The railway electrification project in development by LDz is potentially lethal for Latvia’s national economy, says former head of Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau’s Operative Investigations Office Juris Jurass, adding that it may be one of the biggest crimes currently being planned in the country.

Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis and Finance Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola propose freezing Liepaja prison project and diverting this project’s funding for measures intended to resolve demographic problems.

Latvia’s State Revenue Service invites farmers in Latgale, Zemgale and Vidzeme who suffered losses because of damages caused by floods this summer to turn to SRS and use available state support.

Latvian Cabinet of Ministers has approved rules that provide Latvians and Livonians living abroad with rights to undergo repeated language exams to become Latvian citizens, as reported by Interior Affairs Ministry.

Russia wants to intimidate Baltic States and their allies by using Zapad 2017 military exercises, demonstrating its strength. This has been accomplished to some extent, said Janis Sarts, Director of NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, in an interview to 900 seconds programme of LNT.

Last year, mobile internet consumption in Latvia continued rapidly growing, reaching record high amount – 5 GB per SIM card. This puts Latvia on the third spot among the world’s technological superpowers.

Riga City Council’s City Development Committee has supported giving new names to nine of the Latvian capital’s streets. The final decision on new names will be made at the next meeting of the city council.

After the UK leaves the European Union, the country will continue its commitment to the defence of Nordic and Baltic nations, Boris Johnson, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary has noted.

Latvian State Border Guard currently evaluates offers for procurement of new helicopters. The country’s National Armed Forces, one the other hand, has plans to procure new helicopters in the near future. Until then, old helicopters will be kept repaired and in battle-ready condition, according to available information.

It may be possible to divert twelve million euros to demographic measures next year, says Latvian Finance Minister Dana Reizniece-Ozola.