Based on the recommendation of the State Security Service (VDD), Interior Minister Māris Kučinskis added three shareholders with Russian citizenship of the confectionery company Pobeda Confectionery to the list of foreigners banned from entering Latvia

All passengers will be able to travel free of charge on public buses, trolley buses and trams in Riga today 18 November, Latvia's Independence Day

The annual Riga Book Festival, a gathering of readers, publishers, authors and artists, will be held at the National Library of Latvia on 8 and 9 November hosted by the LNB and the Latvian Publishers' Association with 34 publishers

In 2022, more companies were born in Latvia than those that disappeared, better than the EU average for the birth rate of companies, which was 14,3% against 10,5% of the EU, about the double of the company death rate of 7,85%, against 8,7% of the EU

The Riga International Film Festival, to be held from 17-27 October, has announced the KIDS' REEL programme, suitable for 2-14 year olds