On November 5 the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers approved a draft order on the participation of civilian expert Krišs Ēlerts in the European Union (EU)…
Posts published in Day: November 5, 2024
LSM: EU allocates over €1 billion for Rail Baltic
Tuesday, November 5, 2024Two agreements were signed that will see the European Union hand over more than €1 billion in funding for the Rail Baltic infrastructure project, according…
Intriguing wooden shipwreck washed up on Latvian beach
Tuesday, November 5, 2024At Mērsrags on Latvia’s Baltic coast, a recent storm delivered an impressive-sized wooden shipwreck rom beneath the waves. The National Cultural Heritage Administration says that the find…
Proposed public media board member resigns before appointment
Tuesday, November 5, 2024Ivars Šulcs, who was recently named for the position of board member of Latvian Public Media (LSM) in matters of technology management, announced November 5 he…
Estonia taking wait-and-see approach on defense-related EIB loan opportunities
Tuesday, November 5, 2024Estonian government members have remained lukewarm toward an easing of regulations by the European Investment Bank (EIB), which would allow the bank to expand its…
October in Estonian supermarkets: Vegetable, fish prices going up
Tuesday, November 5, 2024This October saw vegetable prices go up on year in supermarkets, including for cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes and carrots.Several types of fish likewise got more expensive,…
Latvian society has pulled together for Gabriels’ cancer treatment
Tuesday, November 5, 202419-year-old cancer patient Gabriels Mutors from Ogre has started a course of potentially life-saving treatment after thousands of people responded to a desperate appeal from his…
Signature drive aims to strip Latvian citizenship from those convicted of treason
Tuesday, November 5, 2024A new signature collection drive on the ManaBalss.lv civic engagement portal is calling on Latvian citizenship to be stripped from persons convicted of treason. The initiative…
Patriotic motto trademarked by Latvian National Guard
Tuesday, November 5, 2024A slogan used by the Latvian National Guard, namely, “My Latvia. My responsibility.” ( Mana Latvija. Mana atbildība. ) has been trademarked, the Latvian National Guard announced…
Agreements signed on more than a billion euros of EU Rail Baltica funding
Tuesday, November 5, 2024Two new agreements are set to pump more than a billion euros into the troubled Rail Baltica infrastructure project, according to RB Rail, the Baltic states’…