Europe Latvia Following decisions made by State Medicines Agency, government owns a total of €30.000 in compensation costs for four people in connection with severe and moderate damage to health caused by adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccine
Europe Latvia 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
Europe Latvia 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
Europe Latvia The felling age of trees could be lowered upon decision of the Agriculture Ministry, currently assessing the possibility, if lowering the age of forests would guarantee less emissions from rotting trees, healthier forests and more timber revenues
Europe Latvia Riga Vice Mayor Edvards Ratnieks announced to the press that he is urging illegal immigrants to leave Riga and Latvia in a month, as citizens reportedly feel less safe; migration was one of the issues highlighted in the campaign this year