Latvia

В 2024 году банкe SEB в странах Балтии изменит модель управления сетью банкоматов – присматривать за банкоматами и управлять ими будет компания Brink‘s. Новая модель управления позволит обеспечить услуги высокого класса и позволит банку сосредоточиться на консультировании клиентов и создании новых у...

In the fourth quarter of 2023, house prices, as measured by the House Price Index, fell by 1.1% in the euro area and rose by 0.2% in the EU compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the third quarter of 2023, house prices fell by 2.2% and 1.1% in the euro area and EU, respectively. The...

Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia Daiga Mieriņa on Tuesday in Riga met with Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova Igor Grosu. She stated that Latvia is and will remain one of the strongest supporters of Moldova’s European integration, reports the press service of the Saeima.

Latvia’s national airline airBaltic announces a new destination to Norway’s Oslo Torp will be offered from Vilnius as of the next winter season. The first flight is scheduled for 29 October 2024.

In February 2024, compared with January 2024, wholesale electricity price in Lithuania was by 36% lower and stood at EUR 74.78/MWh. Electricity price in Latvia dropped by 36% to EUR 74.78/MWh, while in Estonia it dropped by 40% to EUR 75.52/MWh.

Latvia is looking to invest some EUR 300 million over the next five years to strengthen its eastern border with Russia and Belarus, as per Defence Ministry plans approved by the government on Tuesday.

With the arrival of spring weather, Latvia is once again registering more migrants illegally attempting to cross the border from neighbouring Belarus.

Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have taken concerted action against a large-scale money laundering business, centring around a Lithuanian financial institution. Since 2017, an estimated EUR 2 billion has been laundered by two main suspects via a worldwide web ...

Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD) reports that suspects have been detained in Estonia and Latvia who engaged in criminal activities on the instructions of Russia’s special services.

Russia has declared numerous politicians and officials from the Baltic States and Eastern Europe as “wanted”.

The Baltic States should join their bidding zones to boost competition in the electricity supply market, says Lithuania’s energy regulator.

On 29 January-4 February, compared with the previous week, the wholesale price of electricity in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia fell by 21% and stood at EUR 64.4/MWh on average.

Europarlamentarė iš Latvijos Tatjana Ždanoka dešimtmečius atvirai gynė Maskvos interesus, o neseniai tiriamosios žurnalistikos leidinys „The Insider" atskleidė, kad ši veikėja – Rusijos saugumo tarnybos FSB agentė. Tyrimas, kuriame dalyvavo Delfi.ee, Latvijos „Re:Baltica“ ir Švedijos „Expressen“, de...

Latvia’s President Edgars Rinkēvičs on Tuesday met with Lieutenant General Leonids Kalniņš, Commander of the National Armed Forces (NBS), at the Riga Castle, the presidency reports.

Socialiniame tinkle „Facebook“ teigiama, kad tik Lietuva turėjo uždaryti savo atominę elektrinę, jei ši norėjo įstoti į Europos Sąjungą (ES). „Melo detektorius“ atsako, kaip buvo iš tikrųjų.

On 8-14 January, compared with the previous week, the wholesale electricity price in Lithuania dropped by 49% and on average was EUR 103.01/MWh. In Latvia, electricity price decreased by 49% as well, while in Estonia it slumped 58% and in both countries stood at EUR 102.73/MWh.

Last week, the minister of transport mentioned that Lithuania may consider buying shares of Latvian airline airBaltic. CEO of Lithuanian Airports Simonas Bartkus notes that 4 airBaltic planes are based in Lithuania currently and the number could increase to 7 in the future.

Preliminary data shows that in 2023, the Latvian national airline airBaltic carried approximately 4.5 million passengers, which is a 36% increase compared to 2022. In the last 12 months, the airline performed over 44 thousand flights – 18% more than the year before, the airline said in a press relea...

Latvian security authorities have detained a Russian citizen on suspicion of espionage, dpa reports.

On 15 December, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs met with Canadian Minister of Defence Bill Blair in the Riga Castle to discuss bilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in the areas of defence and security policy, stated the president’s press service.