The restrictions currently in place regarding commerce, social interactions and more, to try to stop the spread of Covid-19 in Latvia, have officially been extended until Febru ...

On January 21, the Central Election Commission (CVK) announced that local government council elections would take place on June 5 this year. ...

The Minister of Health Daniels Pavļuts said at a press conference January 19 that the Ministry would  introduce, strengthen or soften measures to limit Covid-19 by assessing th ...

Mayor Mārtiņš Staķis (Development/For!/Progressives) has dismissed Anatolijs Aļesejenko, director of the Department of Housing and Environment of Rīga City Council (Honor to Se ...

Rīga Mayor Mārtiņš Staķis (Development/For!/Progressives) has dismissed Anatolijs Aļesejenko, director of the Department of Housing and Environment of Rīga City Council (Honor  ...

From 18 to 29 January 2021, the heads of Latvia’s diplomatic missions abroad and Latvian Ambassadors residing in Rīga will have their annual meeting online to discuss the prior ...

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights is to organise a parliamentary hearing by videoconference on the subject ...

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights is to organise a parliamentary hearing by videoconference on the subject ...

At the moment, there is no reason to think that the government could now lift or ease the Covid-19 restrictions, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said at a remote press briefing ...

The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement condemning the detention of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by the Russian authorities ...

The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement condemning the detention of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by the Russian authorities ...

A group of 150 European Parliament members has issued a statement condemning early moves in the Latvian parliament, the Saeima, to define the family in solely heterosexual term ...

On Thursday, January 14, the Saeima transferred to the Legal Affairs Commission a proposal from National Alliance to correct Section 110 in the Constitution, stipulating that t ...

On 13 January 2021, political consultations of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and China were held in a video-conferencing format co-chaired by the State Secretary ...

On Thursday, January 14, the Saeima approved temporary position of Saeima deputy for Gatis Zamurs (Development/For!). ...

Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš told Latvian Television January 13 that ministers might get vaccinated against Covid-19 as a priority. ...

This is not the time for discussions on amendments to the Constitution, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) told LETA January 11. ...

Certain restrictions introduced to reduce Covid-19 distribution will have to remain until crowd immunity is achieved, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš told LETA January 11.  ...

With the change of the Minister for Health, no major changes are expected, but more intensive work is to be awaited, said political scientist Juris Rozenvalds in an interview o ...

President Egils Levits told Latvian Television January 8 that the dismissal of Health Minister Ilze Viņķele was a 'logical decision' and a signal for other ministers to work as ...

Government decided January 7 to extend the current restrictions regarding Covid-19 until January 25. Some amendments have also been made, including the range of products that c ...