Ventspils city ended up in the spotlight in an unusual way this week: seals washed up on the beach in Ventspils. Animal Freedom association emphasizes…
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OECD: Latvian employees work longest hours in Baltics
Thursday, March 22, 2018In a comparison of Baltic countries per average annual hours worked, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has found earlier this year that the…
Lithuanian parliament rejects idea of early election
Thursday, March 22, 2018Lithuania’s parliament rejected the opposition initiative of early parliamentary elections in the first phase of discussion on Tuesday. The bid to hold early elections on…
Centric to hire 200 specialists in Kaunas
Wednesday, March 21, 2018Centric, a leading Dutch information technologies company, is opening a bureau in Lithuania’s second-largest city Kaunas and will hire around 200 specialists within three years,…
What does the future hold for non-citizens?
Tuesday, March 20, 2018The Stream will look at challenges faced by ethnic Russian ‘non-citizens’ living in two Baltic states, amid continuing political tensions with Russia. The presidents of EU…
Lithuania is not sure of further defense spendings
Tuesday, March 20, 2018The Lithuanian State Defense Council will discuss the country’s priority defense needs at its meeting on Tuesday, the president’s press office said. “The State Defense…
Russian citizens living in Latvia provided support to Putin
Tuesday, March 20, 2018RIGA – During the presidential elections in Russia last week, support provided to President Vladimir Putin by Russian citizens living in Latvia turned out considerably…
Number of job vacancies in Latvia up 17.9%
Tuesday, March 20, 2018RIGA – In 2017, there were around 17,000 vacant jobs available in Latvia, which is 2,600 vacancies or 17.9 percent more than a year before,…