Latvia

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

Next Series

How EU funding is changing the face of Latvian innovation

In partnership with The European Commission

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

In partnership with The European Commission

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

In partnership with The European Commission

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

Latvia

Euroviews. 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

Latvia

Latvian smitten as Baltic country toasts its centenary

Latvians are being urged to toast the country’s centenary ... by wearing special mittens.

18/11/2018

Latvia

From war port to artistic hub: The transformation of Latvia’s Karosta

Artists from Latvia are helping to turn a troubled port neighbourhood long viewed as a place of imprisonment into a hub of creative freedom.

14/11/2018

Earth News

Up-cycling, fashion history, and Stalinist architecture in Riga

A journey through Latvian fashion, history and architecture, past and present, during Riga Fashion Week.

07/11/2018

Latvia

Ruling coalition loses its majority in Latvia’s general election

New parties break through

07/10/2018

Latvia

Latvians go to the polls with a pro-Russian party vying for power

Polling stations in Latvia opened Saturday for a general election that could propel a populist, pro-Kremlin coalition to power.

06/10/2018

Latvia

Latvians elections to test role of bullwark against Russia

Latvians elections to test role of bullwark against Russia

06/10/2018

Latvia

Populists threaten to topple status quo in Latvia election

Much like in other elections across Europe in recent months, lawmakers across the continent will be watching Latvia Saturday when voters head to the polls to elect their next four-year parliament for the 13th time since the Baltic country secured independence from Russia a century ago.

05/10/2018

The Cube

Latvia warns against spread of fake spider news

Police in Riga are on the hunt for an unidentified individual, who has been putting up posters that consist of false information about an infestation of poisonous spiders in the Latvian capital

31/07/2018

Latvia

Children go native as Latvian schools say 'Nē' to Russian

A war of linguistics erupts in Riga as government plans to move schools to teach only in Latvian meet with disdain from Russian speaking parents

20/07/2018

Latvia

History’s fault lines: WWII commemorations show up Latvia’s checkered past

Tracing back to World War II shows many Latvian families divided by the battlefield, with relatives literally fighting on opposite sides — some on the side of the Waffen SS and others with the Red Army.

07/05/2018

Earth News

Inspiring Latvian designers spotted on the catwalk of Riga Fashion Wee

The designers defining Latvian contemporary fashion identity.

23/03/2018

Earth News

Local designs made in the Baltics open Riga Fashion Week

Discovering Latvia’s capital, the city bridging design and fashion in the Baltics.

22/03/2018

Latvia

Why Latvia is one of Europe's most dangerous countries to drive in

Road traffic deaths have gone down in Latvia in recent years — but the Baltic state's roads remain the most deadly compared to most European countries. Euronews explains why

22/02/2018

Latvia

Latvia Central Bank governor detained by anti-graft agency

There are calls for Ilmars Rimsevics to temporarily step down from his post while an inquiry takes place.

18/02/2018

Latvia

The new Latvian cuisine heroes

We travel to Latvia to meet exciting fresh talents transforming Riga and region in a culinary hotspot.

18/12/2017

Latvia

Davis seeks to ease migrants' post-Brexit fears

Britain has moved to assure Latvians living in the UK that it will guarantee their rights after it pulls out of the EU.

21/02/2017