Europe Latvia Wheelchair users of the Latvian railway operator must now request a ride only 24 hours in advance instead of three days as before, a small improvement in the face of the difficulties still present for people with disabilities
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