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Summer is not over yet, right? Right?...
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Calendar adjusted data (at constant prices) compiled by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that, compared to July 2025, in July 2026 total retail trade turnover in Latvia rose by 7.0 %...
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By 6.00 am on Friday, 28 August, electricity distributor ‘Sadales tīkls’ had restored power to the majority of customers affected by the storm; around 2,500 customers remain without electricity.
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The Latvian national basketball team has held a training session in Croatia ahead of Thursday's World Cup qualifying match against the host country.
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Watch live as Latvia plays Hungary in a EuroVolley 2026 volleyball international.
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As intensive work continues in the wake of the storm at the weekend, power supply had been restored to approximately 98.5 per cent of customers affected by the storm by 6.00 am on 27 August.
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On Tuesday, August 25th, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a protocol decision prepared by the Ministry of Finance on a general review of public procurement practices.
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On Tuesday, August 25, two fatal accidents involving tractors took place in Latvia, the State Police (VP) told the LETA news agency. A minor was killed in one of them.
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On the night of 5 to 6 September, the contemporary culture forum ‘White Night’ will take place in the centre of Rīga and the surrounding areas...
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After the storm that ravaged Latvia over the weekend, as of the evening of August 25, electricity had not yet been restored to 17,000 households. Power has been restored to the high-voltage lines; work is now underway on the medium- and low-voltage...
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At its meeting on August 25th, the Latvian government approved using what is effectively a VAT rebate on its existing plan to send diesel generators to Uraine in order to buy more units.
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With the support of the State Film Agency of Ukraine, “Ukrainian Cinema Days in Latvia” will be held in Riga on August 28–30, 2026 – a cultural project that will offer Latvian and international audiences an opportunity to get to know
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The losses reported to insurers following the weekend storm are still in their early stages. On Monday, insurers received around 1,000 applications, and the total compensation amounts to be paid out will likely be in the millions of euros, said
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On October 15th, the Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF, 15–25 October) will open with a film of particular significance to Latvian cinema – Danish director May el-Toukhy’s latest film, Woman Unknown, which was shot in Rīga.
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The reduction in the value-added tax (VAT) rate for certain food products, which came into effect on July 1, has been noticed by only 40% of the population, according to a survey by the research company "Norstat" commissioned by LSM.lv.
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As of Tuesday morning, about 31,000 customers were still without power as a result of the weekend storm that struck Latvia.
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Recently, at the European Beach Volleyball Championships, Latvian women's pair Tīna Graudiņa and Anastasija Samoilova won bronze medals...
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On August 29, from 11.00 am until 1.00 am in Old Rīga, everyone is invited to the opening celebrations of the “ĪRGA” Centre for Traditional Culture and Crafts, entitled “Traditional Culture Festival: Rīga Creates”...
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Some members of the public could have been better prepared for the aftermath of the storm, said Arvis Zīle, Head of the Crisis Management Centre, in an interview with Latvian Radio on Monday, August 24, morning.\
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The Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia invites everyone to join in a minute’s silence on Ukraine’s Independence Day, Monday 24 August at 9.00 am, in memory of the Ukrainians and Latvians who have fallen in the war in Ukraine.
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Following the storms at the weekend, by 6.00 pm on Monday 24 August, power had been restored to 190,000 customers – or 70 per cent of those whose power supply had been cut off due to the storms, according to information compiled by distributor
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In Riga, on Krišjāņa Barona Street, an alarm siren will be sounded briefly sometime between 12:30 and 14:30 on Friday, said the State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD)
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If you're not afraid to venture out in the forecast storm, here are some events for this weekend.
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Latvia's third-largest city, Liepāja, will be a European Capital of Culture in 2027 and while details of the programme of events are yet to be published, a few indicators have emerged as a result of recent funding applications.
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