Latvia includes two citizens of Georgia in the list of personae non gratae

Latvia has declared two Georgian citizens persona non grata, the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. By order of the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, two Georgian citizens have been banned from entering Latvia for an...

Hundreds Of Russians In Latvia Are Waiting For A Serious Inspection

8 Under the new requirements of the Immigration Act. In September, Latvian authorities notified 841 Russian citizens to leave the country because they had failed to apply for residence permit renewal in accordance with the new requirements of the...

Latvian visit: 'Russia must be forced to make peace with Ukraine', Latvian FM

On Friday, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže was on a working visit to Luxembourg. "This means that we need to be strong for ourselves. The Russian economy needs to be weakened. We must isolate Russia politically. We must strengthen Ukraine,...

Latvian Man Faces Charges for Threatening Ukrainian Family in Switzerland

A criminal investigation has been opened in Latvia against a man who threatened the family of a Ukrainian woman in Switzerland. He faces charges of incitement to ethnic hatred and related information about violence and threats. According to...

Latvian police bust European cybercrime ring and arrest seven suspects, Europol says

By&nbspSertac Aktan&nbspwith&nbspEBU Published on 17/10/2025 - 16:55 GMT+2 Latvian police have busted a major internet fraud network that has scammed thousands of victims across Europe. Police arrested seven suspects, the EU's law enforcement...

Latvia overtakes Portugal for monthly income

According to Pordata, Portugal was surpassed by Latvia on the list, which is led by Luxembourg and Denmark, with the highest incomes, according to an analysis released by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation's statistical database on the...

Latvian police bust IT infrastructure used for online scams

RIGA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Latvian law enforcement authorities participated in an international police operation codenamed SIMcartel, which dismantled an illegal IT infrastructure and led to the detention of five individuals who had been providing...

Latvia to mark EU Anti-Trafficking Day

October 18th is 'Anti-Trafficking Day' in the European Union, and it will be noted in Latvia by the continuation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' information campaign under the slogans “Don’t Let Yourself Be Used” and “Working Abroad”. "Its aim...

Latvian Man Detained in Switzerland After Assaulting Ukrainian Family Over Language

Swiss police have detained a Latvian man after he attacked a Ukrainian-speaking family on a train from Interlaken to Spiez on Oct. 13, authorities and witnesses said. According to the family, the 42-year-old man, identified as Aleksandrs Vabiks,...

Latvian Television prompts police action on 'wait and see' car damage case

On the morning of January 20th, viewer Ludmila woke to an unpleasant surprise. Someone had damaged two vehicles outside overnight. One of them was hers. The insurers estimated the damage at 9,000 euros but since the culprit had fled the scene, it...

Latvian Saeima passes an 'alternative' to Istanbul Convention

28 Members did not take part in the vote. Opponents of the declaration pointed out in the debate that the declaration had no political force and was just empty words. The declaration was drafted by MPs who want Latvia to withdraw from the Council...

Latvia hopes to grow fintech sector by 30%

According to Baiba Bāne, Ministry of Finance State Secretary, the strategy envisions increasing the number of registered fintech companies in Latvia by 30%, providing them with favourable operating conditions in which to expand. The objective is...

Russian blogger in Latvia receives prison sentence, to be deported

Riga, Oct 16, (dpa/GNA) – A court in Latvia has sentenced a Russian blogger to one year in prison, for publicly glorifying war crimes, the Latvian newspaper Latvijas Avize reported on Thursday. The man will be deported after serving his sentence,...

A quarter of Latvian population still at risk of poverty or social exclusion

Latvia's at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate was 24.3%. In fact the data was published earlier in the year, as reported by LSM at the time, but was published again to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which...

Large-scale SIM card scam group busted in Latvia

In an international operation, the State Police (VP) have arrested five people who, under the guise of legitimate business, helped fraudsters set up anonymous online accounts to defraud people in different countries. The material damage caused to...

Bank of Latvia warns: If the government does not optimize spending, taxes will have to rise

To reduce state budget expenditures in the future, reforms must already be planned now — reforms aimed at optimizing public infrastructure networks, transferring certain state functions to the private sector, and analyzing the cost efficiency of...

Latvian Radio surveys China's interest in Latvia

Latvia's security services say they have been closely monitoring China's activities in the country for the past decade and have repeatedly mentioned it as a potential source of security risk. China supports Russia in the war against Ukraine, and...

Latvia wastes about as much food as European Union average

Latvia's level of food waste was very close to the EU average at 127 kg per person. Latvia produced 239 tonnes of food waste during the year, more than half of it (144 tonnes) coming from households. Food waste in EU, 2023 Photo: Eurostat In...

Good cranberry year in Latvia

Today, 8:31 Authors: Latgale Television Cranberries are the most consumed berry in Latvia in a given year because they are long-keeping, claims the Latvian Fruit Growers Association (LAA). The cranberry harvest at Latgale Cranberries, located in...

Frosts ahead this weekend in Latvia

A slight frost is expected in many parts of Latvia over the coming nights, according to forecasts. Early on Saturday morning, the air will cool to -1 to 0 degrees in Vidzeme and North Latgale, and +1 C to +6 C in the rest of the country. During...