Latvia: EU Commission moves forward with RRF payment request worth €293m
The EU Commission has issued a positive assessment of Latvia's request for €293 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).…
EIB lends Latvenergo €200 million loan to refurbish power-distribution network
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending Latvian energy utility Latvenergo AS €200 million to upgrade the country's electricity distribution…
EU emergency support: €99m for farmers in Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, and Hungary
EU Member States gave a positive opinion to the EU Commission proposal to mobilise €98,6 million from the agricultural reserve to directly…
Latvia and Belgium: EU Council approves amended recovery and resilience fund plans
The EU Council approved the EU Commission’s positive assessment of the amended recovery and resilience plans submitted by Latvia and…
Baltic States join the EU electricity grid, fully disconnected from Belarus and Russia
As of today, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are fully independent from Russia's and Belarus's electricity systems. They successfully integrated into the EU…
UN and Member States condemn US Executive Order imposing sanctions on the ICC
The Internation Criminal Court and many international leaders condemn the issuance by the US of an Executive Order seeking to…
Europol warns consumers to be mindful about fake medicines offered online
Between April and November 2024, law enforcement, judicial, customs, medical and anti-doping authorities from 30 countries joined forces in Operation…
EU Commission appoints coordinator to complete Baltic network synchronisation
Responding to urgent needs of the region, the European Commission has appointed expert Catharina Sikow-Magny as European Coordinator for the…
NATO launches ‘Baltic Sentry’ to increase critical infrastructure security
At the meeting in Helsinki, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced the launch of a new military activity by NATO…
Recovery and Resilience: EU Commission receives 3rd payment request from Latvia
On 28 December, the EU Commission received Latvia's third payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), amounting to…
EU electricity retail markets: ACER Country Sheets identify opportunities and threats
For the first time, ACER has published its Country Sheets on retail electricity markets across EU Member States and Norway.…
International cigarette trafficking ring dismantled: Fifteen arrests
Eurojust, Europol and authorities from 10 countries stopped a criminal group operating an intricate cigarette trafficking scheme. Fifteen suspects were…
Several EU member states push for higher import tariffs on Russian goods
Despite sanctions, EU imports from Russia reached EUR 42 billion in 2023—over half the economic support the EU has provided…
Latvia: IMF Executive Board concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with the Republic of Latvia and…
Latvia suggests Valdis Dombrovkis as Latvian Member of the EU Commission
In a letter from Latvia to President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, the Latvian government suggests Valdis Dombrovskis as Latvian Member…
Latvia: IMF staff concluding statement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
Although the financial sector continues to be resilient, continued monitoring of macro-financial vulnerabilities and spillovers is warranted. Structural policies should…
European elections: Preliminary results in Latvia
Preliminary results of the European elections in Latvia.
European elections 2024 background: Latvia country sheet
Find here information on electoral rules, poll opening and closing times and candidates for the 2024 European election in EU…
Eurojust: Network of luxury car thieves dismantled
A large-scale ring of luxury car thieves has been dismantled with the support of Eurojust and Europol. Using straw men…
Latvia: EU Commission disburses the second RRF payment of €336m
Latvia submitted to the EU Commission the second request for payment under the RRF, covering 40 milestones and three targets.
Latvia: EU Commission endorses second RRF payment request for €336m
The payment request covers important steps in the delivery of 23 reforms and 20 investments that will drive positive change for citizens…
EU Commission publishes March infringements package – key decisions
In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply…
Full-scale action: €2bn money laundering network via Lithuanian financial institution
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have taken concerted action against a large-scale money laundering business,…
Belgium, Ireland, and Latvia need to improve their Climate Plans – EU Commission
The Commission has published its assessment of the draft updated National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of Belgium, Ireland and Latvia, which contain recommendations…
Money laundering: Investigation against Russian-Eurasian criminal network and financial institution based in Malta
National authorities in Latvia, Germany, France, Italy and Malta have carried out over 100 searches in a large-scale operation against…
EU Commission endorses Latvia’s €1.97bn modified recovery and resilience plan
Latvia's REPowerEU chapter consists of a new reform and three new investments to deliver on the REPowerEU Plan's objectives to make Europe independent of Russian fossil fuels well…
EU Commission President and Latvian PM Joint Press Statement
We need to set a vision for successful enlargement. This is why the Commission has started working on a series…
Europol: Qakbot infrastructure shattered after international operation
Europol has supported the coordination of a large-scale international operation that has taken down the infrastructure of the Qakbot malware…
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania synchronise power grid with European Continental Network
Under a joint declaration signed this morning by the three Prime Ministers, the deadline for synchronisation is brought forward from the end of…
Latvia: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2023 Article IV Mission
Accelerating corporate reforms could help reverse Latvia’s decade-long pattern of weak investment.
Eurojust: Strike against OCG that defrauded thousands of companies
The Hague, 26 April 2023 Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Germany, Estonia and Latvia...
InvestEU: EIF and Noviti Finance sign agreement to make available up to €47m for micro-businesses in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland
Brussels, 13 April 2023 The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Noviti Finance, Lithuania’s alternative non-bank...
Core international crimes in Ukraine: 1st anniversary of the Joint Investigation Team
24 March 2023 One year ago tomorrow, on 25 March 2022, the national authorities of...
EU Commission presents Opinion on Latvia’s updated Draft Budgetary Plan for 2023
Brussels, 24 February 2023 The Commission has adopted today its Opinion on Latvia’s updated Draft Budgetary Plan for 2023....
EU Court of Justice: Four countries referred for failing to enact EU rules on data re-use
Brussels, 15 February 2023 Today, the European Commission decided to refer Belgium, Bulgaria, Latvia and the Netherlands to the Court of...
Lithuania/Latvia: EU Commissioner Reynders to discuss the targeted support to Ukraine and the 2022 Rule of Law Report
Brussels, 8 February 2023 Tomorrow, Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, will travel to Vilnius, Lithuania, to...
EU Commissioner Ferreira in Latvia and Estonia to launch Cohesion Policy investment programmes
Brussels, 1 February 2023 Tomorrow and on Friday, 3 February, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms,...
Ukraine: President Zelenskyy meets with Speaker of the Saeima
Kyiv, 12 January 2023 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with Speaker of...
EU Court of Justice: Judgment in Case C-530/20 | EUROAPTIEKA
Luxembourg, 22 December 2022 PRESS RELEASE No 216/22 The Latvian law banning the advertising of...
EU Cohesion Policy: €192m for Latvia’s just climate transition
Brussels, 1 December 2022 Following the approval of Latvia’s single Cohesion Policy programme for the...
Russia: Joint statement by Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine
28 November 2022 Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,...
Latvia: EU Commission approves €300m to further capitalise finance institution Altum
Brussels, 18 November 2022 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
CAP 2023-27: Strategic plans for Estonia and Latvia worth €3.8bn approved
Brussels, 11 November 2022 Today, the CAP strategic plans for Estonia and Latvia, respectively worth...
EU Cohesion Policy: €4.6bn for Latvia to support a green and fair economy
Brussels, 21 October 2022 Latvia will receive €4.6 billion in Cohesion Policy funding between 2021-2027...
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson visits Latvia and Finland
Brussels, 6 September 2022 Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson travels to Latvia and Finland to discuss...
IMF Executive Board concludes 2022 Article IV Consultation with Latvia
August 23, 2022 Washington, DC : The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the...
Latvia: EU Commission approves €181.5m to support companies affected by Russia’s invasion
Brussels, 1 August 2022 The European Commission has approved two Latvian schemes with a total...
Eurojust supports successful action against VAT fraud in trade of used cars
The Hague, 22 June 2022 Supported by Eurojust, authorities in Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia and Latvia...
Republic of Latvia: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2022 Article IV Mission
June 16, 2022 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...