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
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
World News 'Vel Gaelg ayd?' The obscure European languages that came back to life Thousands of languages face extinction, but some are fighting back. 27/09/2019
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
Lithuania 'Trembling with elation & fear': One man's memories of the Baltic Way Meet the man who joined two million Latvians, Lithuanians and Estonians in forming a massive human chain on August 23, 1989, to call for independence from the Soviet Union. 23/08/2019
World News Explainer: The 600-km human chain that helped collapse communism Friday marks the 30th anniversary since two million people from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania joined hands and made a 600-kilometre human chain that spread across the three Baltic states. 23/08/2019
Lithuania Meet the pilot who defied KGB orders to drop flowers on Baltic Way Meet the pilot who defied KGB orders to drop flowers on Baltic Way 23/08/2019
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
World Raw Politics in full: : Vox ban and EU whistleblower win Watch Wednesday's full episode of Raw Politics. 17/04/2019
World News Euroviews. Automated technologies at EU borders and the future of Fortress Europe ǀ View The deployment of new technologies [...] to automate EU border security systems, raises multiple human rights concerns. While the past and present human rights implications of Fortress Europe have been widely catalogued, future ones [...], urgently need addressing. 27/03/2019
World News Uber may have to re-route EU business plan after European Court ruling Popular ride-hailing firm Uber sees its European operations hampered after claims of unfair competition by local taxi drivers and an EU court ruling 28/01/2019
World News Euroviews. It's time the EU helped all farmers - not just the richest ones | View Farmers in the Baltic states are paid the least in farming subsidies, despite needing the most financial support. It's time the EU acted and redressed the inbalance between the richer member states and those in most need of the EU's help. 07/12/2018