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Three solstice concerts for the weekend in Latvia
LSM
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June 20, 2025
Igo 20 June, Sapņotava courtyard, Alsunga Sapņotava in Alsunga dreams Suiti dreams and organises concerts where the Suiti meet guests. This time, Igo, who has lived in the Suiti region for a long time, is travelling to Kurzeme with his...
Latvia bans officials with access to state secrets from Russia and Belarus
IPN
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June 13, 2025
0 The Riga legislature has passed a law banning MPs, dignitaries, judges and several security, justice, defense and diplomats from visiting or transiting the territory of the Russian Federation and Belarus. The decision was published on the...
Latvia bans MPs from traveling to Russia, Belarus
Politico Europe
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June 13, 2025
“Despite clear recommendations … not to travel to Russia or Belarus, either in the interests of the state or for reasons of personal safety, the number of people going there continues to grow,” said Ainars Latkovskis, chairman of the National...
Aventura Student to Travel to Latvia to Participate in U.S. Department of State’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth Program
Miami's Community Newspapers - Florida
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June 20, 2025
Shira Avidan of Aventura, Florida, will study Russian this summer in Latvia on a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI‐Y) scholarship. NSLI‐Y, a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs...
Latvian MPs banned from travelling to Russia, Belarus
LSM
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June 13, 2025
Sixty-four MPs voted in favour of the law, while 14 voted against it. The For Stability! and Latvia First MPs voted against the bill. This law has been adopted to prevent or reduce the risk that contacts are established and maintained with Latvian...
Here Are The Countries With The Highest Rabies Risk As Doctors Warn UK Holidaymakers
HuffPost UK
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June 20, 2025
Plane window Speaking on This Morning, Dr Zoe Williams recently advised holiday makers to “check which countries you’re at risk for rabies.” Whether you’ll be going for a long period of time, expecting to work with animals, or hoping to try some...
Hopes for renewed ferry traffic from Rīga next year
LSM
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June 20, 2025
This year, Rīga Port will welcome a quarter more cruise ships than last year – 84 in total, bringing tourists mainly from the US, Germany and the UK. However, regular ferry service will not be resumed this year. Viesturs Kleinbergs (Progressives),...
Police on roads during Midsummer holidays in Latvia
LSM
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June 20, 2025
Juris Jančevskis, Head of the State Police Response Administration, said on Latvian Television's programme "Morning Panorama" that the police will conduct mass checks on the roads during the Midsummer holidays, when all traffic will be temporarily...
Migrant smuggler detained in Latvian border area
LSM
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June 20, 2025
On Wednesday, 18 June, border guards stopped a Citroen Berlingo driven by a Latvian non-citizen on a forest road in the Šķaune parish of the Krāslava municipality. Upon inspecting the car, border guards found five persons of Asian origin without...
Latvian MEP: Bulgaria Must Overcome Fear of Euro and Embrace Stability
Novinite
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Latvian MEP Ivars Ijabs from the "Renew Europe" group believes that Bulgaria’s plans to adopt the euro are a positive move, both for its citizens and its economy. Speaking to Club Z, he reflected on Latvia’s own experience of joining the eurozone...
National Guard quality more important than quantity, says Latvian armed forces commander
LSM
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June 20, 2025
Speaking on the LSM.lv podcast "In Shape!" Pudāns indicated that the approved goal for the near future is 12,000 National Guardsmen (currently, there are around 10,000). He assessed that interest in joining the service has grown in recent years,...
Expect traffic jams outside Rīga on Friday afternoon
LSM
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June 20, 2025
On Friday night, due to a concert in Aizkraukle starting at 2 a.m., heavier traffic is expected on the Daugavpils highway, while on Saturday from 10 a.m., the Pilskalns-Litene section of the motorway near Litene will be closed to traffic during...
5G on the frontline in Latvia
Data Center Dynamics
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Though it has only existed as an independent nation since 1918, Latvia is no stranger to invasion. Home to just 1.8 million residents, it was occupied by Germany during both World Wars and twice by the Soviet Union on either side of World War II....
Lithuania Accuses Russia: GRU Behind Anti-Soviet Monument Defacement
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Lithuanian prosecutors said on Wednesday Russia's GRU military intelligence service had ordered the defacement of a monument to an anti-Soviet resistance leader in January 2024. Three residents of Estonia have been charged...
Presidents of Cyprus and Latvia discuss situation in Middle East and Ukraine, expressing their support for it
Interfax Ukraine
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June 19, 2025
Photo: https://www.gov.cy/ The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, met today with the President of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs, at the Riga Castle, in Latvia, where they discussed relations between the...
Time capsule laid as construction begins for the second 'Duck Republik' student hotel in Riga
The Baltic Times
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On Thursday, 19 June, a time capsule was ceremoniously laid at 51 Slokas Street in Riga, marking the start of construction for the second “Duck Republik” student hotel in Latvia’s capital. The new building is set to become one of the most modern...
Factory-built homes from Latvia bring speed and certainty to Polish real estate
The Baltic Times
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MyCabin, a Latvian manufacturer of prefab homes, is continuing its growth strategy by responding to the increasing housing demand across Europe and expanding its regional representation network and delivery in Poland – a country currently...
Summer travel plans of the Baltic states
LSM
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June 19, 2025
The most important criterion for choosing a travel destination was the cost of tickets, followed by the safety of the destination. Comparing the plans of travelers in the three Baltic states, it was concluded that the residents of Latvia and...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...