Breast cancer screening does not hit targets in Latvia

Latvia has been screening for breast cancer for 16 years, but we have been among the countries with low uptake in the EU for all that time. Apart from a few years, attendance has been between 30 and 40 per cent, Latvian Radio reported on 30...

IAEA Reviews Latvia’s Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a ten-day mission to review Latvia’s preparedness and response framework for nuclear and radiological emergencies. The Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) Service was...

One in five mothers in Latvia affected by postpartum depression, study reveals

In Latvia, 18% of new mothers suffer from postpartum depression, a rate higher than in other European countries, according to a study conducted by Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and the Riga Maternity Hospital (RDzN). For comparison, 12.9% of new...

Latvia’s Honorary Consul in Finland’s Lahti, Topi Paananen: 'Small steps still matter'

Latvia and Finland may be separated by the Baltic Sea, but their connections run deep – historically, culturally, and economically. In Lahti, those ties are reinforced by Topi Paananen, the Honorary Consul of Latvia in the Finnish city, who works...

Ottawa pledges nearly $82 billion over five years to rebuild military

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney holds up a copy of the budget as he and Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne make their way to the House of Commons for the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in...

Study suggests one in five mothers suffer from postpartum depression in Latvia

All women who attended an outpatient appointment with a gynaecologist at the Outpatient Department of the RDzN in the 4th-6th week after giving birth were interviewed during the year. 30% of women who were initially diagnosed with depressive or...

“Pay for outcomes,” not a receipt for every visit — Latvia’s MoH presents hospital reform

The Ministry of Health (MoH) proposes to move to a three-tier hospital model by 2029 instead of the current five levels, to introduce a quality-indicator-based funding system, and to give healthcare institutions greater flexibility in the use of...

The recent history of the Baltic states reminds me why I’m glad to be going West, and home

Lads, it’s absolutely Baltic. And I don’t mean that in the way we usually mean it when we’re complaining about the weather in Ireland. I mean it literally. I’m somehow in Latvia, for the Riga International Film Festival. While everyone back home...

Retail trade up 2.6% on year in September in Latvia

Retail sale of food products decreased by 0.4 %. For non-food products, except automotive fuel, the volume of retail trade rose by 5.5 %, while for automotive fuel it increased by 0.8 %. The largest year-on-year increases were recorded in the...

Latgale's population aging fastest in Latvia

Among Latvia's regions, Latgale has the highest number of seniors – one in four residents is over 65 years old, while children and adolescents account for only 12.7% of the population. The population of Latgale is declining at the fastest rate in...

Shine bright this dark winter in Latvia

The number of road fatalities in Latvia has risen again, with most tragic accidents occurring during the dark hours. The Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) campaign entitled "Deathly Stylish" is urging pedestrians and cyclists to use...

Best Places To Retire Outside The U.S. For Financial Security, As Per 2025 Reports

Preveli gorge, Crete, in Greece, consistently ranks highly as one of the best places to retire. getty Retiring abroad is becoming an increasingly attractive option for Americans seeking financial security and a better quality of life. The 2025...

Latvia Builds The Baltic Region's First National Quantum Key Distribution Network

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 24. This autumn marks the completion of Latvia's three-year National Quantum Communication Infrastructure Project, which established the country's first quantum key distribution (QKD) backbone...

NEWT21 Showcases Reliable Autonomous Navigation on Its USV with UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s Support

Madrid, 4 Nov, 2025. – NEWT21, the Latvian manufacturer specializing in unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has successfully demonstrated advanced autonomous navigation on its FOG USV. This achievement follows the smooth integration of UAV...

Two doctors continue seeing patients in Latvia after ban in Finland

This publication is the result of a collaboration with 50 media outlets worldwide. The work was coordinated by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, or OCCRP. A new database was created for this study to identify specific cases....

Poaching museum opens in Sigulda, Latvia

Fishing spears, harpoons, electrofishing gear, flashlights and other poachers' tools - all of them can be seen in one place in Sigulda, in a place called "The Žuļiki Museum". Its author, Māris Mitrevics, also shares vivid stories from his own...

Latvia’s State Revenue Service to operate with fewer resources — both staff and funding

The State Revenue Service (VID) will face a 10% budget cut and a 13.2% staff reduction next year, VID Director General Baiba Šmite-Roķe announced on Friday at a media briefing. She emphasized that VID faces a difficult challenge — maintaining the...

Latvia's biggest hospitals at least €8 million short

The Ministry of Health (VM) will request a total of €8,428,604 from contingency funds for the Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (PSKUS) and the Rīga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) to ensure the continuity of healthcare...

Latvian health authorities remind public about flu vaccination

This season, as of October 20, 18,875 people in risk groups have been vaccinated against influenza in Latvia, LETA reports. Seniors and people with chronic diseases are more active in doing so, but the Disease Prevention and Control Centre (SPKC)...

Latvian politicians concerned about the influx of Anglicisms – call to strengthen the prestige of the language

Several politicians, following the government’s report to the Saeima on efforts to preserve the state language, emphasised the need to nurture the Latvian language and encourage its everyday use. Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mieriņa (Union of...