News
Progressives call on Latvian President to begin consultations on forming a new government
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (292+ words) The political party Progressives has called on Latvian President Edgars Rink'vi's to begin consultations on forming a new government, the head of the party's Saeima faction, Andris "uvajevs, said on Wednesday after meeting with Prime Minister Evika Sili'a. As previously…...
Latvian Prime Minister: the defence minister still has not called me or told me he is resigning
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (531+ words) If The Progressives decides to leave the coalition, a technical government will continue working, Prime Minister Evika Sili'a of New Unity (JV) said in an interview on TV3s program 900 sekundes when asked about plans for the governments future work in such…...
Latvia's Defence Minister to take three days of leave due to relative's funeral
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (246+ words) Latvian Defence Minister Andris Spr'ds of The Progressives (P) will be on leave from today until Sunday due to the funeral of a relative. The minister confirmed to the LETA news agency that the time had come when, alongside his official…...
Raising the minimum wage in Latvia becomes a subject of political debate
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (735+ words) The The Progressives party believes that Latvia needs to agree on a predictable system for setting the minimum wage, for example by linking it to the average salary level, said Andris "uvajevs, head of the party's parliamentary faction. "The Progressives…...
Kulbergs: air Baltic cannot continue living on loans
4+ week, 1+ day ago (794+ words) It is not appropriate to grant another loan to the national airline air Baltic until a clear restructuring plan has been developed, said opposition MP Andris Kulbergs from the United List (AS) in an interview with the Latvian Television programme…...
BNN IN FOCUS | Migration, security and sovereignty: Filips Rajevskis on what Latvia should not repeat
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (417+ words) One of the main arguments in favor of migration is that migrants often take on low-skilled jobs that many Europeans are unwilling to do. However, Rajevskis stresses that migration of low-skilled labor is a largely short-sighted and even risky path…...