5+ hour, 46+ 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, 2+ 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, 7+ 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, 7+ hour ago   (258+ words) Latvia will cooperate with Estonia, which will operate a global call centre in Tallinn, while a global media center will be located in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Global Live Broadcast Centre will be located at Riga City Council, and a World…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (455+ words) Take note – story published 3 years and 7 months ago "Everyone is invited to visit the commemorative bonfires, laying of flowers, exhibitions and screenings of director Viesturs Kairišs' new movie 'January'," said advance information. Traditionally, a concert has been held in memory…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (139+ words) Take note – story published 3 years and 5 months ago In line with the priorities set by Latvia, the meeting was dedicated to regional security issues. The participants focused on support for Ukraine, holding Russia accountable, topics of current importance for NATO,…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (120+ words) The data, from 2023, show that in Lithuania there were 18.8 deaths by intentional self-harm per 100,000 of population. In second place is Slovenia with a figure of 16.4 and Hungary with 16.0. Next are the remaining two Baltic states, Estonia (14.2) and Latvia (14.0). The lowest…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (130+ words) Take note – story published 7 years and 7 months ago At one point, around 700,000 demonstrators had gathered on the streets of Rīga in a remarkable show of solidarity characteristic of the times of change. As is now traditional, barricade fires and candles…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (196+ words) / Article Latvian public media Over 13,000 people have donated to the cause on Ziedot.lv The initiator of the campaign is the 'May 4 Declaration Club' which unites former members of the Supreme Council voting for the restoration of Latvia's independence in…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (442+ words) Forecasts from the Ministry of Economics indicate that by 2040 the working-age population in Latvia could decline by approximately 9.4 per cent. Opportunities to significantly increase the supply of local labour will be limited. At the start of the year, 15,177 third-country citizens…...