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Inese Vaidere. The end of energy blackmail: Europe’s boldest move yet

  • 2025-12-29

A few winters ago, Europe held its breath. Families watched their heating bills climb to levels they had never seen before. Businesses dimmed their lights to survive. News tickers counted down the percentage of gas left in storage as if it were a lifeline. And behind it all st...

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LIAA aims to attract EUR 1 billion in investment next year

RIGA - The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) aims to attract EUR 1 billion in investments next year, LIAA Director Ieva Jegere told LETA. She said that in planning for 2026, the focus of export promotion measures will be on high value-added sectors and expandin...

43% more cruise ship passengers serviced at the Port of Riga this year

RIGA - 85 cruise ships with 115,500 passengers have docked in the Port of Riga this cruise season, which is 43 percent more than last year, said Sandis Steins, Chairman of the Board of the Freeport of Riga Authority, to LETA. He noted that this is the highest number of cruise p...

LIAA aims to attract EUR 1 billion in investment next year

RIGA - The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) aims to attract EUR 1 billion in in...

43% more cruise ship passengers serviced at the Port of Riga this year

RIGA - 85 cruise ships with 115,500 passengers have docked in the Port of Riga this cruise season...

Ukraine Receives a Donation of 21 Vehicles Worth Over EUR 100,000 from AS 'Augstsprieguma tīkls'

The Minister for Climate and Energy, Kaspars Melnis, and Ilze Znotiņa, Member of the Management B...

Polish President stresses importance of close Euro-Atlantic cooperation and US presence for regional security

RIGA - Poland and Latvia are unanimous about the importance of close Euro-Atlantic cooperation an...

Another 26 cars seized from drunk drivers and other offenders to be handed over to Ukraine

RIGA - The Ministry of the Interior will hand over to Ukraine another 26 motor vehicles seized fr...

We expect new airBaltic CEO and shareholders' position on company's further development - Aseradens

RIGA - We are currently awaiting for a common position from the new shareholder and the new CEO o...

Lithuanian and Estonian Patients Seek Treatment in Latvia: Robotic Radiosurgery in Sigulda Celebrates 10 Years

With robotic radiosurgery in Latvia celebrating its 10th anniversary, Sigulda has become the Balt...

Vaidere: We have reached an agreement to withdraw from Kremlin energy resources

After lengthy negotiations late in the evening on December 2, the European Parliament and EU memb...

Reconstruction of Vansu Bridge will cost EUR 69.8 million

RIGA - The reconstruction of Vansu (Suspension) Bridge will cost EUR 69,802,998, according to inf...

How we strengthen the defence of European democracy

At a time when Russia and other malicious actors seek to illegitimately influence democratic proc...

President sees no reason to worry about negative security implications for Baltics in latest talks on Ukraine peace plan

RIGA - The latest talks on the Ukraine peace plan do not give cause for concern about a possible ...

AI must be used ethically and for public safety - president

RIGA - Artificial intelligence (AI) must be used ethically and for public safety, President Edgar...

Karl Georg Sigurbjornsson, Latvia’s Honorary Consul in Iceland – serving two homes

Karl Georg Sigurbjornsson, a lawyer by profession and Honorary Consul of Latvia in Iceland since ...

Memorandum on reducing food prices is not really working - Aseradens

RIGA - The memorandum on the reduction of food prices signed back in May is not really working, F...

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