On Tuesday 10 October, the Cabinet of Ministers supported taking forward of the draft law “Amendments to the Law on the Construction of External Land Border Infrastructure” (draft law) for…
“The European Union (EU) needs to continue to provide broad support to Ukraine, extend sanctions against Russia and strengthen the EU's eastern border in response to the hybrid attack by Belarus”,…
“Latvia is developing its defence capabilities decisively and is preparing for an even broader admission of NATO allied forces to its territory in order to jointly protect every centimetre of NATO’s…
On Tuesday, 26 September, the government endorsed an information report prepared by the Ministry of Finance on proposals for priority measures for the State budget of 2024 and the budgetary framework…
The European Sustainable Development Week 2023 (ESDW 2030) is held from 18 September to 8 October 2023 in Latvia and other European countries for the ninth year in a row. This is a major event with…
On 19 September, the Cabinet of Ministers supported the suspension of the operation of the Silene border crossing point, in view of the large number of attempts and cases of illegal crossing of the…
On 18-19 September, the UN Summit will be held where Latvia will report on sustainability goals in five following areas: science and innovation, modernisation of governance, reducing inequalities,…
On Friday 15 September, the Saeima during its extraordinary sitting gave a vote of confidence to the new Cabinet of Ministers headed Prime Minister Evika Siliņa. In her address to the Saeima before…
The first government headed by Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš took office on 23 January 2019. Despite major global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine and high…
On 6 and 7 September 2023, Riga and Cēsis hosted the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Nordic countries and Baltic States (NB8). The Ministers discussed matters vital for the region,…
