Latvia Three Latvian MPs suspended from voting after refusing COVID jab The MPs will also have their pay suspended. 07/12/2021
Latvia NATO threatens Moscow with sanctions if Russian troops invade Ukraine US Secretary of State Antony Blinken threatened Moscow with 'high-impact economic measures' if President Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine. 01/12/2021
Latvia Latvia installs 'temporary' fence on Belarus border to stop migrants Latvia and other Baltic states have been nervous about a potential influx of migrants from Belarus following the crisis on the Polish border. 18/11/2021
View The Latvian ban on unvaccinated MPs should be a wake-up call | View The decision to exclude Latvian parliamentarians without a COVID-19 vaccine ought to ring alarm bells for democrats worldwide, argue Leiden University's Tom Theuns and Josette Daemen. 18/11/2021
Latvia Latvia bans unvaccinated MPs from voting and suspends pay Only 53.6% of Latvia's 1.9 million population is fully vaccinated, well below the EU average of 64.9%. 12/11/2021
Latvia Latvian employers can dismiss unvaccinated workers, says parliament All health care, education, and social care sector workers are required to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Latvia. 05/11/2021
Latvia Latvia enters a new lockdown after record daily COVID cases The Baltic state has seen a record-high level of cases since the start of the pandemic resulting in new strict measures. 22/10/2021
Latvia Latvia declares three-month state of emergency as COVID-19 cases rise Under the new rules, masks are mandatory in all public buildings and only essential shops will be open at weekends. 12/10/2021
Uncovering Europe Distrust & disinformation have left Latvia lagging on vaccine rollout More than two-thirds of EU adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In Latvia, that figure is 45.5% 30/08/2021
Latvia Latvia's plans for mandatory vaccination spark huge protests The Latvian government is planning to make vaccination compulsory for many professions and is debating whether to allow employers to fire workers who refuse to be vaccinated. A vote on the issue could come this week. 19/08/2021
no comment Riga: Kitchen robot cooks up new future for fast food In Latvia's capital, a pasta order comes in and a robotic arm springs into action at the Roboeatz eatery. 31/07/2021
musica Yuja Wang embraces Mozart’s darker piano concerto Yuja Wang expertly performs Mozart's restless, gloomy and dramatic Piano Concerto in D minor at the third edition of the Riga Jurmala Music Festival. 29/07/2021
Europe News Latvia's PM slams 'asymmetrical reaction' after diplomats expelled The entire staff of Latvia's embassy in Minsk was ordered to leave Monday after the red and white flags used by the opposition were raised in Riga. 25/05/2021
Latvia Gay Latvian man dies after 'homophobic attack', campaigners say The death of a gay man in Latvia due to severe burns has prompted a conversation about homophobia in the country. 30/04/2021
Latvia At least eight dead in blaze at illegal hostel in Riga, police say Latvian authorities said the building's operators had recently conducted unauthorised renovation work. 28/04/2021
Latvia One of Latvia's richest men is jailed for bribery and money laundering The businessman is regarded as one of the most influential figures in Latvian politics. 23/02/2021
Latvia Latvia sacks its health minister in a pandemic Latvia has sacked its health minister and the PM's interim replacement is seemingly reluctant to take up the post. 07/01/2021
Latvia Latvian technology could one day prevent asteroids from hitting Earth Latvia's space technology tradition dates back to Soviet times when Sputnik - the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth - was launched in 1957. 02/12/2020
Latvia Latvia plans to end its COVID-19 state of emergency on June 9 The country has already eased some lockdown restrictions and allowed its citizens to travel to Baltic neighbours Estonia and Lithuania 20/05/2020
Latvia Latvia marks 30 years since declaring independence from Soviet Union To mark the occasion, Euronews spoke to a key architect of the split from Moscow, ex-prime minister of Latvia, Valdis Birkavs. 04/05/2020
futuris How EU funding is changing the face of Latvian innovation Horizon 2020 funds from the European Commission are changing the face of innovation at the Unversity of Latvia in Riga. 09/03/2020
business planet Good chemistry: helping business to come within REACH rules Business Planet heads to Latvia to see how the country's biggest household chemical and cosmetics maker is profiting thanks to its eco-minded strategy. 10/01/2020
business planet Helping Baltic businesses to become cleaner and greener The LIFE/Fit for REACH project aims to reduce the use of hazardous chemicals in the Baltic region by helping SMEs to develop best practice when it comes to chemical management. Agnese Meija-Toropova is from the Baltic Environmental Forum Latvia, which coordinates the project. 10/01/2020
View Arms Trade Treaty offers hope as multi-lateral relations falter ǀ View 104 countries have now ratified the ATT, and they will meet this week in Geneva [...]. This annual meeting is the main mechanism for the implementation of the treaty, and sees states report on the progress of effective implementation, transparency and universalisation of the treaty. 27/08/2019
Latvia On the frontline of the Estonia-Latvia booze tax war A booze tax war has broken out between Estonia and Latvia, but, at a border town on the frontline, there is little sign it’s had much impact. 03/08/2019
Latvia Bed and breakfast behind bars: Dark tourism in Latvia A former military prison formerly run by the Nazis and the Soviets is now offering a "historical interactive reality show involving the audience." 04/05/2019
