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Last night (15 August), this year’s edition of Sculpture Quadrennial Riga kicked off at the Latvian capital’s NOASS art centre. Running since 1972, the 2024 festival takes on the theme ‘What Would Not Have Been’ – inviting artists to reflect on themes of urban memory, (in)equality, hostile architecture and defence, while paying attention to the isolating nature of making creative work within the current socio-political context. Though a thoroughly international event, Latvian creatives are well represented, with participating artists including Laimdota Malle, Kaspars Brambergs and Roberts Bali...
Euronews (English)
Latvia will provide Ukraine with hundreds of drones for its battle against Russia, officials in Riga said on Tuesday. Latvia has received almost 500 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types from Latvian manufacturers, which are to be delivered to Ukraine, the Defence Ministry said. At the same time, the Latvian government decided to hand over 30 used police cars to the Ukrainian security authorities. In July, Latvia announced that it would gradually deliver a total of more than 2,500 drones worth €4 million to Ukraine. According to the ministry, they are to be manufactured by seven Latvian co...
DPA Breaking News
Construction is underway on the first phase of the 'Baltic Defence Line' in Latvia's easternmost region of Latgale. Concrete and metal constructions of various shapes have been seen being transported on trucks to the area, where they will be used to protect the external borders of Latvia and Europe. For the time being, the army is placing the obstacles together in depots owned by municipalities or state institutions near the border with Russia and Belarus. They will then be placed at intervals along the border in areas where the continuously like building a fence, but in places the National Ar...
Euronews (English)
One person died and some 200,000 households were left without electricity in Lithuania and neighbouring Latvia as strong storm winds and heavy rain pounded the Baltic nations overnight. A 50-year-old woman was killed in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius by a falling tree on Monday, authorities said. Fire and rescue officials in both countries have received hundreds of emergency calls for fallen trees, damaged cars and flooded roads and fields. In Lithuania, authorities warned people to travel only in urgent situations as the storm brought severe winds and catastrophic levels of rain into most ...
Euronews (English)
A person has died and some 200,000 households have been left without electricity in Lithuania and neighbouring Latvia as strong storm winds and heavy rain pounded the Baltic nations overnight. A 50-year-old woman was killed in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, by a falling tree on Monday, local authorities said. Fire and rescue officials in both countries have received hundreds of emergency calls for fallen trees, damaged cars and flooded roads and fields. In Lithuania, authorities warned people to travel only in urgent situations as the storm was bringing more severe winds and catastrophic lev...
Euronews (English)
En una esquina del norte de Europa, ubicada entre las costas del mar Báltico y las fronteras de Rusia, se encuentra Letonia, una nación de solo 1.8 millones de habitantes. Aunque el país es relativamente pequeño, está comenzando a dar grandes pasos para consolidar su posición como líder en innovación digital en Europa. En junio, los reguladores del país avanzaron con su "Ley de Servicios de Criptoactivos", que tiene como objetivo ofrecer un marco regulatorio claro para fomentar el crecimiento, atraer inversiones y apoyar los ambiciosos planes del país de convertirse en un centro para empresas ...
Cointelegraph ES
In a northern corner of Europe, nestled between the shores of the Baltic sea and the borderlands of Russia, lies Latvia, a nation of only 1.8 million inhabitants. While the country may be relatively small, it is beginning to make big moves to cement its position as a leader in digital innovation in Europe. In June, regulators in the country pushed forward its “Crypto Asset Services Law,” which aims to offer a clear regulatory framework to foster growth and attract investment and supports the country’s ambitious plans to become a hub for blockchain and cryptocurrency enterprises. The Minister o...
Cointelegraph
As Russia's war continues in Ukraine, this year marks the third summer vulnerable children from the country have been invited to activity camps in nearby Latvia. Many of them have lost their fathers, while others have parents who are missing or held as prisoners. They have been deprived of a normal childhood, having to live through massive power outages and nights under air raid sirens. Yet, despite the horrors of the war most of them have witnessed and the 40C heat, they're enjoying playing in and around the waters of the river Daugava near the capital of Riga. "It's great in Latvia. You can ...
Euronews (English)
The outgoing High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has been on an official visit to Latvia on what will be one of his final working trip in his role. Borrell met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, and the Minister of Defence, Andris Sprūds, to discuss regional security and the impact of Russia's war against Ukraine. Borrell discussed the importance of standing united in the face of Russian aggression and stressed the need for ‘more and quicker’ support for Ukraine. He also said the EU has a strategic responsibility to ...
Euronews (English)
The Baltic States' power system operators informed Russia and Belarus that they would disconnect from the Moscow-controlled post-Soviet power grid starting in February 2025, media outlet LRT reported on July 16. Lithuanian operator Litgrid, Latvian AST, and Estonian Elering informed the Russian and Belarusian operators that they would not extend the BRELL agreement, which expires in February 2025, LRT said. Under the BRELL agreement, the Baltics have been synchronously connected to the Integrated Power System/United Power System (IPS/UPS) grid with Russia and Belarus since the end of the Sovie...
Kyiv Independent
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