In the event of a military conflict, the Rail Baltica railway line could be used to evacuate up to 100,000 people per day, according to a presentation by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) delivered on April 9 at a meeting of the Saeima’s Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee. The presentation noted that the…
Latvia’s so-called government reboot resulted in the replacement of three ministers and appears, at least for now, to have come to an end. At the same time, the coalition must find funding to increase defense spending and reduce bureaucracy. Latvia’s plans – particularly for developing its defense industry – are ambitious. The government has recently…
The Latvian parliament is moving to ban tourism firms from offering tours to Russia and Belarus, the public broadcaster LSM reports. The aim is to reduce the risks of human rights violations and prevent recruitment by the intelligence services, initiators of the bill say. “Traveling to Russia and Belarus is currently a security issue which…
The team of the Ukrainian Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Ministry has met with the representatives of Latvia’s flag carrier, airBaltic. The relevant statement was made by the ministry’s press service on Facebook. “The discussion focused on the support of Ukrainian airports during the forced downtime, as well as airBaltic’s strategic plans to resume operations…
After the war, Ukraine is to be rebuilt mainly at the expense of private capital. And the development of the Ukrainian economy will be driven by stimulating small and medium-sized businesses. This was stated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, during a meeting with the Latvian delegation headed…
Ukraine and Latvia are working to further develop and strengthen trade and economic relations. During the meeting between Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Latvia Krisjanis Karins, the parties agreed to continue the work of the Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Latvian Commission on Economic, Industrial, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. The ninth meeting of the…
Latvian state enterprise Latvenergo reported that on December 30, 2022 a three-phase 110 kV transformer was delivered to Ukraine. It will be used to help restore the country’s energy infrastructure after Russian missile attacks. Responding to Ukraine’s request, Latvenergo made the decision to donate the three-phase 110 kV transformer to the country. This piece of…