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Latvia Gears Up To Host Premier Student Science Competition
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. From September 15 to 20, Riga will become the hub for Europe's young scientists as it hosts the 36th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS), Trend reports. This is the cream of...
Latvia Spotlights Disinformation Fight At AI Summit
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. On July 8, 2025, Latvia hosted a high-level panel discussion titled“What Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence Means for Information Integrity?” during the World Summit on the Information...
Latvia joins EU initiative to bolster trade with Ukraine by offering export guarantees
European Investment Fund
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Latvia becomes one of ten EU countries participating in European push to support trade with Ukraine. Latvian development finance institution Altum joins the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility. Backed by EIF, initiative to support as...
Latvia Trade Deficit Widens In May
RTTNews
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July 10, 2025
Latvia's foreign trade gap increased in May from a year ago, as imports grew faster than exports, preliminary data from the statistical office showed on Thursday. The trade deficit dropped to EUR 300.8 million in May from EUR 222.7 million in the...
Latvia Throws Its Hat In Ring For Albania's Journey Toward EU Membership
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 10. On July 9, Albanian Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Igli Hasani paid a working visit to Riga, where he met with Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže, Trend reports. The...
“Rail Baltica” construction begins – first kilometers underway in Latvia
Baltic News Network
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July 11, 2025
The implementation company of the “Rail Baltica” railway project in Latvia, SIA Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas (EDzL), and the mainline constructor ERB Rail have signed an agreement to start construction work, EDzL representatives report. Construction...
Platform changes at Rīga central station from next week
LSM
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July 11, 2025
"On Monday, July 14, the construction of temporary elevated platforms will begin at Riga Central Station, during which train passengers should take into account the changes. During the construction work, sections of certain platforms will be...
Is the retirement age of 70 suitable for Latvia? Welfare Minister explains
Baltic News Network
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July 11, 2025
In Latvia, men live on average until the age of 70, and spend even fewer years in good health. Against this backdrop, is it reasonable to discuss raising the retirement age? While some countries, including Denmark, have already decided on...
Jelgava has Latvia's cleanest city air, according to European rankings
LSM
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July 11, 2025
However, despite their geographical proximity to the leaders, the capitals of the Baltic states do slightly less well when it comes to their own air quality. Air quality in European capitals Photo: EEA Tallinn rates a highly creditable 4th place...
More storm warnings issued for Friday in Latvia
LSM
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July 11, 2025
An orange warning has been issued for thunderstorms with strong wind gusts of 20-24 metres per second, very heavy rain and possible hailstones. The warning is in effect from 13:00 to to 23:00 on Friday.A yellow (potential danger) weather warning...
Rain and cool weather hamper rapeseed development in Latvia
Baltic News Network
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July 11, 2025
The sowing of summer rapeseed has concluded across Latvia, but due to excessive moisture, not all planned areas were sown. However, the unsown areas account for a relatively small portion of the total planned area, Ģirts Ozols, Head of the...
Latvia’s Patria to maintain M3 amphibious systems
Polygon Military Magazine
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July 9, 2025
General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has announced the selection of Patria Latvia, a subsidiary of the Finnish defense and technology company Patria, to provide maintenance and repair services for the M3 amphibious pontoon bridge system,...
Latvia Rolls Out Red Carpet For Albanian FM For Bilateral Talks
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9. Today, Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, hosts Albania's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Igli Hasani, on a working visit to Riga, Trend reports. During the diplomatic...
Latvia’s budget picture still unclear – President and Prime Minister choose to remain silent for now
Baltic News Network
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July 9, 2025
President Edgars Rinkēvičs and Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity) have agreed not to comment on the state budget drafting process until mid-August, Rinkēvičs announced at a press conference on Wednesday following a meeting with the Prime...
Thunderstorms, hail, and gusty winds – Latvia issues warning for dangerous weather conditions
Baltic News Network
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July 11, 2025
Rain is expected in many parts of the country overnight, with heavy showers in some regions and even very heavy rainfall expected in the southern parts of the country, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre....
Latvia is not prepared for a Russian missile or drone strike, Pabriks warns
Baltic News Network
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July 9, 2025
Latvia’s air defense would not be able to protect the country from a large-scale Russian drone or missile attack, warned Artis Pabriks, head of the Northern Europe Policy Centre and military technology expert, during the TV24 program “Kārtības...
Construction Contract In Latvia (Augstkalni Wind Farm Foundations, Electrical Cables And Roads)
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) On 10 July 2025 PS MB.MS, a joint venture entity of UAB Merko Statyba and SIA Merko Būve, both fully owned subsidiaries of AS Merko Ehitus group, and SIA WPR 2, a fully owned subsidiary of SIA Zaļā Elektrība,...
Latvia Inflation Rises To 3.8%
RTTNews
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July 8, 2025
Latvia's consumer price inflation increased slightly in June after easing in the previous month, preliminary data from the statistical office showed on Tuesday. The consumer price index rose 3.8 percent year-on-year in June, faster than the 3.6...
Latvia’s path to becoming Europe’s drone powerhouse
New Eastern Europe
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July 8, 2025
Motivation remains high in Latvia to continue efforts to aid Ukraine, with the country’s small size encouraging specialization. This is best seen in the recently announced Drone Coalition, which will see Riga lead allied efforts to deliver...
Family raise suspicion of foul play in death of 18-year-old Ghanaian student in Latvia
GhanaWeb
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July 10, 2025
An 18-year-old Ghanaian international student in Latvia, Nana Agyei Oduru Ahyia, has been reported dead under circumstances his family describes as ‘mysterious and suspicious’. According to family spokesperson Sarah Nimli, the deceased was a...