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LATVIA – LITHUANIA – ENERGETICS Vilnius-based Green Genius has announced that it will build a solar power plant in Latvia.“This 100 MW project is currently the largest in Latvia,” said …
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LATVIA – CONSTRUCTION The construction cartel case is one of the biggest scandals of recent times. According to the materials of the Competition Council, 10 major Latvian construction companies have …
Construction cartel case: Latvia is not at risk of a €600 million fine Read More »
LATVIA – HOROSCOPE Carl Kraft (German astrologer) developed the geopolitical direction in astrological prognostication and wrote the book «Cosmobiology». So, first of all, geopolitics in astrology is connected with the …
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LATVIA – PENSION FUND From 1 January, the retirement age will be raised by another three months to reach 64 years and 6 months next year. Although raising the retirement …
Latvia’s pension pot is half empty; tough decisions are inevitable Read More »
LATVIA – Riga Russian Theatre «I was born, grew up and studied in Latvia, my family is half Russian-speaking, but before the war I never felt that the people of …
«Speaking Russian, you still feel guilty»: director of Riga Russian Theatre Read More »
LATVIA – DEMOGRAPHY According to Baltijas Bals, data from the latest population census conducted by the Central Statistics Office showed many unpleasant things. One of them is rapid ageing of …
Pensioners instead of pioneers: Latvians have aged 11 years Read More »
LATVIA – BUDGET At a Cabinet of Ministers (MC) meeting on Tuesday, 20 December, the government approved an updated draft order of the Finance Ministry on the timetable for the …
Government approves updated schedule for preparation of Budget, 2023 Read More »
LATVIA – Ministry of Economy According to the Ministry of Economics, the economic situation in the world as well as in Latvia this year has been significantly affected by the …
The Ministry of Economics’ main priority in 2023 is the country’s economic security Read More »
LATVIA – EDUCATION On Tuesday, 20 December 2022, the Government approved the «Guidelines for Child, Youth and Family Development 2022-2027», prepared by the Ministry of Welfare, which was established in …
Guidelines on child, youth and family development 2022-2027 adopted Read More »
LATVIA – INVESTMENTS In order to facilitate the development of early-stage start-ups and increase the chances of obtaining investment support from business angels and venture capital funds, have been organised …
