Latvia

Riga City Council committee supports broad restrictions on gambling

March 25, 2025

The Riga City Council Committee on Security, Order and the Prevention of Corruption approved draft binding regulations today to restrict the organisation of gambling in the administrative territory of the [..]

Estonia

SDE leader says govt coalition to look for ways to alleviate housing shortage

July 15, 2024

Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDE) Lauri Läänemets said that the ruling coalition is seeking solutions during negotiations to reduce the co-financing required for the renovation of apartment buildings [..]

Opinions

The State Must Continue Creating Conditions to Support Science-Intensive Companies

May 27, 2024

Egita Aizsilniece-Ibema, Head of the Latvian Innovation and Technology Representation in Brussels Latvia can be proud of its talented and intelligent individuals, both in science and business. The most courageous [..]

Estonia

Cigarette smoking has declined in 4 years

May 8, 2024

Over the past four years, the number of smokers of regular cigarettes in Estonia has decreased by 12 percent and the number of e-cigarette users has increased, an annual survey [..]

Latvia

It is important to reduce overall alcohol consumption in Latvia – Abu Meri

April 29, 2024

It is important to reduce the overall alcohol consumption in Latvia, Health Minister Hosams Abu Meri (New Unity) said in an interview with commercial TV3 television. It affects both public [..]

Estonia

Ministry tasked with drafting plan for Nordica’s privatization in 3 months

April 11, 2024

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said at the government’s press conference on Thursday that the Ministry of Climate has been given a task to prepare, within the next three months, [..]

Latvia

Government supports separating criminal investigation authorities from State Revenue Service

February 7, 2024

The government endorsed the Finance Ministry’s plan to separate the criminal investigation institutions – the Tax and Customs Police Administration and the Internal Security Board – from the State Revenue [..]

Latvia

Saeima supports higher fines for Road Traffic Law violations

February 2, 2024

Saeima today approved in the second reading amendments to the Road Traffic Law, which envisage higher fines for speeding. The amendments stipulate imposing a fine of between EUR 720 and [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania’s pension system is sound, BaltCap’s case is exceptional – c.bank

February 1, 2024

As Lithuanian pension funds are likely to have suffered losses as a result of financial damage caused to one fund by Sarunas Stepukonis, a former partner at private equity fund [..]

Lithuania

70 pct of Lithuanian against universal conscription of women, men – survey (media)

January 24, 2024

70 percent of the Lithuanian population would not support the introduction of universal conscription of men and women, according to a new survey commissioned by the country’s public broadcaster LRT. [..]

Latvia

Government plans to reduce number of deaths from external causes

January 15, 2024

The government plans to reduce the number of deaths from external causes in the next two years, according to the draft action plan of the government led by Prime Minister [..]

Lithuania

Lithuanian econmin sees no way to get back discussion of real estate tax

January 8, 2024

Lithuanian Economy and Innovation Minister Ausrine Armonaite see no way for the incumbent ruling coalition to get back to the discussion on a new model of a universal real estate [..]

Latvia

Parking fees could be raised in the center of Riga

November 28, 2023

Dzineta Innusa, CEO at Riga municipal public transport company Rigas Satiksme, is not ruling out that parking fees could be increased in Riga. Parking fees could be raised in the [..]