12+ hour, 9+ 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, 8+ 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, 12+ hour ago   (61+ words) / Article LSM WATCH LIVE: Rīga Conference, Day 1 There is a half day of geopolitical and defence discussions on the afternoon of September 10th and a full day on September 11th. You can find the full agenda and other details here. Select text…...

3+ day, 18+ 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, 13+ 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, 12+ 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, 16+ 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…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (109+ words) / Article Latvian public media 'Flow' animals watch over Rīga Take note – story published 1 year and 3 months ago The characters from Flow can be found on top the ‘Rīga’ letters. The cat greets everyone at Brīvības Square, the dog watches over…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (113+ words) / Article Latvian public media During this campaign, LSM is raising funds to provide Ukrainian soldiers with medical care, psychological support, and the opportunity to recover and reintegrate into society So far, over 102,000 euros have been donated to the campaign Upon…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (248+ words) The first game for the Latvian national team on Wednesday will be against the home team, Romania, and Krastiņš evaluates it positively. The pressure will be greater for the home team as favorites in front of 10,000 spectators in a full…...