Latvia

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

"Exit Rīga" mobile application provides access to tourist information on attractions and services in municipalities, such as active leisure offerings, natural values, educational excursions, dining venues, accommodation and event venues in Riga region

At least a thousand candy wrappers made in Latvia and other parts of the world have been collected in a dedication collection by Arnita Ķerubine; she believes it is history from a different perspective

After the attack on the Occupation Museum, plans are being made to speed up the creation of a comprehensive video surveillance network throughout Latvia; the Interior Minister will have a month to identify what is already in place and what can be used

The definition of maximum permitted teaching hours is considered by Minister of Education as a possible solution to teacher overload; one third of teachers, 34%, carry more workload than the 36 hours provided for by the contract

It will be compulsory to install bio-waste containers in Riga in the vicinity of apartment buildings with more than 10 flats as of 1 March, as stipulated in the municipal waste management regulation adopted by the Riga City Council

Electronic timetables at public transport stops in Rīga have had their day and no longer display information: the public transport company Rīgas Satiksme plans to replace these screens and install new ones throughout the city

The State Border Guard received 57 Polaris quadricycles as a gift from the US that will be used for monitoring the Latvian-Russian and Latvian-Belarus state borders, as well as to increase the mobility of border guards on the external state border

Geologists have chosen the Gūdu Cliffs, a sandstone formation on the Gauja River that looks like the front of a ship jutting into the water, as the geo-location of the year 2024, the University of Latvia announced

With three days to go until signature collection closes, 14,65% of the necessary votes have been collected for a referendum on repealing amendments to the law introducing a partnership institute in 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