(MENAFN) A senior Russian lawmaker likened Latvian officials to Nazi Germany on Friday after Riga ordered the deportation of 841 Russian pensioners for failing a mandatory language test. Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia’s State Duma, said the...
(MENAFN) The Latvian government has approved amendments to its refugee support law, significantly reducing financial assistance for Ukrainians and cutting several benefits. Latvia — one of Kiev’s strongest allies within the EU and home to at least...
(MENAFN) The Latvian government has officially sanctioned modifications to its legislation concerning assistance to Ukrainian refugees, cutting the support budget by more than one-third and significantly reducing several existing benefits. Latvia,...
VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immigrant Invest, a leading consulting company in investment migration, has announced that Latvia’s Golden Visa now stands out as one of the strongest alternatives to Greece for American...
Latvian AI company Tilde has unveiled TildeOpen LLM, an open-source large language model trained on Europe’s flagship supercomputer LUMI. RīGA, LATVIA, October 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With 30 billion parameters, TildeOpen outperforms...
RIGA, Latvia, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Latvian AI company Tilde has unveiled TildeOpen LLM, an open-source large language model trained on Europe’s flagship supercomputer LUMI. With 30 billion parameters, TildeOpen outperforms global...
MACAU, October 19 - Sanctioned by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), organized by the Sports Bureau and StarMac Entertainment Production Limited, and co-organized by the Macau-China Basketball Association and Chaiioi Sports Company...
(MENAFN) Annual inflation across the eurozone edged higher to 2.2% in September, up from 2.0% in August, according to final figures published Friday by Eurostat, the European Union's statistics agency. The reading aligns with earlier forecasts and...
(MENAFN) Annual consumer price growth across the eurozone climbed to 2.2% in September, rising from 2% in August, as revealed by final figures published on Friday by Eurostat. This result aligned with early market predictions and continued to...
BOLENG, 21 Oct: Siang Deputy Commissioner Tayi Taggu inspected various ongoing development projects and assessed the progress of key initiatives in the Riga area on Tuesday. During the visit, the DC inspected the Pegging Bote project site,...
Baku, October 21, AZERTAC “Latvia and Azerbaijan can achieve mutual benefits in the ICT sector,” said Katrīna Zariņa, newly appointed Chair of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), at the “Central Baltic - Azerbaijan Business Forum...
RIGA, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Latvia is developing its first coastal fishing vessel powered by electricity and hydrogen, public broadcaster LR1 reported Tuesday. Andrejs Zvaigzne, a leading researcher at Riga Technical University (RTU), said that...
In brief Europol has taken down a cybercrime network that provided SIM cards to fraudsters in over 80 countries. Criminal activity facilitated by the network resulted in losses above $5 million in Austria, while authorities seized $330,000 in...
On Tuesday, 21 October, the government approved the extension of the participation of the Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) in the NATO international operation in Kosovo until 31 December 2027. The final word on the extension of the mission is...
Photo: Laura Celmiņa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Latvia and Azerbaijan can achieve mutual benefits in the ICT sector," said Katrīna Zariņa, the newly appointed Chair of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), during the "Central...
At night from Monday to Tuesday, the State Police stopped a car driven by a 13-year-old, the police said. At night, police officers spotted a Škoda on Brīvības Street in Riga, where the driver did not comply with police requests and did not stop...
Central Statistical Bureau data, published on 21 October, show that in September 2025, industrial producer prices in Latvia rose by 1.4 % compared with September 2024 and by 0.1 % compared with August 2025. The year-on-year price level for the...
Posted on October 21, 2025 Riga, Latvia (Ports Europe) October 21, 2025 – Riga Port Authority reported that terminals handled 1.56 million tonnes in September, a 12 % rise from August. Agricultural cargo accounted for 0.52 million tonnes, the...
Rīga plans to introduce mandatory sorting of paper, plastic and metal waste as of 1 March 2027, the Rīga City Council's External Communications Department told LETA. The changes are envisaged in the binding regulations "On municipal waste...
