Two of the three parties forming the government – New Unity and Progressives – nominate Mārtiņš Kazāks for a second term as President of the Bank of…
Posts published in Day: December 9, 2024
Estonian buyer pays €19m for state-owned railway company Operail
Monday, December 9, 2024The privatization process of the state-owned company Operail has been completed.On Monday, the company sold its entire business operations, including its subsidiary Operail Repairs OÜ,…
Latvian “Flow” nominated for Golden Globe
Monday, December 9, 2024Gints Zilbalodis’ animated film “Flow” has also been nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category “Best Animated Motion Picture”, as announced on Monday,…
Groundwater pollution discovered around former hazardous waste site
Monday, December 9, 2024Twelve years ago, the removal of a particularly contaminated site in Jelgava was announced. The Soviet-era hazardous liquid waste dump “Kosmoss” was cleaned up. However,…
Annual inflation at 2.2% in Latvia in November
Monday, December 9, 2024The latest data published on December 9 by the Central Statistical Bureau show that in November 2024, compared to November 2023, the average level of consumer prices increased…
Vilnius-Rīga-Tallinn train planned for January
Monday, December 9, 2024The Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian passenger train operators Vivi, Elron and LTG Link have started to coordinate their timetables in order to connect the Baltic…
Three for the Weekend: Holiday season begins
Monday, December 9, 2024It seems that each year Christmas markets open a day or two earlier. Or maybe it’s because there is no snow yet. Either way –…
Rīga unwraps dedicated Christmas website
Monday, December 9, 2024The city of Rīga’s ‘Live Rīga’ tourism agency has launched a new website designed to lure seasonal visiors to the Latvian capital. Located at …
Photos: Xmas market opens in Old Rīga
Monday, December 9, 2024On Friday, November 29, the traditional Christmas market opened in Rīga, Doma Square. Nearly 100 traders offer a wide variety of gifts and snacks. The…
New Latvian documentary focuses on lives of rural pensioners
Monday, December 9, 2024Many pensioners in rural Latvia live in a kind of forced co-dependence in order to survive, because they cannot afford to live alone. Ivars Zviedris’ latest documentary…