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Latvia Gears Up To Host Premier Student Science Competition
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. From September 15 to 20, Riga will become the hub for Europe's young scientists as it hosts the 36th European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS), Trend reports. This is the cream of...

Latvia Spotlights Disinformation Fight At AI Summit
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 11. On July 8, 2025, Latvia hosted a high-level panel discussion titled“What Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence Means for Information Integrity?” during the World Summit on the Information...
Latvia joins EU initiative to bolster trade with Ukraine by offering export guarantees
Latvia becomes one of ten EU countries participating in European push to support trade with Ukraine. Latvian development finance institution Altum joins the InvestEU Ukraine Export Credit Guarantee Facility. Backed by EIF, initiative to support as...

Testing begins of Latvian land and sea drones
A total of 14 developers registered in the market research study announced by the defence sector in the categories of remote-controlled land and sea systems. In the first round of practical demonstrations, five Latvian companies presented their...

“Rail Baltica” construction begins – first kilometers underway in Latvia
The implementation company of the “Rail Baltica” railway project in Latvia, SIA Eiropas Dzelzceļa līnijas (EDzL), and the mainline constructor ERB Rail have signed an agreement to start construction work, EDzL representatives report. Construction...

More storm warnings issued for Friday in Latvia
An orange warning has been issued for thunderstorms with strong wind gusts of 20-24 metres per second, very heavy rain and possible hailstones. The warning is in effect from 13:00 to to 23:00 on Friday.A yellow (potential danger) weather warning...

Inclusive recruitment idea for people with disabilities wins Latvian social hackathon
The concept involves adapting job ad language, interview formats, tasks, and the selection process to make them more accessible to people with special needs. Retailer Rimi has committed to developing the idea further and evaluating how it could be...

Rain and cool weather hamper rapeseed development in Latvia
The sowing of summer rapeseed has concluded across Latvia, but due to excessive moisture, not all planned areas were sown. However, the unsown areas account for a relatively small portion of the total planned area, Ģirts Ozols, Head of the...

Thunderstorms, hail, and gusty winds – Latvia issues warning for dangerous weather conditions
Rain is expected in many parts of the country overnight, with heavy showers in some regions and even very heavy rainfall expected in the southern parts of the country, according to the Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre....

Construction Contract In Latvia (Augstkalni Wind Farm Foundations, Electrical Cables And Roads)
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) On 10 July 2025 PS MB.MS, a joint venture entity of UAB Merko Statyba and SIA Merko Būve, both fully owned subsidiaries of AS Merko Ehitus group, and SIA WPR 2, a fully owned subsidiary of SIA Zaļā Elektrība,...

Innovative climate solutions in Europe: interactive map
Read more in the collection of publications about climate on YEP News — a news aggregator from “European Perspective” that brings together the best journalism from all over Europe in your language. Over the next decade, according to scientists’...

Storm warning for tonight and Friday in Latvia
The Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LVĢMC) has issued yellow warnings (potential danger) for storms and high water levels acoss the north of the country and orange warnings (danger) across the south. Tonight and into Friday...

It will certainly rain for another seven weeks in Latvia
According to this ancient wisdom, if it rains on this day, it will rain for seven more weeks. As we gaze across the less-than-sun-kissed rooftops of Rīga, we cannot help but notice that it is raining. In fact it is raining quite steadily, as if...

Rainy and windy – weekend weather forecast for Latvia
On Thursday, the weather will be mostly cloudy. Rain is expected across much of the country, with heavy downpours likely in the eastern regions during the night and in central and eastern regions during the day, possibly accompanied by...

SUNOTEC acquires 400MWp solar, 600MWh BESS project site in Latvia
European renewable energy provider SUNOTEC has completed the purchase of SIA DSE Lazas Solar’s solar and energy storage project in Latvia from Danish Sun Energy. This acquisition will pave the way for the construction of a new photovoltaic (PV)...

Latvia Backs Dual Currency Approach In EU's Digital Euro Framework
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. On July 7-8, 2025, Latvian Finance Minister Arvils Ašeradens attended the Eurogroup and Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meetings in Brussels and supported the dual currency...

Latvian champions RFS take on Estonia's Levadia tonight
The Riga team is definitely the favorite in this duel, and even Estonian journalists have praised RFS for what they achieved in the Europa League last year. The return match is scheduled for a week's time in Rīga, where the team hopes to arrive...

A-Roll: 1st Armored Division Brass Band Celebrates Independence Day with U.S. Embassy and Latvian guests.
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Smith, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Madsen, with the 1st Armored Division's Brass Band and Task Force Iron, and Nils Students, American Spaces Program Assistant with the U.S. Embassy, speak about the Independence Day celebration...

Latvian central bank publishes third climate change report
The report, which covers the 2024 calendar year, is prepared in line with the Eurosystem's common stance on climate-related disclosures and the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures. It offers a comprehensive...

Check the sustainability of chemicals easily onlin
Various substances are available for a wide range of chemical applications. These substances can have very different effects on humans and the environment. ChemSelect is a freely available web application developed by Ökopol and Oeko-Institut on...