world news EU member states expel 20 total Russian diplomats amid Ukraine war Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania announced the expulsions on Friday. 18/03/2022
Latvia Latvian MP Juris Jurašs 'joins legion of foreign fighters in Ukraine' Juris Jurašs "volunteered to defend the territory of Ukraine", the country's justice minister said. 09/03/2022
Latvia Latvia passes long-awaited Holocaust restitution law Following years of wrangling over the issue, the 100-seat Saeima voted 64-21 to approve the Law on the Compensation of Goodwill to the Latvian Jewish Community on the bill's final reading. 10/02/2022
Latvia Three Latvian MPs suspended from voting after refusing COVID jab The MPs will also have their pay suspended. 07/12/2021
world news Baltic lawmakers meet Taiwan's Tsai, stepping up cooperation Lawmakers from all three Baltic states met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday. 29/11/2021
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
Belarus Lukashenko and Merkel agree to EU talks over Belarus migrant crisis The announcement for Belarus-EU negotiations comes a day after the bloc announced it would issue a fifth raft of sanctions over the border crisis. 17/11/2021
Lithuania Poland-Belarus: Baltic leaders call on EU to tighten asylum policy On Monday, hundreds of migrants found themselves trapped at a border crossing unable to go forward or backward between Poland and Belarus. 16/11/2021
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
Health COVID: Romanian situation a 'catastrophe' as Russia's deaths rise Romania's president called the COVID-19 situation in his country a "catastrophe" as Russia's daily virus death toll increased. 08/10/2021
Lithuania In Lithuania, locals say Afghan refugees are welcome Residents of Raseiniai make the distinction between the Afghans that were evacuated because they helped Lithuanian soldiers in Afghanistan and those that are currently trying to cross the border from Belarus. 10/09/2021
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
Poland Court asks Poland & Latvia to help migrants trapped at Belarus border Court asks Poland & Latvia to help migrants trapped at Belarus border 25/08/2021
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
Belarus Is Belarus using migrants as part of a ‘hybrid war’ against the EU? EU states Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, who all share a land border with Belarus, have seen a sharp rise in the number of migrants making illegal border crossings from Belarus. 11/08/2021
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
Green News Are European stereotypes harming the environmental movement? We all have certain images and ideas of countries in our heads but when it comes to climate change are they accurate? 22/05/2021
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
world news Baltic nations expel Russian diplomats in support of Czech Republic Prague has accused Russian secret agents of involvement in a deadly blast at a munitions factory in 2014. 23/04/2021
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
world news Russia 'rewriting history' to justify occupation of Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the United States have accused Russia of seeking to “rewrite history” to justify the annexation of the Baltic states in 1940. 23/07/2020
