3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (109+ words) The Latvian men's volleyball team will play group stage matches in the European Championship final tournament in Romania. Latvia's fixture list looks like this: The European Championship final tournament will feature 24 national teams, divided into four groups in the first…...

6+ hour, 59+ min ago   (223+ words) Approval from airBaltic’s bondholders and shareholders is still required to receive the planned funding. A meeting of bondholders has been convened for 11 September this year. Once the necessary approvals have been obtained and the remaining conditions met, it is expected…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago   (163+ words) / Article Latvian public media In Latvia there was only an 8% increase in the number of first residence permits issued The figure was 9 027 in 2024 and 9 073 in 2025 Of that total, 1 367 permits were issued for family reasons, and 2 981 were for educational reasons Employment…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (179+ words) / Article LSM A debate took place on backing amendments to the Agriculture and Rural Development Law, which provide for expanding the ban on importing products of Russian and Belarusian origin, extending it not only to agricultural goods and animal feed,…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (187+ words) As it is common to pay by card in everyday life, not everyone carries cash. Offline card payments mean that, in circumstances where the internet is unavailable, individuals who are customers of critical financial service providers can purchase goods totalling…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (337+ words) More than 4,000 cruise tourists visited the city this year. The local council notes that these visitors have a significant impact on the local economy, so work will continue on developing the sector in preparation for the next season. This year’s…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (521+ words) The price of Brent crude oil today exceeded $100 per barrel for the first time in several months following new escalations in the conflict between the US and Iran and attacks on oil infrastructure in the region. How close are we…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (328+ words) / Article LSM The project aims to build blocks of flats to promote the availability of low-cost rental accommodation in the regions for professionals in various sectors It is envisaged that private partners will be responsible for the design, construction and…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (149+ words) / Article LSM In August, the State Border Guard initiated administrative offence proceedings against one Japanese and one Nigerian citizen under Section 68.6 of the Immigration Law The individuals were working as professional footballers at a football club without having been granted…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (38+ words) / Article LSM WATCH AGAIN: Riga Conference Business Forum The full agenda and more details can be found here. Select text and press Ctrl+Enter to send a suggested correction to the editor...