Travelling to Riga, Latvia

It’s close to midnight when I emerge from the KLM flight that’s brought me from Amsterdam, fighting the horde of Ryanair arrivals that crowd passport control at Riga International Airport in Latvia. A seasoned official who looks like he should be...

New car registrations boomed in third quarter in Latvia

Analysis of registrations data performed by AV Automotive Research/AutoTyrimai, based on source data obtained from the vehicle licensing agencies Regitra (Lithuania), CSDD (Latvia) and Transpordiamet (Estonia), reveals that new light-vehicle...

Latvia's public sector needs some blue sky thinking on cloud computing

Although cloud computing provides opportunities to optimise information and communication technology (ICT) resources, improve security, and reduce costs, previous measures have not ensured a unified and coordinated approach across the entire...

Latvia’s Prosecutor General candidate Juriss: The Prosecutor’s Office must become more modern and humane

The Prosecutor’s Office must introduce an employee well-being program, establish specialized structural units, and make combating domestic violence and financial crimes a top priority, according to the development concept prepared by Juris Juriss,...

Thomas Tuchel details England recovery plans before World Cup qualifier against Latvia

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualification: Which teams can still qualify? Full scenarios explained

The battle for the FIFA World Cup 2026 is heating up as countries across continents reach closer to filling a slot in the expanded 48-team tournament hosted by USA, Mexico, and Canada. As 20 teams have already qualified, the October international...

Thomas Tuchel addresses England's homegrown problem as research shows issue is WORSE than when Gareth Southgate raised concerns

Thomas Tuchel has told young English players they have to prove their worth after it emerged the number of homegrown footballers playing in the Premier League has plummeted. Research shows this season that the percentage of Premier League stars...

Latvia vs Andorra Prediction and Betting Tips | October 11th 2025

Latvia will face Andorra at the Daugava Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The home side have struggled for results in their qualification campaign so far, although they were drawn into an admittedly...

Latvian universities ranked about the same as usual

Riga Technical University (RTU) and the University of Latvia (LU) ranked in the 1001–1200th place group, Riga Stradiņš University (RSU) – in the 1201–1500th place group, but the lowest ranked Latvian University of Biosciences and Technology was in...

Latvia’s government gears up to adopt second national fintech strategy

Latvia’s government is gearing up to adopt the second edition of a national strategy to encourage the development of the European Union (EU) member state’s fintech sector. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has prepared the ‘Latvian FinTech Sector...

Dangerous animal disease detected in Lithuania – Latvia tightens surveillance

The first cases of bluetongue disease (also known as infectious catarrhal fever) have been confirmed in five dairy cattle farms in southwestern Lithuania, the Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) reports. According to the Lithuanian Food and...

Latvia gives Ukraine AI tool to help with EU accession path

On October 8th during the Riga Conference, a Latvian technology and translation company gave Ukraine "a newly developed AI-powered translation platform designed to support Ukraine’s path toward EU membership." Tilde CEO Artūrs Vasiļevskis...

Latvian-developed AI translation tool to help Ukraine on its path to joining the EU

RIGA - Today, during the Riga Conference, Tilde CEO Artūrs Vasiļevskis symbolically handed over to Anatolii Kutsevol, the Ambassador of Ukraine, a newly developed AI-powered translation platform designed to support Ukraine’s path toward EU...

Latvian Interior minister: Border crossers are no longer random migrants but trained men in their prime

The profile of border crossers has changed — they are now trained men in their prime, capable of acting quickly, said Latvian Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis (New Unity) in an interview with LETA, commenting on the situation along Latvia’s...

First seasonal flu infections recorded in Latvia

Last week, the first cases of influenza of this season were registered in Latvia, the Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) said on 9 October. Seven patients, or 9.9 cases per 100,000 population, were clinically diagnosed with influenza...

REMINDER: New Latvia and EU border entry rules from October 12th

From October 12th, 2025, the new European Union Entry/Exit System (EES) will start operating in Latvia, as well as in other European countries. Travellers should be aware that during their first border crossing under the new rules, the biometric...

Riga Conference marks 20th year with hard questions about Europe’s security

The Riga Conference The Riga Conference returns on 9–11 October for its 20th time, convening policymakers, military leaders, diplomats and analysts at the House of Science of the University of Latvia. Organisers frame this year’s agenda around a...

Switch to education in Latvian only not very smooth

This school year, pupils in all grades started learning exclusively in the national language - Latvian. Members of the Saeima's Committee on Citizenship, Migration and Community Cohesion held a field visit to one of the schools previously teaching...

Latvia has room for improvement in innovation

The science universities are ranked between 721st and 1000th among all higher education institutions included in the index. At the same time, Latvia is listed 83rd in terms of the number of graduates in science and engineering fields. In terms of...

Riga’s historic wooden buildings to be monitored from space

Supported by the European Space Agency, the project, “Assessment of the Structural Impact of Subsurface Anomalies on Riga’s Historic Wooden Buildings” aims to create a solution that building owners and managers will be able to use in future to...