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Riga mayor revives plans to ban all gambling venues
The City Council of Riga will try once more to ban gambling venues from operating in Latvia’s capital. Local news sources report that Riga Mayor Vilnis Ķirsis seeks a binding resolution to establish ...
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Valda Salmiņa: ‘I Lived with Narekatsi’s Texts for 15 Years’
Latvian translator Valda Salmiņa (born in 1962) earned a bachelor’s degree in philology with a specialization in German ...
Latvia Confirms Kazaks Will Return as Central-Bank Governor
Latvia approved the return of Martins Kazaks as central-bank governor for another five-year term, ending months of political ...
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Latvia braces for transition from Soviet-era power grid
The President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, emphasized that provocations cannot be ruled out concerning the planned disconnection of the Baltic countries from the Russian-Belarusian power grid.
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Construction of Riga airport’s new terminal: what is done and what comes next?
The contract for the expansion of Riga airport terminal could be signed at the beginning of May, as LETA was told by the ...
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BNN INTERVIEW | Ainārs Šlesers on future plans: Riga’s mayor, prime minister and radical changes in Latvia
Author: Ilona Bērziņa Ainārs Šlesers has no doubts he will become the next Mayor of Riga in municipal elections this summer.