Europe Latvia The minibus company 'Rīga minibus traffic' has received a court decision declaring the company insolvent; the insolvency administrator has also decided that RMS's services will no longer be provided as of last Friday 9 September
Europe Latvia Figures published by Latvia's Central Statistical Office show that industrial production fell by 2,9% in July 2022 compared to July 2021, with the decline also due to a reduction in the volume of electricity produced by combined heat and power plants
Europe Latvia World skeleton champion Martins Dukurs has ended his career as an athlete, he announced on Instagram; during his career, he became two-time Olympic runner-up, six-time world champion and 12-time European champion
Europe Latvia Latvia has designated Russia as a 'state sponsor of terrorism' for the war in Ukraine and called on Western allies to impose more comprehensive sanctions on Moscow to end the conflict
Europe Latvia Incukalns underground natural gas storage facility has sufficient natural gas stocks for the next heating season, Economics Minister Ilze Indriksone said in a press conference on 5 August
Europe Latvia The Atis Kronvalds Foundation published the latest ranking of Latvian schools, summarising pupils' performances in various sport meetings and research conferences
Europe Latvia Defence Minister said the state will reinstate compulsory military service, following growing tension with neighbouring Russia; the country had revoked compulsory military service a few years after joining the Nato defence alliance
Europe Latvia During the next heating season, the Latvian state will compensate for half of the increase in energy prices for households; the government's decision comes after reviewing the Ministry of Welfare's report
Europe Latvia According to Linda Jakobsone, board member of the Lets Help Refugees association, the biggest problems for Ukrainian war refugees who have arrived in Latvia are their involvement in the labour market and the insufficient supply of housing
Europe Latvia The high-level international forum "Steering Education: From Imagination to Impact”, about global technological and social changes, takes place today in Riga, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Agency for the Development of Education
Europe Latvia A law is being drafted in Latvia's Saeima parliament that would make the demolition or removal of sites and objects that glorify the Soviet and Nazi regimes mandatory; it is expected to be adopted by 16 June
Europe Latvia In order to increase pedestrian safety in Rīga, the City Council is discussing further regulations for electric scooters, as the number of accidents involving them is rising