A proposal by Ministry of Health and medical experts to ban the sale of alcohol on the Internet failed to win; deputies agreed on a compromise that rules out impulse buying of alcoholic beverages on the Internet

Lāčplēsis Day was celebrated yesterday across the country; named after Latvia's mythical warrior hero, it's a day of historical commemoration and an occasion to express appreciation for the service and sacrifice of all those who serve in the armed forces

Agricultural lending platform LANDE and European Investment Fund will support a loan portfolio for small and medium farmers in Latvia and Lithuania; EIF will cover 80% of credit risk on loans of up to €50.000, which will be granted without collateral

Hundreds protested against looming Latvian U-turn on Istanbul Convention, saying that exiting the Convention, would give the country an international civil rights reputation similar to that of Turkey the only to have signed up and then exited

Police seized 1,2 million cigarettes without Latvian excise stamps from a group of smugglers, probably destined to Finland market, in a search in the Ķengarags and Iļģuciems neighborhoods of Riga