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Latvia (/ˈlɑːtviə/ or /ˈlætviə/; Latvian: Latvija [ˈlatvija]), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Republika), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Since its independence, Latvia has been referred to as one of the Baltic states. It is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west.
The Riga City Court on Wednesday sentenced Latvian citizen Ivans Tarabanovs to five years and six months in prison and three years of probation supervision for his participation in the war in Ukraine, LETA learned from the court.
Director Gints Zilbalodis’ animated film "Flow" won the first Oscar in the history of Latvia at the U.S. Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles last night for best animated feature.
The Central Statistical Bureau provisional data show that birth numbers kept declining in 2024 – 12,571 children were born in Latvia, which is 1,919 children (13.2%) fewer than in 2023.
In the process of the Baltic States’ synchronisation with the European power grid it is necessary to be ready to quickly respond to all possible risks, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics said during a meeting with Climate and Energy Minister Kaspars Melnis (Greens/Farmers) on Thursday, LETA report...
Repair work on the damaged sea cable will start as soon as the vessel needed for the work is available, representatives of the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) informed LETA.
After a subsea fibre optic cable connecting Sweden and Latvia was cut in the Baltic Sea last Sunday, one in a series of similar incidents recently, President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda stated that the culprits must compensate for the damage.
A subsea optical cable of the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) was damaged in the Baltic Sea on Sunday. Swedish authorities have stopped the ship Vezhen, registered in Malta, on suspicion that it might have damaged the cable. Lithuanian ministers of foreign affairs and defence have ...
Early on 26 January, the submarine optical fibre cable in the Baltic Sea belonging to SJSC Latvia State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) was damaged. LVRTC’s Data Transmission Monitoring System detected disruptions in data transmission services on the Ventspils–Gotland (Fårösund) segment. LVRTC c...
The number of newborns registered in Latvia this past November was below 1,000 for the second month in a row, according to preliminary data published by the Central Statistical Bureau, LETA reports.
Latvia’s Parliament, the Saeima, on Thursday approved in the final reading legislative amendments aimed at reducing alcohol consumption in the society, which, among other things, restricts the time when alcoholic beverages can be sold.
Latvia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has opened a criminal case against the officials responsible for the implementation of the Rail Baltica project.
In the first nine months of the year 9,716 children were born in Latvia, which is 1,419 children or 12.7% fewer than in the same period a year ago, Central Statistical Bureau provisional data show.
The minimum monthly wage in Latvia will be increased from EUR 700 to EUR 740 as of 1 January 2025, the government approved on Tuesday.
Although attention has recently focused more on the development plans of the Latvian national airline airBaltic, SmartLynx, the second-largest airline in Latvia by turnover, is not far behind. In an interview with Latvian Delfi Bizness, Edvinas Demenius, who took over as CEO of SmartLynx in February...
The Saeima on Thursday voted to forward a bill on Latvia’s 2025 budget and budget framework for 2025, 2026, and 2027 to parliamentary committees, thereby starting its adoption process.
Latvia cannot afford the Rail Baltica project, so it should be frozen and stopped for a year to resolve all financial issues, Agriculture Minister Armands Krauze (Greens/Farmers) told LETA in an interview.
The largest drug production facility ever discovered by Latvian law enforcement officers was busted last week in the Aluksne region and finished products worth at least EUR 400 million were uncovered there, the Latvian State Police informed the media on Thursday, LETA reports.
On Monday, 7 October, border guards detained a Latvian national who illegally crossed the state border from the Russian side in Skilbeni County, LETA was informed by the State Border Guard Service.
In Latvia, 49 percent of residents would like to receive a monthly pension between EUR 1,200-2,000, but currently the average pension in Latvia is EUR 576, representatives of Luminor Bank informed LETA, citing the data of a survey.
President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs on Wednesday met with President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame at the Riga Castle as part of his official visit to Latvia, the presidency said.
