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LATVIA – LEGISLATION On Thursday, March 23, the Latvian Saeima approved in second reading amendments to the Law on Circulation of Tobacco Products that prohibit selling tobacco products, substitutes, herbal …
Latvia plans to ban the sale of tobacco products to under 20s Read More »
LATVIA – NEWS According to the Latvian State Revenue Service, the first batch of cars seized from drink-driving enthusiasts is leaving for Ukraine as early as this week. All former …
LATVIA – NEWS On Friday, March 3, new recruits who began their basic military training course in January this year and have successfully completed the first stage of their training …
LATVIA – LEGISLATION The Latvian Saeima Budget and Finance Commission today approved amendments to the Road Traffic Law, which introduce a temporary ban for individuals to sell vehicles purchased abroad. …
Individuals in Latvia will be temporarily banned from selling cars bought abroad Read More »
LATVIA-LITHUANIA-ESTONIA Last week, fuel prices fell in Lithuania and Latvia; average prices in Estonia remained the same as a week earlier, according to BNS news agency data based on information …
LATVIA – NEWS Mobile video surveillance cameras have been used for several years by the Riga City Police to record various offences, but in recent weeks they have also been …
117 drivers in Riga were caught by CCTV cameras in public transport lanes Read More »
LATVIA – NEWS According to Latvian portal nra.lv, to commemorate the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a sunflower garden will “blossom” in Jaunjelgava on Friday, February 24, at 13.00. …
A sunflower garden will open in Jaunjelgava in support of Ukraine Read More »
LATVIA – HEALTH Consumption of antibiotics in Latvia increased last year. According to the State Agency of Medicines, more than 2.2 million packs of antibiotics were sold from January to …
Doctors in Latvia prescribe too many antibiotics Read More »
LATVIA – EDUCATION From 200 to 300 people have applied for the state language test, the head of the State Education Content Center (lat. Valsts izglītības satura centra) Liene Voronenko …
So far, 200-300 people have registered for the national state language exams Read More »
LATVIA – POLAND – NEWS Russian leader Vladimir Putin is trying to bring “Russian peace” to Ukraine and Europe, but Poland and the Baltic states associate it only with poverty …
Duda: Russian peace associated with poverty and slavery Read More »
