Europe Latvia The European Court of Human Rights found no violation in Latvia's move to state language education; subjects taught in Latvian, the national language, have been increased in state schools, thus determining fewer lessons in Russian
Europe Latvia The Great Guild of Rīga will undergo major changes within two years: finally the deadline for the reconstruction of the Great Guild concert hall has been clearly marked, after renovation was postponed several times
Europe Latvia The draft 'Law on Crypto-asset Services', which will designate the Bank of Latvia as the competent supervisory authority for issuing operating licences to crypto-asset market participants, is being examined by the government
Europe Latvia The Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Law on Military Service, which provides for the possibility of admitting foreigners into the national armed forces in the event of exceptional mobilisation or if martial law is declared in the country
Europe 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