Denmark sends combat battalion to Latvia

Denmark will send a combat battalion to Latvia in the coming days as part of strengthening NATO's eastern flank. Modern.az reports that the battalion will operate as part of the Canadian-led multinational NATO brigade. As part of the deployment, tanks …

Latvia-Belarus border will not be closed completely

Share Follow:Follow LSM on Google The Latvian-Belarusian border will not be closed for the time being, the government decided on Tuesday, 4 August, during a closed-door meeting, Latvian Radio reported. As recently as Monday, the Ministry of the Interior …

Italy Cup winners crowned! Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, ...

BELGIUM Nina Coolman & Helene Rousseaux won the women’s gold at last week’s Chaumont stop on the Belgian Beach Tour. In the final, they put together a 2-0 (21-11, 21-18) upset of second-seeded Stefanie Van Den Broeck & Janne Van Den Eede. Annelore …

Belarus criticizes Latvia’s border closure: “They forgot about people”

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly criticized Latvia for closing its border with Belarus, a decision made in response to the worsening migration crisis. The Ministry stated that Belarus reserves the right to take retaliatory measures. …

WATCH Former Nazi Waffen-SS legionnaire buried with military honors in Latvia

The 102-year-old recipient of one of the country’s highest decorations served in the Nazi German Latvian Legion during World War II A member of the Latvian Legion, a branch of Nazi Germany’s Waffen-SS, was buried with military honors in Latvia on Wednesday …

Latvia's 'national position' on Russia and Belarus is to step up sanctions

Share Follow:Follow LSM on Google On 4th August, the Latvian cabinet approved what it dubbed the country's "national position" with regard to aggressor states Russia and Belarus.  The national position was put together by the Ministry of …

Latvia Industrial Output Growth Eases To 0.5%

Latvia's industrial production growth moderated sharply in June amid a slump in electricity and gas supply production, data from the Official Statistics Portal showed on Tuesday. Industrial output advanced a calendar-adjusted 0.5 percent year-on-year …

Tere, naaber! Estonian Days are coming to northern Latvia

Share Follow:Follow LSM on Google Later this month, Latvia's northern Valmiera region will be extending a warm welcome to visitors from even further north with the first ever 'Estonian Days' due to take place.  From August 21st to 23rd, …

Latvia fails to reduce alcohol and drug use over three years, Health Ministry says

Latvia has failed to achieve any of the three key performance targets set for reducing alcohol and drug use during the 2023–2025 implementation period, according to an information report prepared by the Ministry of Health (MoH) evaluating the country’s …

Latvia proposes closing the Belarus border to the general public and freight transport