Latvian Ambassador to Russia Edgars Skuja will represent Latvia during the upcoming inauguration ceremony of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Foreign Ministry's Press and Information Department ...

At the beginning of November 2011, an expedition took place in the Gulf of Finland, during which the wreckage of the pre-war Latvian icebreaker "Krisjanis Valdemars" was identified, the Port of Riga ...

It is likely that Latvian-German joint venture light-bulb manufacturer Vermerk will be sold to investors from Russia or Ukraine, as newspaper "Biznes&Baltija" reports today. Management of the plant, ...

Latvian Saeima today approved in the final reading amendments to the law On Excise Tax, which provide for increasing excise tax rates on liquor, cigarettes and gasoline. The tax rates will increase on ...

This is it, my friends! It happened! We finally found someone willing to take over and continue our business. In the year of our 25th anniversary, in June – precisely the month the first ever issue of ...

Lithuania does not have to change its Constitution in order to be able to sign the EU members' fiscal discipline pact next week, Egidijus Kuris, Professor of the Vilnius University, Faculty of Law ...

Kaunas, Lithuania. ‘ACME Film‘ announced that last year, 2016, reached totally 16 mln euros of Box Office in Baltic countries from all distributed movies. The main reasons behind the record are the ...

The city of Liepaja has won the "European Destinations of Excellence" (EDEN) competition and named the European Destination of Excellence in Latvia, EDEN representatives informed LETA/Nozare.lv. This ...

Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius pointed out he never accused the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of using "soviet" methods. These charges related only to describe the operation of the ...

Yesterday, Foreign Ministry State Secretary Andris Teikmanis met with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni to discuss Latvian-Bangladeshi relations, their development and the current situation in ...

The city of Tallinn’s main water utility Tallinna Vesi told the Tallinn bourse on Friday that its operating profit from water and wastewater related activities decreased by 10.9% to 377.9 million ...

Latvian athletes Andris and Juris Sics came second in the men's doubles luge event at the Vancouver Olympics on Wednesday, winning a silver medal for Latvia, reports LETA. Following the first run, the ...