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Siliņa on a working visit to Ukraine: “I saw what it means to be Ukrainian”
Baltic News Network
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July 15, 2025
At the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (New Unity) has traveled to Ukraine today for a working visit. According to the State Chancellery, Siliņa took part in the Statehood Day ceremony in...
Europe's top 10 'hidden gem' destinations with the fewest tourists
Daily Express
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June 25, 2025
With anti-tourism protests sweeping across popular holiday hotspots around Europe, travellers are now seeking out quieter and less popular areas around the continent for their summer getaways. In fitting with this trend is Riviera Travel, the UK’s...
Midsummer was relatively peaceful for Latvian rescue services
LSM
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June 26, 2025
The State Fire and Rescue Service received 149 calls for rescue operations and extinguished 69 fires. Four people were injured in fires, and two people were rescued from water bodies. The emergency medical services received around 900 calls, which...
'Active' evacuation from Israel completed, says Latvian Foreign Ministry
LSM
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June 25, 2025
Until 23 June, 42 Latvian citizens had left Israel via Egypt and Jordan on evacuation flights organised by Ukraine, Lithuania and Slovakia, while 13 people have left Israel independently. In total, 55 Latvian citizens have left Israel since the...
Post-holiday weather warning: heavy rain, thunderstorms, and high winds
Baltic News Network
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June 25, 2025
Following the holiday period, weather conditions will continue to be driven by cyclone activity. According to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre, the sun will mostly be obscured by clouds, with only occasional breaks in the...
How far has Latvia come with mental health in past three years?
LSM
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June 25, 2025
Mental health – one of the priorities of the Ministry of Health Since 2018, the Ministry of Health has made mental health one of its priorities. The ministry developed a two-year ‘Plan for Improving Access to Mental Health Care’, but its...
What is sure to be a busy summer for the Celtics kicked off in a big way with Monday’s trade of Jrue Holiday to Portland
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The Celtics’ summer following last season’s championship was unusually calm. Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, and Jrue Holiday went to Paris to help the United States win an Olympic gold medal, and back in Boston, president of basketball operations...
‘Birthplace of the Renaissance’ crowned world’s most walkable city — with UK flights from £44
Metro
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July 11, 2025
It’s as charming as it is acessible (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) If you’re the type of traveller who loves nothing more than going for a stroll to see the sights, this is officially the place to be. In new research, Florence (Firenze) has...
German and Latvian Ports Partner for Digital Innovations
SeaNews
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June 23, 2025
Germany’s Port of Hamburg and Latvia’s Freeport of Riga signed an MoU with LMT, a leading Latvian telecommunications and technology company, to promote cooperation and digital innovation in the field of maritime technology and to outline new...
International collaborations and exciting prizes – RIGA IFF Baltic Music Video Competition call for entries still open
The Film New Europe
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this edition’s changes are described by BMV curator, director Žanete Skarule. This year, the BMV main prize is presented by the festival partners BBrental – a full-service filming equipment rental house –, and the manufacturer of electronic...
UK tourists flying to Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus urged to act 15 days before departure
Birmingham Live
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June 24, 2025
UK tourists who are travelling to the European Union are being told to apply for a card 15 days before flying. The UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) lets you get necessary state healthcare in the European Economic Area (EEA), and some other...
Preparing for Zero Hour: Values and Geopolitics in Latvia and Lithuania
Green European Journal
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June 24, 2025
Are values a luxury to be cast aside when your country is under threat of invasion, or is values-based politics part of building resilience? Two Baltic Green politicians whose parties have recently joined national governments discuss the...
Good news for Britons holidaying in Europe as train company announces new direct routes between major cities
GB News
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June 23, 2025
European rail travel is set for a huge expansion in 2025 with new direct connections between major cities, meaning good news for Britons travelling between European hotspots this year. A daytime service will link Berlin and Paris in just over...
NATPE Budapest: BBC Studios, AMC Networks Int’l Buy Cineflix Rights Lifestyle, Travel Content
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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June 23, 2025
Cineflix Rights has unveiled a raft of lifestyle and travel content sales to broadcasters, including BBC Studios and AMC Networks International, across the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region on the eve of NATPE Budapest 2025. Financial...
Elderly Latvian Drug Smuggler Intercepted at Bangkok Airport
Khaosod English
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June 23, 2025
SUVARNABHUMI — Thai authorities arrested a 71-year-old Latvian man attempting to smuggle approximately 3 kilograms of heroin through Suvarnabhumi Airport while in transit from Laos to Malaysia. The Investigation and Suppression Division at...
Russian Speakers in Latvia Face Hate Speech
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN) The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has highlighted a growing trend of hostile rhetoric aimed at Russian-speaking individuals in Latvia. The commission suggested that the naturalization policies applied to...
Maritime technologies in the spotlight as German and Latvian partners sign MoU on digital innovation
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 20, 2025
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed to mark bilateral cooperation and digital innovation in maritime technologies between German and Latvian public and private sector partners to address challenges in port infrastructure management...
More Latvians to leave Israel this weekend
LSM
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June 21, 2025
It is planned that on 22 June, these individuals will travel on an evacuation flight from Sharm El Sheikh to Chișinău, Moldova. The evacuation flight is being organised by the Embassy of Ukraine to Israel in cooperation with the Embassy of Ukraine...
EUROPE: New Latvian supplier set to start operations on 1 July
Bunkerspot
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June 20, 2025
Details Written by Ian Taylor Published: 20 June 2025 Valery Vdovina, the head of the Latvia-based VLD Group’s bunker department, has informed Bunkerspot that the company is set to start bunkering operations from 1 July. Speaking to Bunkerspot...
Three solstice concerts for the weekend in Latvia
LSM
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June 20, 2025
Igo 20 June, Sapņotava courtyard, Alsunga Sapņotava in Alsunga dreams Suiti dreams and organises concerts where the Suiti meet guests. This time, Igo, who has lived in the Suiti region for a long time, is travelling to Kurzeme with his...