5,2 million euros will be allocated by Germany for the restoration of the 19th century building where Richard Wagner worked as Kapellmeister from 1837 to 1839 for the German Theatre in Riga

28,3 million euros will be allocated to purchase mines this year and over the next two years; the purchase of mines is planned in accordance with the European Union’s “Security Action for Europe” (SAFE) programme

Establishing a joint airline would provide strategic benefits for all three Baltic countries in the long term, Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs told reporters after a meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius in Riga

The Jūrkalne cliffs are increasingly littered by waste dumped by the Soviet army, starting to burst from sandy ground of a former Red Army missile base with the rocket-derived name "Raķešnieki" and falling down the cliffs

Excitement in the fuel pellet market in recent weeks has led stores to set limits on the purchase of pellets per person, said Latvian Radio; the association representing the industry says the market is calming down and will stabilize in a month