Europe Latvia 85 cruise ships with 115.500 passengers have docked in the Port of Riga in the 2025 cruise season, +43% more than last year; the cruise segment in the Port of Riga is expected to grow with 98 cruise ships registered for 2026 and over 100 in 2027
Europe Latvia 28,3 million euros will be allocated to purchase mines this year and over the next two years; the purchase of mines is planned in accordance with the European Union’s “Security Action for Europe” (SAFE) programme
Europe Latvia Establishing a joint airline would provide strategic benefits for all three Baltic countries in the long term, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs told reporters after a meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius in Riga
Europe Latvia The Jūrkalne cliffs are increasingly littered by waste dumped by the Soviet army, starting to burst from sandy ground of a former Red Army missile base with the rocket-derived name "Raķešnieki" and falling down the cliffs
Europe Latvia Excitement in the fuel pellet market in recent weeks has led stores to set limits on the purchase of pellets per person, said Latvian Radio; the association representing the industry says the market is calming down and will stabilize in a month