Latvia has been ranked as the second greenest country in the EU, largely due to an abundance of natural resources as well as producing a relatively low amount of greenhouse gases per capita and having the second lowest consumption of nonrenewable energy in the group.More
Grown from a small grassroots movement of like-minded tech enthusiasts, TechChill celebrates the best of the Baltic startup community by annually bringing together 2000+ attendees, including the fastest growing startups, most innovative corporations, investors active in the region and talented tech enthusiasts. This year was no exception.More
Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš went to Brussels last week to tell the EU officials about the new Latvian government's priorities and discuss the current issues on the EU agenda, including Brexit and the bloc's multi-annual budget.More
A new edition of the Financial Sector Update bulletin that is part of the government's drive to improve the reputation of the financial sector, has been published at the Cabinet of Ministerswebsite.
Orchestral conductor Andris Nelsons added to his already extensive collection of Grammy Awards February 10 for his recordings of Shostakovich Symphonies 4 and 11 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. More about Nelsons
The novella "Soviet Milk" by Latvian writer Nora Ikstena has made the final three shortlist for the valuable EBRD literature prize. The book has also been translated in Italian, Russian, Estonian, Hungarian, Albanian, Macedonian, Georgian and other languages.More
The final of Latvia's Eurovision qualifying contest, Supernova, reached its climax February 16 with the group “Carousel” and their romantic song “That Night” emerging victorious. Listen here
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