Another episode in the Riga Security Forum series of podcasts is available and this one concerns itself with the mediasphere. “With information more accessible than…
Posts published in Day: November 19, 2024
No CO2 reading on registration certificate will mean lower tax for some
Tuesday, November 19, 2024Car owners in Estonia may find that they have to pay several times more in car tax and registration fees than for another car of…
Latvia gains 69 new citizens via naturalization
Tuesday, November 19, 2024On November 19, the Cabinet of Ministers approved handing Latvian citizenship to 69 persons who have completed the required naturalization procedure. Of the 69 applicants for…
Latvia has EU’s fourth-highest rate of fatal accidents at work
Tuesday, November 19, 2024Across the whole of the EU, there were 1.66 fatal accidents per 100 000 employed people in 2022, according to Eurostat data published November 19. Unfortunately,…
Latvia marks 1000th day of war in solidarity with Ukraine
Tuesday, November 19, 2024Tuesday, November 19, marks 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 2022. Various commemorative events are taking place across Latvia on…
Yellow alert for wet snow in Latvia Wednesday night
Tuesday, November 19, 2024Precipitation will reach Latvia overnight to Wednesday, November 20, bringing wet snow across the country. The State Fire and Rescue Service has issued a yellow alert…
Hotel sector reports visitor numbers up in Latvia during September
Tuesday, November 19, 2024According to data published by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) November 19, in September 2024 the number of non-resident and resident visitors in Latvia comprised 232.3 thousand, which is 11.7 % more…
Latvia climbs two places in digital competitiveness rankings
Tuesday, November 19, 2024Latvia sits in 38th place in the world when it comes to digital competitiveness according to a new set of global rankings. The 2024 International Institute…
One in three women, one in six men report workplace sexual harassment in Estonia
Tuesday, November 19, 2024A total of 33 percent of women and 17 percent of men who responded to a survey held by state agency Statistics Estonia reported having…
How the Latvian government was formed 106 years ago
Tuesday, November 19, 2024On November 19, 1918, the People’s Council of Latvia, which had declared the independence of the Republic of Latvia the previous day, established the first…