England: Thomas Tuchel could call Jack Grealish and Phil Foden for Wales and Latvia fixtures as big stars return to form

2 October 2025, 16:07 | Updated: 3 October 2025, 06:09 Last month, England put in their best performance, and recorded their best result, since Thomas Tuchel took over almost a year ago. The 5-0 thrashing of Serbia came in the absence of some of...

Hundreds protest against looming Latvian U-turn on Istanbul Convention

"No to violence! Yes to the convention!", "Wife-beating is not our value" and "Populism destroys, the convention protects!" – with these and other slogans, several hundred people came to the Saeima on Thursday, October 2nd, to protest against a...

Latvian Architecture Award 2025: From Belonging to Courage

The announcement of the finalists of the Latvian Architecture Award 2025 highlights the central theme of this year — belonging. It is not only a professional criterion but also a societal question: How can architecture find its place in time and...

Latvians less likely to be savers than Estonians and Lithuanians

Latvian residents save for unforeseen expenses less often than in neighbouring countries, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Luminor bank. 43% of those surveyed in Latvia admitted that they save irregularly, without a specific routine,...

Latvian state websites attacked on Thursday; operation restored

On Thursday, 2 October, Latvian state websites were hit by a major service outage, and several of them were unavailable, the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) said. All resources affected by the attack have now been fully restored....

Tartu Ülikool open Estonian-Latvian league season with win over Kalev/Cramo

Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits on Wednesday beat reigning champions BC Kalev/Cramo 80:68 at home in the opening clash of the 2025-2026 Estonian-Latvian Basketball League season. In a nervy game before around 1,500 home fans which evoked memories of...

Latvia faces hundreds of millions in fines – parliament fails to ensure quorum

Today, for the second week in a row, the coalition has been unable to secure a quorum in votes on controversial issues. As the opposition used the opportunity to “break the quorum,” the Saeima once again on Thursday failed to adopt, in the second...

United Kingdom pledges to defend Latvia together with NATO

The United Kingdom, together with other NATO allies, is ready to defend the territory of Latvia and that of any other member state of the Alliance, British Ambassador to Latvia Kate Līch (Kathy Leach) emphasized at a press conference on the...

The Rīga Conference 2025 will bring together world leaders in Riga for the 20th time

From October 9 till 11, 2025, the annual Rīga Conference – the largest security and foreign policy forum in the Nordic-Baltic region – will take place at the House of Science of the University of Latvia in Riga. This year’s theme, “Unity, Security...

Latvian resident to be prosecuted for working for Russian companies

On 19 September, the State Security Service (VDD) aske the Prosecutor's Office to initiate criminal prosecution against a Latvian resident for unauthorised work for Russian companies in violation of the sanctions imposed by the European Union...

Mumme goes to Latvia, speaks at retirement of archbishop

Jonathan Mumme speaks at the retirement of the Archbishop of the Latvian Lutheran Church Courtesy | Jonathan Mumme Associate Professor of Theology Jonathan Mumme returned from his first trip to Riga, Latvia, where he presented a paper on Aug. 28...

Saeima approves Latvian border anti-mobility infrastructure law

The majority of the Saeima on Thursday approved in final reading the draft law on the establishment of an anti-mobility infrastructure, the Saeima Press Service said. 75 MPs voted in favour of the law, 12 against. The law provides for special...

Two girls run over by train in Rīga, Latvia

Two 13-year-old girls were killed when they collided with a train at the Imanta railway station in Rīga on Wednesday while riding an electric moped, Latvian Radio reported on 1 October. The accident happened after 6 p.m. According to the Emergency...

Rental moped rules considered after tragedy in Rīga

Two 13-year-old girls died in a tragic accident in Imanta on 1 October. Following the incident, the Mayor of Rīga has initiated a discussion with the authorities on stricter control of electric mopeds, Latvian Radio reports on 2 October. On...

Foreign investors' lobby in Latvia calls for less union protection, reduced overtime rates

"In view of foreign investors, Latvia faces growing structural challenges in its labour market, driven by demographic decline, a persistent mismatch between labour skills and market needs, and rigid, outdated regulations that undermine...

Latvia supports the idea of a “reparations loan” for Ukraine

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa stated the need to support the European Commission’s initiative on the so-called reparations loan for Ukraine, as financial assistance for Ukraine is needed today. She said this ahead of an informal meeting of...

Latvian broker pleads guilty in avionics exports scheme

Credit: Shutterstock/Pakorn Khantiyaporn A third conspirator in a scheme to export avionics equipment in violation of export controls has pleaded guilty. Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain full access to the...

Latvian man pleads guilty to conspiracy to illegally export U.S. aircraft technology to Russia

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A Latvian man pled guilty Tuesday for his role in a multi-year conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws to send aircraft technology to Russia. Oleg Chistyakov, 56, pled guilty to filing false export forms with the U.S....

State Audit: Latvia's approach to cloud data is fragmented

The introduction of cloud computing services in the Latvian public administration has not been sufficiently targeted so far, the State Audit Office has concluded in its audit published on 2 October. Although the benefits of cloud computing were...

Two young women run over by train in Rīga, Latvia

Two young women were killed when they collided with a train at the Imanta railway station in Rīga on Wednesday while riding electric scooters, Latvian Radio reported on 1 October. The accident happened after 6 p.m. According to the Emergency...