On February 4, 2014, a rally will be held at the Cabinet of Ministers’ building in Riga in support of education in the Russian language, informs LETA. Rally participants will protest against Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma’s (Unity) statement that Latvia … Read More
Russia announced this afternoon that a ban is on for pork and pork products crossing the border from European Union countries in wake of the swine fever outbreak in Lithuania, informs PRIME/LETA. The ban will continue until Moscow receives safety … Read More
It seems that in October 2013 none of us saw that coming. Especially us – three Latvian students that were excited to buy super-cheap flight tickets for January in Kiev. All of us had visited Ukraine before and we were … Read More
Swedish researchers have warned smokers and lung cancer patients that taking vitamins may help the growth of tumours, a study published Wednesday revealed. People who smoke or have lung cancer should think twice about taking vitamin supplements, according to a … Read More
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Baltic States anticipate increases in their turnover in 2014, according to a survey conducted by SEB banka, informs LETA/Nozare.lv. 25% of SMEs in Estonia predict that their turnover will grow more than 15% … Read More
The ruling coalition has approved a plan to have two nuclear power plants in operation by 2035. According to a schedule green-lit by the cabinet on Tuesday, the location will be finalised by 2016, and the first plant should be … Read More
Today, in reaction to the outbreak of African swine fever in Lithuania, the Food and Veterinary Service has ordered several import bans, Food and Veterinary Service spokeswoman Anna Joffe informed the business information portal ”Nozare.lv”. Animal feed produced in Lithuania’s … Read More
In order to preserve the traditional smoked meat businesses in Latvia, the only solution is to give smoked meat products the status of a traditional national product, Farmers Federation’s head Agita Hauka told Saeima European Affairs Committee today, reports LETA/Nozare.lv. … Read More
Estonia’s biggest bank Swedbank made a shocking discovery recently – the bank accounts of nearly 1,300 minors had been used for taking and/or repaying a speed loan, LETA/Postimees writes. Nearly 600 of these accounts belonged to children who were younger … Read More
The number of domestic violence reports increased last year and around a half of the reports lead to pre-trial investigations. All in all, the police received 21,151 domestic violence reports last year, compared to 18,268 in 2012, according to figures … Read More
Police will soon rely on tougher tools to monitor traffic as the trial use of new license plate scanners begins in the northern city of Oulu. Sponsored by Finland’s major insurance companies, the device will soon be installed in patrol … Read More
Krakow authorities have applied to the Ministry of Infrastructure in a bid to secure EU funds for the city’s first metro line. The city hopes to be able to secure about 5 billion zloty (1.18 billion euros) from EU cohesion … Read More
Swine flu bacteria found in parts of Lithuania. The authorities plan to declare a state of emergency in the districts of Varėna, Trakai, Alytus and Šalčininkai in response to the detection of African swine fever in the country. Interior Minister Dailis … Read More
Increased sales of four-wheel drive vehicles is threatening Sweden from reaching its envrionmental goals for automobiles, according to the Swedish Transport Administration. According to the Transport Administration the number of four-wheel drive cars on the roads is increasing. “Never before have … Read More
Not too far from my own home in Berlin lives Klaus-Jürgen Liedtke, writer, translator and head of the literature project “Baltic Sea Library”*. We meet on a grey, rainy afternoon in his appartment, have coffee at the kitchen window and … Read More
In a bid to crack down in visa violations, over 15,000 inspections were carried out in 2013 in the St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. As a result of the inspections, 5,385 foreigners were found to be illegally living in the … Read More
Latvia’s State Police warn residents to be careful of fraudsters. There have been two cases recently when fraudsters used copied and souvenir banknotes in Riga to pay for purchases. On January 20, some person used two souvenir EUR 100 banknotes … Read More
It’s already 2014, but some wishes and promises related to the coming boating season are in order. Because the omnipotent Santa can get me anything, I will not limit myself to wish for concrete things such as technical devices (which … Read More
US business media group Bloomberg has ranked Poland the best country to do business in across both Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Bloomberg cited Poland’s “expanding consumer market and improving infrastructure” as securing the country’s No.1 status in the survey. … Read More
The European Commission today has agreed to propose to EU in 2030 should have reduced its CO2 pollution by 40 percent compared to 1990 levels. At the same time , the Commission proposes that the EU sets a binding target … Read More
