Europe Latvia Keeping dogs on a chain could be soon banned following amendments to the animal protection law passed by the Saeima at second reading on 21 December
Europe Latvia The Court of First Instance issued a verdict finding a person guilty of knowingly infecting another person with HIV, for the first time ever, sentencing him to 90 hours of community service
Europe Latvia The energy commodities trader and convenience store network AS Virši-A will, from 20 November to 6 January, donate 3 cents in support of SOS Children's Villages for every hot coffee drink purchased in the special SOS Children's Villages cups
Europe Latvia The European Court of Human Rights found no violation in Latvia's move to state language education; subjects taught in Latvian, the national language, have been increased in state schools, thus determining fewer lessons in Russian
Europe Latvia The Saeima of the Latvian Parliament adopted amendments to eight laws introducing same-sex unions, three years after the Constitutional Court's ruling emphasising the state's duty to protect the families of same-sex couples
Europe Latvia Demand for blood components has been increasing by at least 15% per month this year, with a similar trend observed in all regions; securing demand is becoming very difficult as the number of donors is decreasing and first-time donors are less frequent
Europe Latvia The level of producer prices in Latvian industry fell by 7,7% in September 2023 compared to September 2022, according to data by the Central Statistical Office of Latvia
Europe Latvia 400 kindergartens received similar threatening e-mails yesterday as those already received by 300 schools on Tuesday; State Police immediately informed the kindergartens that these were low-level threats and it wasn't necessary to evacuate the facilities
Europe Latvia EU Competition for Young Scientists in 2025 will be organised in Latvia; director of National Centre for Education said that in the last 7 years new opportunities have been created for Latvian students to participate in scientific research
Europe Latvia The amount of litter found on beaches in Latvia is much higher than allowed by EU environmental standards and is increasing year after year
Europe Latvia Today, a celebratory reception for Latvian men's basketball team will be held outside the Freedom Monument at 5:30 p.m.; from 4:30 p.m. until the end of the event, vehicular traffic will be closed or restricted if necessary
Europe Latvia On 30 September, the World Running Championships in Riga will be opened by Children's Day events at the Freedom Monument, where up to 5.000 children will be able to participate in short distances of various lengths
Europe Latvia 32% of Latvian families - almost a third - will face financial difficulties with the start of the new school year says a survey conducted by the research agency Norstat in July 2023 on 510 residents aged between 25 and 65