover and no significant precipitation.
20/03/2025

Thursday will be marked by variable cloud cover and no significant precipitation.

Thursday will be marked by variable cloud cover and no significant precipitation. A light to moderate west-southwest wind will blow, shifting to a south-southwest direction later in the day, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology, and Meteorology Centre. During the night and early morning hou...

Latvia’s economy is currently experiencing very challenging times, said Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis during th...
14/03/2025

Latvia’s economy is currently experiencing very challenging times, said Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis during the Saeima debate on Prime Minister Evika Silina’s annual report on the government’s achievements and planned actions.

Latvia’s economy is currently experiencing very challenging times, said Minister of Economics Viktors Valainis (ZZS) during the Saeima debate on Prime Minister Evika Silina’s (JV) annual report on the government’s achievements and planned actions. The Minister of Economics pointed out that the...

The politician pointed out that during Siliņa’s government, “small issues” were being addressed, but large plans were no...
13/03/2025

The politician pointed out that during Siliņa’s government, “small issues” were being addressed, but large plans were not being implemented, with only talk about the tasks that still needed to be done.

Edgars Tavars, the leader of the “Apvienotā saraksta” faction in the Saeima, said during the parliamentary debate on Prime Minister Evika Siliņa’s (JV) annual report about the government’s achievements and plans that her government could be considered the weakest since Latvia’s restorati...

Rail Baltica is one of the largest infrastructure projects in the Baltic region, yet Latvia has repeatedly demonstrated ...
11/03/2025

Rail Baltica is one of the largest infrastructure projects in the Baltic region, yet Latvia has repeatedly demonstrated that meeting deadlines is not a priority.

Opinion Piece / Ilona Bērziņa The newly appointed Minister of Transport, Atis Švinka (P), has promised a “truth hour” for the long-time airBaltic chief, Martins Gauss. A similar “hour” is more than necessary for the leadership of Rail Baltica, including an evaluation of the actions of Šv...

Over the weekend, an anticyclone approaching Latvia from the south will bring warm and dry weather.
07/03/2025

Over the weekend, an anticyclone approaching Latvia from the south will bring warm and dry weather.

Over the weekend, an anticyclone approaching Latvia from the south will bring warm and dry weather. However, at the beginning of the new week, the influence of a cyclone will strengthen – clouds will cover the sky, precipitation is expected, and nighttime temperatures will drop below 0°C, accordi...

Irklis assessed that a month after the disconnection from the Russian energy grid, the situation remains stable.
07/03/2025

Irklis assessed that a month after the disconnection from the Russian energy grid, the situation remains stable.

Latvia is prepared to defend its electrical system in case of any sabotage attempts by Russia, confirmed “Augstsprieguma tīkls” board chairman Rolands Irklis in an interview with Latvijas Radio, as reported by public media outlet LSM.LV. He explained that after disconnecting from the Russian en...

On Thursday, the 6th of March, Saeima approved several new ministers, introducing changes to the government’s compositio...
06/03/2025

On Thursday, the 6th of March, Saeima approved several new ministers, introducing changes to the government’s composition.

On Thursday, the 6th of March, Saeima approved several new ministers, introducing changes to the government’s composition. Atis Švinka, a former deputy from The Progressives, was appointed Minister of Transport, while Dace Melbārde from New Unity became Minister of Education and Science, and Rei...

New Minister of Transport must find a compromise in port reform, stevedores say.
04/03/2025

New Minister of Transport must find a compromise in port reform, stevedores say.

The new Minister of Transport must prioritise port reform and railway development, emphasised Ivars Landmanis, Chairman of the Council of the Latvian Stevedoring Companies Association. Commenting on the nomination of Atis Švinka, a parliamentary secretary at the Ministry of Defense and a Saeima dep...

White House seeks plan for possible Russian sanctions relief.
04/03/2025

White House seeks plan for possible Russian sanctions relief.

The US is working on a plan to possibly ease sanctions on Russia as President Donald Trump seeks to restore relations with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, US officials with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, on Monday, the 3rd of March, reports the agency. The White House has asked the State....

Austria’s new government sworn in, ending five months political crisis.
03/03/2025

Austria’s new government sworn in, ending five months political crisis.

Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen swore in a new three-party government on Monday, the 3rd of March, ending five months of political deadlock following the victory of the far-right party in last September’s elections, reports Politico. Christian Stocker, leader of the conservative People...

Britain and France propose a month-long partial ceasefire in Ukraine.
03/03/2025

Britain and France propose a month-long partial ceasefire in Ukraine.

In a flurry of European diplomacy aimed at bolstering Western support for Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump’s acrimonious meeting in the Oval Office on Friday, France and Britain are proposing a partial one-month ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine that wou...

Earthquake hits Hollywood after Oscars ceremony.
03/03/2025

Earthquake hits Hollywood after Oscars ceremony.

As some of the world’s biggest stars began to celebrate after the Oscars ceremony, Hollywood was shaken by a magnitude 3.9 earthquake, on Monday, the 3rd of March, reports the BBC. The epicentre of the earthquake was in North Hollywood, just a few kilometres from the Dolby Theatre, the venue for t...

Latvian minister comments on fight between Trump and Zelenskyy: what does this mean for Europe?
03/03/2025

Latvian minister comments on fight between Trump and Zelenskyy: what does this mean for Europe?

We shouldn’t dramatise the controversial statements spoken in the US White House in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine, said Latvian Minister of Defence Andris Sprūds in an interview to TV3 programme “900 seconds”. He said that with their statements, the White House administration have...

VIDEO | Animated movie “Flow” receives Oscar for the first time in Latvia’s history.
03/03/2025

VIDEO | Animated movie “Flow” receives Oscar for the first time in Latvia’s history.

Director Gints Zilbalodis’ animated film “Straume” or “Flow” won the first Oscar in Latvian history at the US Academy Awards in Los Angeles, winning in the category “Best Feature-Length Animated Film”. “Flow” was also nominated in the category “Best Foreign Film”, but did not w...

Latvian Minister of Culture to attend Oscars Ceremony in US, following success of “Flow”.
28/02/2025

Latvian Minister of Culture to attend Oscars Ceremony in US, following success of “Flow”.

The mission of Latvian Minister of Culture Agnese Lāce’s to the US from Friday to next Wednesday, the 5th of March is approved, as LETA was told by the minister’s advisor Rita Plūme. As previously reported, the Oscars Award Ceremony will be held on Sunday in Los Angeles, US, which, together wi...

Cable connecting Latvia and Sweden finally restored after last month’s disruption.
28/02/2025

Cable connecting Latvia and Sweden finally restored after last month’s disruption.

The engineers of Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) and the crew of the sea fibre optic cable repair ship, completed the reconnection of the sea fibre optic cable on Friday, the 28th of February, as reported by representatives of LVRTC. The centre notes that the functionality of the c...

Trump says he “can’t believe” he called Zelenskyy a “dictator”.
28/02/2025

Trump says he “can’t believe” he called Zelenskyy a “dictator”.

US President Donald Trump, in a White House briefing with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, the 27th of February, said he could not believe that he had called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator”, distancing himself from the comment, and said the mineral deal with Ukrai...

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