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Jāņi isn’t the only surprise of my month-long visit to Latvia. The country’s coast is a revelation too: 500km of ...
The long-serving Jelgava Mayor Andris Ravins (Greens/Farmers) has been replaced by the Progressives' Martins Dagis. Jelgava Region Council has also elected a new chairman, Ingus Zalitis ...
Throughout her official visits and participation in international conferences and forums, Braže frequently met with foreign politicians, investors, and business leaders to promote Latvia's economic ...
Cold beet soup is a culinary staple in Latvia and Lithuania, and across Eastern Europe. This year, Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, hosted a “Pink Soup Festival” celebrating the dish. But the city’s ...
The four-day choir-singing and dancing event centers around Estonian folk songs and patriotic anthems and is held roughly ...
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all have conscription, as do several of the Nordic countries, as well as Turkey and Greece.
Latvia signed an intergovernmental agreement with Patria in 2021 for an order of 200 APCs. The Patria 6x6 can carry a crew of 2-3 and transport 10 troops is armed with the NEMO 120mm mortar system, ...
Ukraine will receive 42 Patria armored personnel carriers from Latvia. The deliveries have been approved by the Latvian ...
Commissioned by Peterborough Positive, the mural will pay tribute to Walter Cornelius – described as “one of Peterborough’s ...
VDD has received applications requesting special permits for newly elected municipal council chairpersons and their deputies.
Latvia needs to offer Israel to become the closest partner and companion of the country and to lease part of the territory to ...
The documents signed during the visit also included the “Protocol Establishing Sister City Relations between the City of ...