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Latvia Stopped Allowing Trucks To Pass Through The Border With Belarus
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1 What's wrong? State Border Committee of Belarus reported that since the evening of Thursday, June 26, Latvia stopped accepting heavy trucks at the checkpoint Paternieki (neighboring Belarusian - Grigorovshchina). According to the Belarusian...
Latvian Foreign Minister: Trump knows ‘very well’ that ‘NATO is not a rip-off’
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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June 26, 2025
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže says her country “supports” Trump’s efforts to make peace between Ukraine and Russia, but says NATO “will have to push Russia to peace.” (Mehmet Futsi/Anadolu via Getty Images | Getty Images)At a press...
Latvian Foreign Minister: Trump knows 'very well' that 'NATO is not a rip-off'
NPR
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June 26, 2025
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže says her country "supports" Trump's efforts to make peace between Ukraine and Russia, but says NATO "will have to push Russia to peace." Mehmet Futsi/Anadolu via Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle...
Latvia Expects 10 Thousand Attempts To Break The Border From Belarus
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10 Photo: Reuters/Scanpix/LETA The country has extended the special border regime. On Wednesday, June 25, the Latvian government decided to extend the enhanced mode of operation of the border guard system on the border with Belarus until December...
“Riga’s residents gave us a second chance – if we betray them, there won’t be a third,” Kleinbergs warns
Baltic News Network
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June 26, 2025
There will be issues that the new Riga City Council coalition will find difficult to decide on – such as matters of traffic and security – but the coalition will be able to work successfully through the entire term, said Viesturs Kleinbergs...
Meadow festival to take place in Rīga
LSM
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June 26, 2025
The Meadow Festival will feature workshops and master classes, lectures by nature experts, consultations on meadow restoration, a meadow product market, and a performance by the Jakob Noiman Festival Band. Admission to the event is free, and...
Latvia takes steps toward 5% of GDP for defence
LSM
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June 25, 2025
This year, the largest amount of funding in Latvia's history has been allocated to defence – more than €1.5 billion, or 3.45% of GDP. By comparison, last year it was 3.3% of GDP. Initially, the government committed to allocating at least 4% of...
Latvia agrees to strictly regulate the distribution of additional funding for healthcare workers’ salaries
Baltic News Network
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June 25, 2025
Medical institutions that provide state-funded inpatient healthcare services will now have unified guidelines for increasing salaries, according to amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers’ regulations on the organization and payment of healthcare...
Latvia to boost local biofuel and biomethane production
CEENERGYNEWS
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June 25, 2025
The new Transport Energy Law aims to ensure the possibility of producing fuels in Latvia on-site to strengthen energy independence. The draft law was supported by the Saeima, the Latvian parliament, at second reading this week. “This regulation...
Latvian Porziņģis to be traded to Atlanta Hawks
LSM
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June 25, 2025
The Hawks, Celtics and Brooklyn Nets agreed on Tuesday to a three-team deal in which the Hawks will receive Porziņģis and a future second-round draft pick, the Nets will receive Terance Mann and Atlanta's 22nd pick in this year's draft, while the...
Public finances and (fin)technology trends: evolving thinking to beyond ‘efficiencies’
Global Government Fintech
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June 25, 2025
GLOBAL GOVERNMENT FINTECH LAB 2025: PANEL SESSION TWO The Global Government Fintech Lab 2025’s second panel session focused on fintech’s opportunities for finance across government, Ian Hall reports Technology has a growing role in helping...
MSCI promotes Romania’s Capital Market to its new Advanced Frontier Market category
Romania Insider
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June 25, 2025
In a significant recognition of Romania's financial market progress, MSCI, one of the major global index providers, has upgraded Romania's capital market classification to an Advanced Frontier Market. The decision follows MSCI's 2025 Global Market...
Government approves merger of Latvian Railways subsidiaries
LSM
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June 25, 2025
As part of the reorganisation, LDz ritošā sastāva serviss and LDz Loģistika will be added to LDz Cargo, according to the Ministry of Transport (SM). The ministry explained that the volume of rail freight transport in the Baltics has declined...
Bite Latvia starts shutting off 3G
LSM
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June 25, 2025
The first phase will take place in part of the Zemgale region - on 26 June at 2 a.m., the 3G network will be shut down in the Bauska and Dobele municipalities, as well as in Jelgava and the Jelgava municipality. Bite Latvija has informed customers...
International & Trade Buyers Turn Out For Eldred’s Continental Auction
Antiques and The Arts
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June 24, 2025
This late Nineteenth Century Russian School oil on canvas of a man helping a soldier shave, 29 by 22 inches, framed, was indistinctly signed but sold for the sale’s highest price — $13,360 — to a buyer in Latvia ($1,2/1,800). Review by Madelia...
Warriors Lose Out on Perfect Fit for Steve Kerr After Blockbuster Trade
Heavy.com
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June 25, 2025
Getty Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors reacts from the bench. The Golden State Warriors’ search for a frontcourt upgrade hit a snag on the eve of the 2025 NBA Draft. In a stunning three-team trade, the Boston Celtics shipped...
Kristaps Porzingis Posts Emotional Goodbye to Celtics as Hawks Trade Reignites Boston Return Hope
Essentially Sports
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June 25, 2025
The NBA offseason just delivered its first true heartstring-tugger, and it comes from an unlikely source – a 7’3″ Latvian unicorn with a penchant for three-pointers and tear-jerking social media posts. Something’s brewing in Boston, and it’s not...
Celtics trade Porzingis to Hawks, AP source says
News Center Maine
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June 25, 2025
The move is the second major trade by Boston this week, after the team agreed to trade Jrue Holiday to Portland. BOSTON — Kristaps Porzingis is being traded by the Boston Celtics to the Atlanta Hawks, and part of what will be a three-team deal...
Latvian Citizen Released From Prison In Belarus: Lost 26 Kilograms In Three Years
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6 Released Latvian citizen Dmitry Mikhailovs Story by Dmitry Mikhailov. In three years, he lost 26 kilograms and turned completely gray - this is how political prisoner, Latvian citizen Dmitri Mihailov returned to Riga from prison in Belarus. His...
Demand for affordable rental housing on the rise in Latvia's regions
LSM
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June 25, 2025
Andris Vaivods, chairman of the Līvāni District Council, met Latvian Radio at a dilapidated apartment building that has been spoiling the town's appearance for years. The five-storey building will soon undergo changes – reconstruction work is...